Economics & Operations Optimization Engineer

Exxon Mobil; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

Savings Plan

Workplace Flexibility

Medical/Dental/Vision

Wellbeing programs

Disability Plan

Job summary

Exxon Mobil in Baytown, Texas is seeking a world-class economist/analyst to optimize refinery and chemicals operations through economic analysis, production planning, and coordination. You will work with coordinators, economists, operations personnel, and engineers to develop operating strategies that maximize profitability while maintaining safety.

This role offers hands-on experience in manufacturing economics, scheduling, and short-term optimization, with opportunities for future leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with strong quantitative skills.
• 2–5 years in refining, petrochemicals, manufacturing, production economics, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Support Baytown area production planning and optimization.
• Schedule operating targets, product dispositions, quality specifications, and unit rate recommendations.
• Analyze weekly market conditions, feedstock economics, product values, and site constraints to provide actionable business recommendations.
• Collaborate with Operations Teams, Process Engineering, and Supply organizations to identify and capture economic opportunities.
• Participate in strategic improvement initiatives and continuous improvement projects focused on optimization and value creation.
• Support weekly run plan development, coordination activities, and communication of economic operating signals across the site.
• Monitor site performance against plan and investigate deviations to improve execution and profitability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics

Job description

Exxon Mobil in Baytown, Texas is seeking a world-class economist/analyst to optimize refinery and chemicals operations through economic analysis, production planning, and coordination. You will work with coordinators, economists, operations personnel, and engineers to develop operating strategies that maximize profitability while maintaining safety.

This role offers hands-on experience in manufacturing economics, scheduling, and short-term optimization, with opportunities for future leadership