Process Control Engineer

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company; Sweeny (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Comprehensive benefits

Alternate work schedules

Job summary

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company in Sweeny, TX, is seeking a Process Control Engineer to drive safety, reliability, and operational excellence across facilities. You will design and implement advanced control systems, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams, and leveraging DCS and Aspentech DMC to optimize plant performance.

The role emphasizes innovation, continuous improvement, and a strong safety culture. Travel up to 10% and relocation support may be available for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience OR Associates degree with 7 years in relevant engineering fields.
• Related degree in engineering, instrumentation, or electronics.
• Proficient in reading and understanding P&IDs, instrument loop drawings, schematics, and Booleans.
• Controller tuning and control system configuration experience.
• Experience designing and implementing process control strategies.
• Experience in the petrochemical industry.
• Experience with DCS and/or advanced control platforms.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements control strategies to improve safety, reliability, profitability, and environmental impact.
• Leads a multidisciplinary team to review and advance process control improvement projects.
• Configures complex regulatory and advanced control strategies in the DCS.
• Designs and implements new advanced control applications (e.g. Aspentech DMC) and maintains them.
• Leads troubleshooting efforts related to process control problems and mentors team members.
• Implements process control improvements in the appropriate control system.
• Creates KPIs for control applications and uses results to drive improvements.
• Analyzes plant data to create models and regressions for control strategies.
• Creates offline optimization tools for process control strategies.
• Supports small/medium capital projects with process control impact and designs strategies.

Skills

P&ID interpretation

DCS experience

Aspentech DMC

Regulatory control

Process control design

Petrochemical industry

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, instrumentation, or electronics

Associates degree with 7 years experience

Tools

Aspentech DMC

DCS

Job description

You may not realize it, but you’ve likely used a product today made possible by the plastics and chemicals manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical. From medical supplies and electronics to food packaging and cosmetics, we create the building blocks for more than 70,000 consumer and industrial products.

Even as a global company with 5,000 employees, we maintain a “small company feel.” Our commitment to foster a culture of belonging ensures that regardless of your background or experience, your voice is valued and heard, empowering you to make a meaningful impact and grow both personally and professionally. Ask any Chevron Phillips Chemical employee what they like best about their job, and universally, the answer is “the people I work with!” We value work-life balance, and love to see our employees thrive both professionally and personally. There has never been a better time to work for Chevron Phillips Chemical. If you’re ready to grow with us and become part of our vision of being the premier Chemical Company,

Introduction

Join CPChem as a Process Control Engineer based in Sweeny, where you will play an essential role within our Technical division and Manufacturing & Projects group. In this position, you will leverage your expertise in process control to drive safety, reliability, and operational excellence across our facilities. Your contributions will directly impact the company's ability to efficiently produce high-quality petrochemical products while maintaining environmental stewardship.

As a critical member of our team, you will collaborate with cross-disciplinary professionals to design and implement advanced control systems that optimize plant performance. Our company values innovation, continuous improvement, and teamwork, creating a dynamic and supportive environment for your professional growth and development.

This role offers the opportunity to engage with cutting-edge distributed control systems, advanced process control applications such as Aspentech DMC, and the chance to influence key performance indicators that guide operational decision-making. If you are passionate about process technology and eager to contribute to a leading organization in the petrochemical industry, we encourage you to bring your skills to our talented team.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements control strategies to improve safety, reliability, profitability, and environmental impact.
• Compiles a team of different disciplines to review and advance process control improvement projects.
• Configures complex regulatory and advanced control strategies in the DCS.
• Designs and implements new advanced control applications (e.g. Aspentech DMC) and is responsible for maintenance throughout the life of the applications.
• Leads troubleshooting efforts related to process control problems. Offers guidance to other team members related to troubleshooting
• Implements process control improvements in the appropriate control system.
• Creates new Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) unique to the control applications and uses KPI results to design control improvements on existing applications.
• Analyzes plant data to create models and regressions used in process control strategies.
• Creates offline optimization tools related to process control strategies.
• Supports small and medium capital and expense projects with process control impact. Designs control strategies for projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience OR Associates degree with 7 years of experience
• Related degree in engineering, instrumentation, or electronics
• Proficient in reading and understanding design documents such as P&IDs, instrument loop drawings, schematics, and Booleans
• Controller tuning and control system configuration experience
• Designing and implementing process control strategies
• Experience in the petrochemical industry
• Experience working on DCS and/or advanced control application platform

Chevron Phillips Chemical offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package and at most locations, alternate work schedules.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or marital status.

Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

Eligibility for Relocation: Yes

Closing Date: 09/23/2026

Nearest Major Market: Houston
Job Segment: Process Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Instrumentation, Engineering

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