Process Control Engineer - Control Systems

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company is seeking a Process Control Engineer to join our Southeast Texas Chemical Complex (STCC) in Orange, TX. The role supports daily run and maintenance, project work, process optimization, APC, and lifecycle maintenance for control systems, including a DeltaV migration from Honeywell.

The candidate will collaborate across engineering and operations to improve reliability, safety, and environmental performance while driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5+ years in refinery/chemical plant environment.
• Ability to read P&IDs, instrument loop drawings, schematics.
• Experience in PLC/DCS/SIS configuration and control logic reading.

Responsibilities

• Reviews technical specifications, design guides, and user manuals.
• Assists in checkout of instrument control loops in existing plants or expansions.
• Undertakes bad actor identification and analysis to reduce equipment downtime.
• Calibrates systems using basic electronic test equipment.
• Collects data using CMMS or other data sources.
• Performs maintenance service repairs on control systems hardware.
• Documents changes and provides information for as-built documentation.
• Develops related preventive maintenance.
• Maintains instrument database and supports cross-functional teams.
• Troubleshoots systems issues with instrumentation and analyzer groups.
• Monitors control system health.

Skills

Industrial control systems knowledge

Control logic diagrams

Programming

PLC/DCS/SIS configuration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

DeltaV DCS

Pavilion MPC

Honeywell Experion

Job description

Title: Process Control Engineer - Control Systems

Req. Id: 53405

Port Arthur, TX, US, 77640

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.

Introduction

Chevron Phillips Chemical is seeking aProcess Control Engineer to join our Southeast Texas Chemical Complex (STCC) manufacturing Polyethylene facility located in Orange, Texas. This role will serve multiple different control engineering functions from daily run and maintain support, project support, process optimization, regulatory control configuration, APC, and control systems lifecycle maintenance/reliability.

This role will be central to optimizing manufacturing practices, contributing to engineering innovations, and maintaining our commitment to delivering high-quality products with efficiency and environmental consciousness. We are looking for a proactive, resourceful professional who excels in complex problem solving and cross-functional collaboration to support our mission of operational excellence and continuous improvement. This role will also be foundational support in the conversion of our DCS in Orange from Honeywell Experion to DeltaV.

Responsibilities

• Reviews technical specifications, design guides, and user manuals
• Assists in the checkout of instrument control loops in existing plants or plant expansions
• Undertakes bad actor identification and analysis to reduce equipment downtime
• Calibrates systems requiring basic electronic test equipment
• Collects data using computer maintenance management system (CMMS) or other available data sources
• Performs maintenance service repairs on control systems hardware
• Documents changes and provides information for as-built documentation
• Completes administrative tasks including but not limited to time sheets, expense reports, and on-site documentation
  Assists in developing related preventive maintenance that do not currently exist
• Contributes to maintaining the project’s instrument database using automated tools and has knowledge of the applicability of information to be populated in the instrument database
• Works with instrumentation and analyzer groups to troubleshoot systems issues
• Monitors control system health

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with at least 5 years of experience of relevantexperience in a refinery or chemical plant
• Can read and understand design documents. (P&IDs, instrument loop drawings, schematics, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of industrial control systems
• Experience reading control logic diagrams
• Programming experience
• Able to configure in PLC, DCS and/or SIS

Preferred Qualifications

• Application/control strategy/HMI configuration experience in DCS/PLC/SIS systems
• Experience working on the DeltaV DCS System and Pavilion MPC application
• DCS system migration experience (from Honeywell to DeltaV preferred)
• DCS networking/control systems integration experience
• Control systems maintenance/reliability knowledge (hardware lifecycle, software systems patching etc.)

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

Paper resumes will not be accepted. All job seekers must go to the web site to be considered for positions.

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: 11/30/2026

Nearest Major Market: Beaumont
Job Segment: Facilities, Controls Engineer, Process Engineer, Testing, Manufacturing Engineer, Operations, Engineering, Technology

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status or marital status. If you have a disability that impacts your ability to complete the application process, you can request assistance or accommodation using the Workplace Accommodation Request form above.