Process Engineer

Kinder Morgan; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinder Morgan Inc. is seeking a mid-level Process Engineer in Livonia, MI. You will drive process improvements, optimize REST API workflows, and integrate Docker-based tooling into production services.

The role emphasizes ownership of outcomes with a hands-on mindset in a fast-changing environment. You will profile memory usage, chase leaks, set Docker standards, patch REST API dependencies, and bridge Docker with the platform.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant process engineering experience.
• 5+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks.
• Demonstrated REST API expertise in a fast-moving tech environment.
• Comfort defending a recommendation before skeptics.
• Strong listening skills to understand stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Profile memory usage and chase down leaks on Livonia nodes.
• Set Docker coding standards across Kinder Morgan engineering teams.
• Keep REST API dependencies patched to prevent CVEs.
• Bridge REST API and Docker integration across the platform.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively.
• Stitch process improvement events into the tech reporting pipeline.
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity.

Skills

REST API

Ownership of outcomes

Adaptability

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

MySQL

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Pour Process Improvement and Docker into work that survives contact with real traffic, and you'll fit right in as our mid-level Process Engineer in Livonia. Think $65,000 - $91,000, think temporary hours, think 3 years of REST API turning into ownership you can actually feel at Kinder Morgan.

Key Responsibilities

• Profile Professionalism memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Livonia nodes
• Set the Docker coding standards the rest of Kinder Morgan engineering follows
• Keep Kinder Morgan's REST API dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
• Bridge Professionalism and Docker so the two halves of Kinder Morgan's platform finally talk
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Stitch Professionalism events into the Process Improvement pipeline feeding Kinder Morgan's technology reports
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity

What You'll Bring

• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• 3+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illnesses
• 5+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Demonstrated REST API expertise in a fast-moving technology environment
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard

Kinder Morgan is a small but relentlessly-kind MI company that punches well above its weight in the technology space. We look out for one another, and burnout is treated as a problem to solve, not a badge to wear.

The Process Engineer role earns $65,000 - $91,000 and opens doors to cross-functional projects that accelerate your MySQL and Microsoft Azure growth.

This req is fresh on our board and getting attention from the hiring team today.