Process Engineer

Chevron Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Pasadena refinery is seeking a Process Engineer to support daily operations, process optimization, and margin improvement. The role reports to a Process Engineering Team Lead and involves technical expertise, safety, and cross-functional collaboration.

Required: Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering and 2+ years in process engineering or design within chemical or refining facilities; familiarity with process simulators such as HYSYS and Pro-II is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering is required.
• Minimum 2+ years in Process Engineering or Process Design in chemical/refining facilities.
• Strong fundamentals in mass transfer, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, kinetics, and process control.

Responsibilities

• Provide process troubleshooting support and make technical recommendations.
• Participate in PHA, alarm management, and safety studies to improve reliability.
• Identify gaps to improve performance and propagate best practices.
• Support unit daily operations and optimization for margin improvement.
• Conduct test runs to optimize variables and assess plant performance.
• Support outages with engineering input and safe work practices.

Skills

Mass transfer/distillation

Heat transfer

Fluid dynamics

Process control

Kinetics

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Process simulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

HYSYS

Pro-II

Pipephase

AFT Fathom

HTRI

PI Vision

SEEQ

Job description

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Process Engineer through November9,2026 at11:59p.m. (CST). Unit support Process Engineer at Chevron Pasadena refinery. This position will support unit daily operation and optimization and will report to a Process Engineering Team Lead in the Chevron Pasadena refinery. This position is relied upon technical expertise to support day‑to‑day operations, gross margin optimization, process safety, and reliability improvements.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Provides process troubleshooting support, make technical recommendations, answer technical inquiries, improve process engineering tools, and develop process guidance and procedures.
• Participates in PHA, alarm management, and other studies to improve plant safety and reliability.
• Helps identify gaps between current performance and best‑in‑class and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Influence and improve work processes across the refinery.
• Conducts test runs to optimize process variables to capture gross margin opportunities and evaluate plant performance and long‑term health.
• Provides technical recommendations and engineering support during planned and unplanned unit outages.
• This work may entail work at heights and confined space entry.
• Works widely cross‑functionally with other engineering disciplines and groups.
• Networks with subject matter experts within the company to leverage shared expertise.
• Demonstrate and role model behaviors supporting the Chevron principles and values including support for diversity, leadership, teamwork, customer focus, and personal/process safety.
• Individual schedule may require flexibility to respond to refinery upsets during off hours.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical engineering.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in Process Engineering and/or Process Design in chemical, petrochemical, refining complex process facilities, engineering companies.
• An aptitude for practical application of the chemical engineering fundamentals of mass transfer/distillation, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, process control, and kinetics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of Process Engineering experience supporting upstream, refinery operations and familiarity with refining processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels within the organization.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Confident user of process simulation and process visualization software: HYSYS, Pro-II, Pipephase, AFT Fathom, HTRI, PI Vision, SEEQ etc.
• Familiarity with Process Safety Management concepts and principles such as PHA, LOPA, Alarm management program etc.
• Awareness of Relief systems design and functions.
• Experience with preparation and execution of plant turnarounds and other routine field equipment inspections.

Relocation Options:

Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.

International Considerations:

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.

U.S. Regulatory notice:

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, reproductive health decision‑making, military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please email us at [e-mail].

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Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, the company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of the company's operations. Chevron is based in Houston, Texas. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.