Refinery Process Engineer: Optimization & Safety

Chevron; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Pasadena refinery is seeking a Unit Support Process Engineer to help optimize daily operations and improve gross margins. The role reports to a Process Engineering Team Lead and requires applying chemical engineering fundamentals to real-world refinery challenges.

You will work on process safety, reliability, and continuous improvement throughout the unit. The position expects 2+ years of experience in process engineering/design within refining environments and direct involvement in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required.
• 2+ years of Process Engineering/Design experience in chemical, petrochemical, or refining facilities.
• Aptitude for practical application of fundamentals: mass transfer, distillation, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, process control, and kinetics.

Responsibilities

• Provides process troubleshooting, 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 across the refinery.
• Conducts test runs to optimize process variables to capture gross margin opportunities and evaluate plant performance.
• Provides technical recommendations and engineering support during planned and unplanned unit outages.
• Works cross functionally with other engineering disciplines and groups.
• Networks with subject matter experts within the company to leverage shared expertise.
• Demonstrate Chevron principles and values including diversity, leadership, teamwork, customer focus, and personal/process safety.

Skills

Mass transfer fundamentals

Distillation fundamentals

Heat transfer

Fluid dynamics

Process control

Kinetics

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

HYSYS

Pro-II

Pipephase

AFT Fathom

HTRI

PI Vision

SEEQ

Job description

Chevron Pasadena refinery is seeking a Unit Support Process Engineer to help optimize daily operations and improve gross margins. The role reports to a Process Engineering Team Lead and requires applying chemical engineering fundamentals to real-world refinery challenges.

You will work on process safety, reliability, and continuous improvement throughout the unit. The position expects 2+ years of experience in process engineering/design within refining environments and direct involvement in