Refinery Process Engineer: Optimize Operations

Motiva Enterprises LLC; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Motiva Enterprises LLC in Port Arthur, TX is seeking a Process Engineer to optimize and monitor refinery processes, improve safety, energy efficiency, and profitability. You will partner with operations, maintenance, and business teams to deliver reliable performance.

Responsibilities include process monitoring, troubleshooting, equipment upgrades, debottlenecking, and supporting capital projects. Qualifications include a chemical engineering degree and 3+ years of experience; preferred 5+ years.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years of process engineering experience in a chemical/refining setting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with data interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.
• Monitor daily process conditions and key operating parameters to identify optimization opportunities.
• Troubleshoot upsets and equipment issues; implement corrective actions and process improvements.
• Support design, startup, and optimization of equipment and systems (distillation columns, reactors, heat exchangers).
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and technical teams to align production objectives and improvements.
• Participate in debottlenecking, equipment upgrades, and capital projects to enhance unit performance and reliability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Motiva Enterprises LLC in Port Arthur, TX is seeking a Process Engineer to optimize and monitor refinery processes, improve safety, energy efficiency, and profitability. You will partner with operations, maintenance, and business teams to deliver reliable performance.

Responsibilities include process monitoring, troubleshooting, equipment upgrades, debottlenecking, and supporting capital projects. Qualifications include a chemical engineering degree and 3+ years of experience; preferred 5+ years.