Strategic Value-Chain Planning & Optimization Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer to enable enterprise-wide value optimization by aligning commercial strategy, operations, and market dynamics across multiple regions.

Reporting to the Cross Regional Optimization Director, you will translate optimization outputs into actionable insights and influence across stakeholders, including regional leadership and trading teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; five years of related experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• Aspen PIMS linear programming user background preferred.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills for cross-regional optimization.

Responsibilities

• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate market conditions and constraints.
• Partner with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning to align plans across regions and horizons.
• Lead planning studies and optimization projects, mentoring junior engineers.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Building Partnerships

Business Acumen

Commodity Market Analysis

Integrated Planning & Optimization

Scenario Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Systems Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Five years related experience (alternative to degree)

Tools

Aspen PIMS

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer to enable enterprise-wide value optimization by aligning commercial strategy, operations, and market dynamics across multiple regions.

Reporting to the Cross Regional Optimization Director, you will translate optimization outputs into actionable insights and influence across stakeholders, including regional leadership and trading teams.