Technical Product Owner – Refineries & Process Optimization

aspentech; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AspenTech is seeking a mid‑level Product Owner for the Manufacturing and Supply Chain group in Houston, TX. You will shape features and workflows by collaborating with product managers, owners, and designers to ensure the development team creates customer‑driven software solutions.

You will translate customer usage into clear technical design, lead with strong SAFe Agile practices, and contribute to modeling and optimization initiatives across chemicals, oil & gas, and refining processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with SAFe Agile or similar Agile frameworks.
• Experience in modeling, control and optimization of chemicals, oil & gas, and/or refining processes is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support new and existing software features in AspenTech's MSC suite.
• Provide technical leadership for software development projects related to mathematical modeling and optimization.
• Collaborate with Product Management to define feature requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to feature and use‑case development, ensuring technical feasibility and alignment with customer workflows and business priorities.
• Understand refinery, petrochemical, and supply chain workflows and translate them into practical, implementable software solutions.
• Participate in SAFe Agile events-PI Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Planning, and System Demos-s Updating team alignment.
• Help improve the usability and clarity of product features through iterative feedback and design refinement.
• Support maintenance, debugging, and enhancement of the current codebase with a focus on stability and long‑term sustainability.
• Provide technical support to product management, product marketing, services, and customer support on customer activities.

Skills

SAFe Agile

C#/.NET

C++

Numerical methods

Mathematical modeling

Optimization

Software development

Industry domain knowledge

Education

BS or MS in Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or related fields

Tools

.NET

C#

Job description

AspenTech is seeking a mid‑level Product Owner for the Manufacturing and Supply Chain group in Houston, TX. You will shape features and workflows by collaborating with product managers, owners, and designers to ensure the development team creates customer‑driven software solutions.

You will translate customer usage into clear technical design, lead with strong SAFe Agile practices, and contribute to modeling and optimization initiatives across chemicals, oil & gas, and refining processes.