Chemical Engineer - Process Controls

$101,800 - $175,400/Yr

Marathon Petroleum - Carson, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Carson, CA

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Chemical Engineer - Process Controls position at Marathon Petroleum's Carson, California Refinery involves providing technical support for DCS, SCADA, PLC, and HMI automation systems. The role focuses on programming and maintaining control logic, HMI, alarms, and various control engineering applications, while collaborating with multiple teams to enhance control system reliability and optimize plant assets. The position offers flexible scheduling options and requires occasional after-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Develop regulatory and complex control logic to meet operational and economic objectives
• Create/Revise Cause and Effect diagrams and detailed control system narrative documents
• Apply HMI best practices to control system graphics
• Commission projects, including new control system hardware and I/O
• Participate in alarm management improvement efforts
• Manage data reporting through control system historian and PI interfaces, PI Vision displays
• Build DCS communication interfaces, including Vapor Recovery, Burner Management, Compressor Control, and Motor Control systems
• Understand process hazard lifecycle and associated functional safety and SIS applications
• Read, review and mark up P&IDs, loop drawings, and logic drawings
• Support/lead PSM activities such as Management of Change, HAZOP, and LOPA
• Perform troubleshooting and incident investigations
• Support a wide range of communications protocols including Modbus, OPC, DeviceNet, and DSA
• Work in close collaboration with the OT and Cyber Security groups in supporting and maintaining network system availability, reliability, and security

Requirements

• Must have a degree in Chemical Engineering (Education must be obtained/completed prior to start date)
• Must have at least 5 years of Process Controls or Process Engineering experience in a refinery, petro-chemical or other related heavy industry
• Must be proficient in Microsoft: Word, Excel and Outlook
• Must be able to wear appropriate PPE in the refinery and physically perform all tasks in the field
• Must take hair drug test and physical
• Must have a valid driver's license (MPC determines valid status)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without the need for future VISA sponsorship

Nice-to-haves

• Preferred more than 7 years industry experience in Process Automation and Control, SCADA, I&E, PLC, SIS
• Preferred HMI Design and Development experience
• Preferred experience with Honeywell DCS (TDC 2000, TDC3000, Experion)
• Preferred programming PLC controllers (Allen Bradley CLX, Schneider Tricon)

Benefits

• Access to health, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid time off
• 401k matching program
• Paid parental leave
• Educational reimbursement
• Discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program