Process Unit Engineer

Marathon Petroleum - El Paso, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

El Paso, TX

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

Marathon Petroleum Company's (MPC) El Paso Refinery currently has a vacancy for a Process Unit Engineer in the Technical Services Department. Process Engineers provide technical support for plant operations. They will be assigned a specific unit or units within the Refinery with responsibilities of daily monitoring and troubleshooting of their areas, process optimization, and design and development of capital projects as well as modifications to existing units. Process Engineers will apply state-of-the-art technology with regard to process simulation and optimization, recommend programs and procedures to increase the economic efficiency of refining operations, and work in a team environment with line operators and other engineers to maintain and troubleshoot control system problems as well as develop advanced control applications for their process units.

Responsibilities

• Daily Process Monitoring - Communicate unit performance, optimization opportunities, and environmental performance.
• Assist troubleshooting efforts with unit upsets, product quality incidents, not meeting production plans, etc.
• Small to medium capital project process engineering support.
• Maintain current work lists with priorities.
• Key Performance Indicators (KPI) included as part of routine reporting.
• Manage catalyst performance and coordinate catalyst change timing.
• Support unit operation within environmental limits.
• Develop justification and work scope for TAR and routine maintenance.
• Support / review operations procedures for start-up and shutdown.
• Review / approve vendor chemical programs.
• Inspect vessel internals for proper installation / tolerances of components.
• Monitor / approve catalyst loading.
• Publish recommendation memos and turnaround reports.
• Evaluate need to request more samples for troubleshooting.
• Daily interaction / communication with Board Operators.
• Provide after-hours support when appropriate - emergency call out.
• Alarm rationalization participation.
• Understand controls logic and any Advanced Process Controls (APC).
• Work with Area Team to develop project ideas and submit project request forms (PRF).
• Work with process controls group to develop / implement APC.
• Provide process design basis.
• Review unit KPI's for the month and include analyses when appropriate with supporting data.
• Include recommendations for performance and reliability improvements and compliance with environmental permits.
• Participate / attend / present in Advisory Group Calls / Face to Face Technology Meetings.
• Schedule reviews with vendors / Technologists.
• Work with Technologists to understand and implement unit best practices.
• Set outside feedstock properties and discuss opportunity feeds with Product Control.
• Know / understand the process fully to identify constraints.
• Work with Product Control for setting appropriate unit targets.
• Unit yield monitoring and optimization.
• Key decision maker for selecting programs, catalyst loads, etc.
• Communicate with Product Control and other relevant groups regarding catalyst budget curves / current performance.
• Understand Product Control targets and ensure proper implementation / understanding by Operations.
• Support Product Control on required rigorous model runs as necessary.
• Critical Process Variables/ Not to Exceed (CPV/NTE) Maintenance and Operating Limits support.
• Lead/Participate in the MOC (Management of Change) process.
• Perform environmental calculations (leaks, maximum intended inventory, etc.).
• Lead Incident Investigations for process related events.
• Participate in unit hazard reviews (What-Ifs, HAZOPs).
• Support instrumentation Process Safety Information (PSI) and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or above) in Chemical Engineering discipline from an ABET accredited institution.
• 0-5 years of experience in Process Engineering required.

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.