Unit Applications Engineer

ExxonMobil - Baytown, TX

Part-time - Mid Level

Baytown, TX

5,001-10,000 employees

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

About the position

The position involves joining a team of multi-discipline engineers at ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex, focusing on maintaining and advancing the safety, operability, sustainability, and profitability of diverse manufacturing operations. The role includes addressing real-life challenges in process control applications and operator interfaces, providing support during project development, installation, and startup, and collaborating with global teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Join and contribute efforts of a highly driven team of applications engineers to increase process safety, operability, and profitability.
• Support installation, commissioning, and operations of grassroots or revamped facilities.
• Support technologies ranging from basic regulatory control to real-time optimization.
• Work closely with manufacturing site personnel, process engineers, and business stakeholders to identify opportunities and define project scope, cost benefits, and schedules.
• Provide active technical leadership through mentoring and sharing technical knowledge.
• Be available for 24/7 off-hours callouts to address issues impacting unit production.

Requirements

• BS in Chemical Engineering preferred; MS or PhD is an advantage.
• Greater than 7 years of practical experience in control automation, abnormal event detection, modeling, and optimization applications in refining or petrochemical manufacturing.
• Demonstrated understanding of chemical engineering principles, process dynamics, and feedback control in continuous or batch operations.
• Experience with at least one industrial DCS or SCADA platform.
• Capability with software for advanced control, simulation, modeling, or optimization.
• Skills in programming languages and data analytics tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Refining experience preferred but chemicals process background will be considered.
• Demonstrated innovative thinking and strong initiative.
• Exemplary communication skills with the ability to interact effectively across diverse teams.

Benefits

• Pension Plan with automatic enrollment and monthly annuity in retirement.
• Savings Plan with company matching contributions.
• Workplace Flexibility programs for ad-hoc and longer-term flexibility.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health programs and resources for wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program for confidential counseling.
• Disability Plan for income replacement during illness or injury.