Process Engineer

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to

• Provides process troubleshooting support, make technical recommendations, answer technical inquiries, improve process engineering tools, and develop process guidance and procedures.
• Participates in PHA, alarm management, and other studies to improve plant safety and reliability.
• Helps identify gaps between current performance and best-in-class and recommend opportunities for improvement. Influence and improve work processes across the refinery.
• Conducts test runs to optimize process variables to capture gross margin opportunities and evaluate plant performance and long-term health.
• Provides technical recommendations and engineering support during planned and unplanned unit outages. This work may entail work at heights and confined space entry.
• Works widely cross functionally with other engineering disciplines and groups.
• Networks with subject matter experts within the company to leverage shared expertise.
• Demonstrate and role model behaviors supporting the Chevron principles and values including support for diversity, leadership, teamwork, customer focus, and personal/process safety.
• Individual schedule may require flexibility to respond to refinery upsets during off hours.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical engineering
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in Process Engineering and/or Process Design in chemical, petrochemical, refining complex process facilities, engineering companies.
• An aptitude for practical application of the chemical engineering fundamentals of mass transfer/distillation, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, process control, and kinetics.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-5 years of Process Engineering experience supporting upstream, refinery operations and familiarity with refining processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels within the organization.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Confident user of process simulation and process visualization software: HYSYS, Pro-II, Pipephase, AFT Fathom, HTRI, PI Vision, SEEQ etc.
• Familiarity with Process Safety Management concepts and principles such as PHA, LOPA, Alarm management program etc. Awareness of Relief systems design and functions.
• Experience with preparation and execution of plant turnarounds and other routine field equipment inspections.

• Relocation Options: Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.
• International Considerations: Expatriate assignments will not be considered.
• Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.

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