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ExxonMobil

Produces oil, gas, fuels and chemical materials

Process Control Applications Engineer

Controls & Automation EngineeringPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeBeaumont, TX, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering or an equivalent degree.
  • Relevant work experience in a manufacturing or operating plant environment.
  • At least 10 years of working experience in the petrochemical industry and knowledge of refining or chemical processes.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement advanced control strategies, including proportional-integral-derivative (PID) tuning, model predictive control (MPC), and multivariable control applications.
  • Lead and execute small- to medium-scale control system projects, ensuring scope, schedule, and quality objectives are met.
  • Analyze process operating data to identify inefficiencies, troubleshoot performance gaps, and recommend data-driven optimization solutions.
  • Collaborate with operations, maintenance, process engineering, and information technology teams to align control strategies with business and operational goals.
  • Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements in control applications and project activities.
  • Develop, validate, and deploy DMC controllers and real-time optimization (RTO) models for complex processing units.
  • Lead plant testing activities, including step testing, dynamic model identification, controller tuning, and commissioning.
  • Optimize process performance through constraint management, economic objective functions, and advanced optimization methods.
  • Interface with operating personnel to monitor controller performance, address operational concerns, and promote operator engagement and acceptance.
  • Integrate DMC and RTO applications with planning, scheduling, and plant information systems to enhance end-to-end optimization.
  • Apply advanced control theory, dynamic modeling, and simulation tools to improve unit reliability and profitability.
  • Use project management methodologies to coordinate tasks, manage timelines, and communicate across functional groups.
  • Support integration of control systems with plant information systems to enhance data integrity, visibility, and decision-making.

Desired Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience with regulatory and advanced controls of manufacturing processes.
  • Experience with DMC, RMPCT/Profit Controller or similar model predictive control technology, and/or real-time optimizers.
  • Knowledge of Honeywell TDC 3000 and/or Experion process control system.
  • Sufficient leadership skills to promote ideas, coordinate work activities, and plan future application improvements.

About the Company

ExxonMobil

Produces oil, gas, fuels and chemical materials

ExxonMobil produces oil and natural gas and manufactures fuels, lubricants, and chemicals for transport operators, industrial customers, and consumers around the world. Its businesses span resource exploration and production, refineries that turn crude oil into fuels, and plants that make plastics and other chemical materials. The company sells products through wholesale supply agreements and the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands, including motor oils for vehicles and machinery. It also sells services that capture, transport, and store industrial carbon dioxide underground. The merged company formed in 1999 from Exxon and Mobil, with roots in earlier oil businesses, and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Spring, TX
Founded
1999

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