Advanced Control & Automation Engineer, Denver or Houston Midstream

Job description

**Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future**

The **Advanced Control and Automation (AC&A) Engineer** will be responsible for identifying, prioritizing and executing and supporting APC application for multiple gas processing facilities.

In addition, the position will help strengthen the Advanced Process Controls Network for Phillips 66 Midstream by developing and using best practices and training the site operators on how to utilize the Advanced Control and Optimization applications.

Located in Houston, Texas, this position will report to the Manager – Operations Technology, Automation and Systems within the Midstream Center of Excellence organization.

**Responsibilities May Include:**

+ Partnering with the process engineering and sites operations to identify, develop and execute APC applications
+ Responsible for day-to-day maintenance, and benefit sustainment for APC applications at multiple Gas Processing facilities
+ Providing consulting services, including training, operations on improving their advanced applications and ensure high utilization
+ Developing and implementing best practice standards for increased long-term effectiveness of the APC, multiunit optimization applications and inferential predictor applications
+ Traveling to the sites as needed to implement and maintain APC applications
+ Assisting in preparing and issuing quarterly and annual progress reports including key performance metrics
+ Maintaining, supporting and troubleshooting interface with base process control systems
+ Providing consulting services to operations and engineering teams on improving operations and reliability
+ Vetting software updates from vendors and assisting sites with software upgrades
+ Participating in APC and process control peer reviews as needed

+ Helping in the discovery, selection and implementation of new technologies and practices for Advanced Control and Optimization

**Required Qualifications:**

+ Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering
+ Must maintain a valid driver’s license
+ 5 or more years of experience in the field of multivariable process control and optimization
+ Demonstrated process knowledge in the Natural Gas Cryogenic process
+ Experience working with Distributed Control Systems
+ Willing and able to travel up to 35% of the time
+ Willing and able to be on call
+ Willing and able to work extended hours, chich may include evenings, weekends, and holidays

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Master’s degree or PhD in Chemical Engineering
+ Gas Processing knowledge with strong understanding of process units, interactions among process units and business drivers
+ Knowledge/experience with process control techniques including basic and advanced control design and tuning on major refinery process units
+ Knowledge/experience with leading APC and Optimization software such as Aspen DMC+/DMC3, Honeywell Profit Suite, Aspen GDOT, Schneider Electric ROMEO, and other similar software
+ Experience with communications interfaces between APC technology and Distributed Control Systems such AS Schneider Electric Foxboro, Emerson Delta V, Honeywell Experion or similar
+ Knowledge/experience with new machine learning tools used for data analytics and process control such as Python and R
+ Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as work as a part of a team
+ Trust and respect – must be able to develop and maintain trust within Phillips 66 and with technical partners
+ Strong commitment to safe work practices
+ Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills

**Midstream**

The Phillips 66 Midstream business is a safe, reliable, and trusted provider for the movement, storage, gathering, and processing of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals.

We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 70,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil from oil fields to refineries and finished products from refineries to storage terminals.

We operate 39 terminals that supply finished products to consumer gas stations, as well as crude oil and NGL storage terminals and NGL fractionation facilities.

Our capabilities include extensive natural gas gathering and processing operations, enhancing our wellhead-to-market strategy.

We also provide the connectivity between the various Phillips 66 business units.

**Total Rewards**

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us.

Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization.

When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally.

Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

+ Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
+ 8% 401k company match
+ Cash Balance Account pension
+ Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
+ Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

The pay range for this role is $155,700 – $181,700 depending on a candidate's relevant work experience and education.

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards (http://hr.phillips66.com) .

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster.

We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities.

We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together.

We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the _Military Times_ for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans.

Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment.

We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

**To be considered**

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of **09/12/2025** **.**

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).

Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

**Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer**

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