Advanced Process Control Engineer (Refining)

Location: Onsite in Carson, California, United States. Available schedules are 9/80, 5/40, or 4/1; occasional after-hours support and turnaround support are required. Travel requirement: 10%.

Salary: $122,900.00–$212,000.00 annually.

Company

hirify.global operates in the energy and refining industry.

What you will do

• Lead the development, commissioning, validation, and long-term sustainment of multivariable predictive control and advanced process control applications across multiple refining units.
• Own the APC lifecycle from opportunity identification, prioritization, and cost-benefit analysis through controller design, model development, implementation, audits, and continuous improvement.
• Work with Operations, Planning, Economics, Control Systems, OT, and vendors to align control strategies with business objectives, process constraints, LP signals, safety requirements, and cybersecurity-aligned system changes.
• Analyze process data and develop dynamic models, inferential sensors, and lab-bias-corrected estimators; maintain cross-unit and plantwide optimization strategies.
• Track APC KPIs and realized economic benefits, maintain technical documentation, and provide technical leadership during startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, migrations, and commissioning.
• Mentor APC and Process Control engineers and train Operations, Engineering, and Technical Services on APC functionality, limitations, and economic intent.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
• At least 10 years of total Engineering experience in refining, petrochemical, or related industries, including at least 4 years in advanced process control engineering.
• Experience leading APC applications from concept through sustained operation, including economic justification and benefit tracking.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring future visa sponsorship.
• Ability to wear refinery PPE, including a respirator; perform field tasks; pass a hair drug test and physical; and access areas requiring stairs or ladders.
• Valid driver’s license as determined by MPC.
• Ability to work occasional extended hours, nights, weekends, and during inclement weather; maintain on-call status and respond to off-hours emergencies.
• Support for occasional after-hours calls and turnarounds is required.

Nice to have

• 10 or more years of Process Control experience with responsibility for APC design, commissioning, and sustainment.
• 15 or more years of total experience in Controls, Economic & Planning, or Process Engineering.
• Ability to build advanced multivariable process control models from inception through commissioning.
• Experience managing APC intermediate tags and troubleshooting communications or APC tuning in Honeywell Experion and TPS/TDC.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment that welcomes new ideas, diverse perspectives, professional development, and continuous improvement.
• Benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401(k) matching, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.
• Eligibility for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.
• Relocation may be available.