Process Control Engineer

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, petrochemical products and power. Valero subsidiaries employ approximately 10,000 people, and assets include 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3 million barrels per day, 11 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of 1.4 billion gallons per year, and a 50-megawatt wind farm.

* Provides recommendations for improving refinery operations based on technical information and raw process data. * Functions as a process troubleshooter and provides refineries with forward thinking and technological advancements that will provide a competitive edge. * Performs process analysis, process improvement, scoping studies, front-end process design work, and/or collaborates on process designs with contractors and consultants. * Troubleshoots and maintains DCS database, software and configuration of Yokogawa, Honeywell, PLCs, or similar systems. Tunes existing process controllers. * Develops and implements process control schemes and control techniques. Assists project engineers and develop new control schemes. * Develops and reviews control logic for project designs, including P&ID and logic review. * Identifies opportunities for APC in selective applications providing good business returns. Maintains and optimizes advanced process control programs. * Provides startup assistance and control modifications for new projects.

* Bachelor of Science degree or higher degree in Chemical, Electrical Control Systems, or Mechanical Engineering or related field required. * Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Chemical Engineering or Electrical Control Systems Engineering preferred. * Minimum two years of process control and/or control systems engineering experience required. * Minimum one year of DCS control experience required. * Refinery industry experience preferred.