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Senior Process Control Engineer

Flint Hills
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Minnesota, Rosemount
Apr 17, 2026
Your Job The Senior Process Control (PC) Engineer mentors new Advanced Process Control and optimization engineers. As a subject-matter expert, you demonstrate advanced control techniques and tools while managing stakeholder relationships across Corporate and Pine Bend. You will work with leaders and individual contributors across the organization to communicate the vision, challenges, and value created by advanced control solutions and AI for process control. You'll drive Blender Optimization projects, hands-on development of Imubit RTO, and partner with our strategic vendors. Strong candidates will promote the advantages of AI for process control and real-time optimization and develop multi-unit solutions and experiments using tools like DLPC, ORTOmation, GDOT, DMC3, and more. This role is a long-term commitment that includes developing refinery-wide APC and RTO strategies, collaborating on controller scope, and staying current with industry trends and transformative technologies such as inferentials monitoring in PI AF, SEEQ integration, controller health metrics, and inhouse applications like DISTILL and POGI as they mature. Our Team Our team consists of two (2) Sr. Process Control Engineers that are SMEs and five (5) APC Engineers on the optimization working teams that provide the modeling and controls expertise necessary to turn optimization strategies into control solutions. Sr. PC Engineers are the technical mentors that remain the most knowledgeable on the next DMC3 and DLPC versions, testing key features before rolling out to the APC team. The SPCE understands the infrastructure and architecture of process control applications and are the primary interface for coordinating future improvements and planning updates with ITOT (HTS). What You Will Do In Your Role Mentor, onboard, and develop Advanced Process Control and optimization engineers, serving as a primary technical coach and knowledge resource. Partner with stakeholders across the organization, from leadership to operators, to align APC, RTO, and AI solutions with refinery goals. Collaborate with strategic vendors through Design Partnerships and technology pilots. Lead and support high-profile APC, AI, and Optimization projects as the senior technical expert, leveraging the comparative advantage of other capabilities. Assess the health of APC and RTO applications across the refinery and recommend improvements or alternative optimization approaches to the APCE on the optimization working teams. Stay current on emerging process control and AI technologies through industry forums and consortia. Educate engineers and operators on APC, AI, and multivariable control through formal and informal training. Communicate technical and economic value clearly through strong written and verbal interactions. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering OR ten (10) years of work experience with process control systems. Ten (10) years or more of work experience as a process or controls engineer. Proven experience communicating effectively with various levels of a plant organization (engineers, managers, operators, team leaders, contractors). This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship What Will Put You Ahead Ten (10) years or more of advanced control and/or process engineering work experience in refining at FHR. Experience mentoring engineers and operators in Aspen DMC3 suite of tools or Imubit DLPC applications. Experience with AI/ML in process control and optimization applications. Experience with refinery economics, constraints, oil-flow planning, and optimization. Experience with process modeling and/or advanced process control fundamentals. Experience using AspenTech's suite of APC software tools and Imubit's applications. For this role, we anticipate paying $140,000 - $200,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline - delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. 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