Senior Process Engineer - Naphtha Reforming

Your Job

Flint Hills Resources is now hiring a Senior Process Engineer - Naphtha Reforming. This role is expected to represent FHR's process engineering capability as their subject matter expert in Naphtha Reforming, driving long-term improvement of FHR's Naphtha Reforming assets in both Rosemount, MN and Corpus Christi, TX. This role can be based at either site and work a 9/80 schedule with anticipated travel up to 10% to meet site needs.

Our Team

Join a team of 30+ chemical engineers focused on troubleshooting, optimizing, and improving refinery units. Led by Process Technology Leaders with nine direct reports each, this collaborative environment promotes knowledge sharing and mentorship. You will work with engineers at Pine Bend and Corpus Christi, technical leads, project teams, and industry contacts. Flint Hills Resources supports your career growth through personal development plans, mentorship, off-site training, and tuition reimbursement. The Process Engineering Department consistently advances its members to more challenging roles within Flint Hills Resources and Koch Industries.

What You Will Do

- Building technical network internally and externally to the company, sharing cross-site and industry learnings across FHR

- Identifying & advancing ideas to improve competitiveness (safety, stewardship, utilization), performing project economic analysis

- Auditing long-term unit performance against industry benchmarks

- Mentoring Process Engineers and Project Development Engineers

- Supporting refinery troubleshooting (RCA, cold eye reviews)

- Providing primary process engineer support for larger, higher-complexity projects, ensuring the technical basis meets business objectives

- Providing Turnaround/Shutdown planning & execution technical support

- Developing & maintaining process simulation models (Aspen HYSYS)

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering

- Eight (8) years or more process engineering experience in a petroleum refinery

- Three (3) years more experience in process design or project development engineering

- Ability to Travel up to 10 percent

What Will Put You Ahead

- Three (3) years or more Naphtha Reforming process engineering experience

- Fifteen (15) years or more process engineering experience in a petroleum refinery

- Process modeling simulation experience with Aspen HYSYS (or similar)

- Layer of Protection Analysis/Quantitative Risk Analysis/Process Hazard Analysis engineering

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

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.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).