Process Control Engineer

Join Manpower Engineering as a Process Control Engineer in Pasadena, TX (onsite), where you will support safer, more reliable operations through advanced batch controls and process safety systems. This role emphasizes design and startup support for DCS and SIS, ongoing compliance with alarm management expectations, and technical leadership through mentoring and coordination across control engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide subject matter expertise in effective use of batch controls and the batch manager.
• Maintain and update control narratives, complex control logic, and process safety system narratives for licensing process design packages.
• Provide direct support for Detailed Design and Startup of DCS and SIS systems, including Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, and plant commissioning and startup.
• Mentor process control engineers across the division and provide coverage for absences (vacation or other).
• Coordinate with APC engineers to support controls performance, advanced controls behavior, and appropriate shedding control schemes when APC is turned off.
• Identify and implement solutions to improve plant performance.
• Participate in Six Sigma teams to evaluate and implement identified projects.
• Facilitate compliance with alarm system management policies and standards for assigned process units, including leadership of operational review meetings and activities to rationalize alarm settings and priorities to meet KPI targets.
• Participate in plant and vertical Personal and Process Safety activities.
• Ensure compliance with corporate procedures and guidelines, including completing annual required training on time.

Requirements

• Preferred bachelor’s degree in chemical or Electrical engineering.
• Other qualifications in Mathematics, Engineering, or Computer Science considered when paired with experience in process control applications.
• Prefer experience with Batch Operations and Batch management.
• Must have relevant process control experience in petrochemical or refining process industries.
• Prefer 10+ years of experience in a Process Control or Process Engineering environment.
• Preferred familiarity with Emerson Delta-V or Foxboro I/A distributed control systems.
• Experience with a commercial DCS commonly used in petrochemical processes is a must.
• Experience with process engineering in an operating environment.
• Aptitude with computerized applications.

Technologies

• Emerson Delta-V
• Foxboro I/A
• Distributed Control System (DCS)
• SIS
• Batch manager

Benefits

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

Upon completion of the waiting period, consultants are eligible for: Medical and Prescription Drug Plans, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, Health Savings Account, Health Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Supplemental Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, Business Travel Insurance, 401(k) plus match, and Weekly Pay.