{"id":3308021,"url":"https://alion.io/job/marathon-petroleum-advanced-process-control-engineer","title":"Advanced Process Control Engineer","company":{"id":1817311,"name":"Marathon Petroleum Corporation","domain":"marathonpetroleum.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/marathonpetroleum","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Carson, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":122900,"max":212000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":212000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-06-18T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-06-18","last_verified_at":"2026-11-01T16:53:19Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":137,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":136},"description":"An exciting career awaits you\nAt MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work - one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.\nAdvanced Process Control Engineer\nJob Summary\nThe Marathon Los Angeles Refinery is seeking an Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer who will serve as a technical leader for multivariable predictive control and optimization applications across multiple refining units. This role is accountable for the full APC lifecycle, from opportunity identification and economic justification through design, commissioning, sustainment, and long-term value realization.\nThe APC Engineer partners closely with Operations, Planning, Economics, and Control Systems teams to ensure control strategies are aligned with refinery business objectives, operational constraints, and safety requirements. The role requires deep process knowledge, strong analytical capability, and the ability to mentor other engineers while driving continuous improvement in APC performance.\nThe available onsite schedules for the position are 9/80, 5/40 or 4/1. Occasionally after-hours calls occur and support of TAR as necessary.\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead the development, commissioning, and long-term sustainment of multivariable predictive control (MPC/APC) applications to optimize unit performance, stability, and profitability.\n\nOwn the end-to-end APC project lifecycle, including opportunity identification and prioritization, economic benefit estimation, controller design, model development, commissioning, validation, post-implementation audits, and continuous improvement.\n\nCollaborate with Operations, Planning, and Economics to align APC strategies with refinery business objectives, constraints, and LP signals, translating economic intent into control objectives.\n\nApply cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to prioritize APC work and ensure engineering effort is focused on highest-value opportunities.\n\nTrack, report, and communicate APC performance metrics, KPIs, and realized economic benefits, maintaining accountability for sustained results.\n\nConduct advanced process data analysis and dynamic modeling to identify control performance gaps, root causes, and optimization opportunities.\n\nDevelop and maintain dynamic process models, inferential sensors, and lab-bias-corrected estimators to support APC and optimization objectives.\n\nDesign and maintain cross-unit and plantwide optimization strategies, including coordination of multiple APC controllers.\n\nProvide technical leadership during APC commissioning, unit startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, and system migrations, ensuring APC readiness and robustness.\n\nDevelop, maintain, and audit APC and control system documentation, including control narratives, design basis documents, MV/CV/DV definitions, system architecture diagrams, and technical reports.\n\nPartner with Control Systems, OT, and vendors on APC platform upgrades, migrations, and cybersecurity-aligned system changes.\n\nMentor and guide APC and Process Control engineers, serving as a technical authority and promoting best practices in controller design, testing, documentation, and sustainment.\n\nProvide training and technical guidance to Operations, Engineering, and Technical Services on APC functionality, limitations, and economic intent.\n\nStay current with industry trends and emerging APC and optimization technologies, applying lessons learned to drive continuous improvement and measurable business value.\n\nEducation, Experience and Skills\nMinimum Qualifications\nMust have a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.\n\nMust have at least ten (10) total years of Engineering experience within refining, petrochemical, or related industries with at least four (4) years of those years in advanced process control engineering.\n\nProven experience leading APC applications from concept through sustained operation, including economic justification and benefit tracking.\n\nMust be able to wear appropriate PPE in the refinery (respirator), be able to physically perform all tasks in the field and take hair drug test and physical. Ability to access areas of the refinery requiring use of stairs and/or ladders to inspect equipment.\n\nMust have a valid driver’s license. (MPC determines valid status.)\n\nMust be legally authorized to work in the US without the need for future VISA sponsorship.\n\nTravel Requirement is 10 %. (Training and Seminars)\n\nAbility to work extended hours, on occasion, including nights and weekends in process operations environment and during periods of inclement weather.\n\nAbility to maintain on-call status and respond to emergencies as necessary during off-hours.\n\nThe available onsite schedules for the position are 9/80, 5/40 or 4/1. Occasionally after-hours calls occur and support of TAR as necessary.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nTen (10) or more years of experience in Process Control, with demonstrated responsibility for APC design, commissioning, and sustainment is preferred.\n\nFifteen (15) or more total years of experience within Controls, Economic & Planning, or Process Engineering is preferred.\n\nAbility to build/develop advanced multi-variable process control models from inception to commissioning is preferred.\n\nAbility to manage APC related intermediate tags and troubleshoot communications or APC related tuning within Honeywell: Experion & TPS/TDC is preferred.\n\nRelocation may be available. https://mympcbenefits.com/relocating/\nThis position belongs to a family of jobs with increasing responsibility, competency and skill level. Actual position title and pay grade will be based on the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications.\nLearn more about Marathon Petroleum’s benefits at https://mympcbenefits.com/\nAs an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.\nLocation:\nCarson, CaliforniaJob Requisition ID:\n00022417Pay Min/Max:\n$122,900.00 - $212,000.00 SalaryGrade:\n12 - 13Location Address:\n2350 E 223rd StAdditional locations:\nEducation:\nBachelors (Required)Employee Group:\nFull timeEmployee Subgroup:\nRegularMarathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenshipor any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.\nIf you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at . Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation.Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com. The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.\nEqual Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability\nWe will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. 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