# Principal Process Engineer - Fractionation

Valero is looking for a Principal Process Engineer - Fractionation to join the Process Optimization & Support team at the Valero Headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. The Principal Process Engineer - Fractionation serves as Fractionation Subject Matter Expert providing best in class support for refinery optimization and project support. Responsibilities may also include: Reports to Technology Advisor, Fractionation and Crude units Supports day-to-day routine optimization and troubleshooting distillation and Crude and Vacuum unit issues across the Refinery sites as needed. Provides higher level troubleshooting and debottlenecking capability. Responds to refinery requests for assistance. Provide technical leadership to further develop Valero’s Process Chemical treatment program. Assists plants with investigation and implementation of strategic projects. Assists in the development and application of distillation and Crude and Vacuum unit technologies across the Refinery sites. Stays abreast of emerging technology in in Distillation, Crude and Vacuum units. Assists with establishing Key Processing “Best Practices” to improve profitability, including: operating conditions, feedstock proc

- **Id**: 4239520
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/valero-principal-process-engineer-fractionation>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Antonio, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T12:21:50Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10223
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Professional Services

## Company

- **Id**: 1806372
- **Name**: Valero
- **Domain**: valero.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/valero>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

## Salary

- **Min**: 50000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 50000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T11:57:31Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T14:47:54Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 50000
- **Is top pay**: no

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