Area Team Engineer – Instrumentation​/Electrical​/Analyzer

Position Overview

We are seeking an Instrument/Electrical/Analyzer (I/E/A) Engineer for the Area Team Engineering Department at the Anacortes Refinery, Marathon Petroleum Corporation. The Engineer will provide engineering expertise and support for projects, technical services, operations, reliability, and maintenance, and will lead I/E/A‑focused projects and support day‑to‑day site needs.

• Apply I/E/A engineering skills and knowledge to short‑ and long‑term work to support safe, reliable operation of refinery assets.
• Manage multiple assignments safely, timely, and cost‑effectively.
• Interact daily with operations, technical, and maintenance teams, and key refinery leaders and stakeholders to ensure work is clearly defined and meets end‑user requirements.
• Manage and provide direction to engineering contractors.
• Initiate and participate in management of change (MOC) reviews for applicable projects and day‑to‑day support tasks.
• Provide engineering support to others for the I/E/A portion of multi‑disciplinary projects, ensuring delivery in a safe, timely, and cost‑effective manner.
• Provide specification and installation guidelines for I/E/A systems, ensuring compliance with established engineering standards.
• Conduct technical reviews of vendor/contractor I/E/A design to ensure compliance with project specifications and applicable codes.
• Provide input into project I/E/A work scope development.
• Prepare cost and resource estimates for I/E/A projects and scopes.
• Provide technical specifications to Procurement for sourcing/requisition activities.
• Evaluate bids for goods and services.
• Perform cost/benefit analyses for technical solutions.
• Review design drawings and specifications for projects to ensure they meet Marathon standards.
• Participate in technical reviews with project engineers, other disciplines, equipment suppliers, engineering contractors, and consultants.
• Ensure assigned work complies with all applicable MPC and industry standards and recommendations (e.g., ANSI, NFPA, API, ISA, NEMA).
• Aid in maintenance and training development for new instrumentation equipment installed on assigned projects.
• Review and approve proposed changes to applicable process safety information (PSI) documents, including P& instrument data.
• Periodically provide recommended improvements to Marathon I/E/A standards and specifications based on industry and site‑specific experience.
• Serve as project engineer on small I/E/A projects and oversee field execution.
• Provide engineering technical support to the Turnaround team prior to and during planned unit outages.
• May work extended hours, including nights and weekends, in a process operations environment and during periods of inclement weather.
• Will access areas of the refinery requiring the use of stairs and/or ladders to inspect critical process equipment and I/E/A components.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required. Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering degrees preferred.
• Two (2) years or more of industry experience required.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. on a full‑time indefinite basis without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Valid TWIC or ability to provide proof within three weeks of offer acceptance that a TWIC will be issued.

• Minimum two (2) years of post‑degree experience in refining, petrochemical, or manufacturing industries with I/E/A systems and applications.
• Engineering experience in a refinery setting.
• Experience performing sizing, selection, and specification of field instrumentation (control valve sizing, thermowell vibration analysis, orifice calculations).
• Experience participating in multi‑disciplinary P& PHA reviews that reflect planned field changes.
• Experience troubleshooting I/E/A systems and collaborating with Maintenance on preventive and predictive maintenance and reliability improvement programs.
• Experience supervising loop checks prior to commissioning.
• Experience with Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI).

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