Manager, Process Controls Engineering

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Date:
Jan 14, 2026

Location:

Artesia, NM, US, 88210 Tulsa, OK, US, 74107 Casper, WY, US, 82604 Salt Lake City, UT, US, 84116 Dallas, TX, US, 75219

HF Sinclair Midstream is seeking a Manager, Process Controls Engineering. This position will lead the Process & Controls Engineering group within Midstream Technical Services. Serve as technical manager and SME for process control systems, PLC programming, and automated product transfer operations. Own standardization efforts for process control. Collaborate on new or modified facility projects, including Cause & Effect and Control Narratives.

(functions considered essential as defined by ADA)

• Develop programming and hardware standards for PLC’s and terminal control systems.
• Develop control schemes and programming for new or modified equipment.
• Manage Cause & Effect matrices, Instrumentation Indexes, and Control Narratives.
• Provide engineering guidance for PLCs and related hardware; plan and implement upgrades.
• Define SCADA hardware requirements for pipeline and terminal projects.
• Interpret P&IDs and schematics for instrumentation and automation.
• Establish PLC programming and terminal automation standards.
• Ensure compliance with codes, standards, and regulations.
• Support operations with troubleshooting and maintaining control strategies.

May be required to do some or all of the following:

• Develop advanced process control strategies and optimize systems.
• Participate in hazard analyses, safety reviews, and incident investigations.
• Prepare/review technical specifications and vendor proposals.
• Perform special assignments as needed.

A minimum of 10 years in Process, Automation, and Controls Engineering.

Preferred:
Specific industry experience including PLC’s, Pipeline SCADA systems, light product terminal automation and control systems, pipeline leak detection, cyber security requirements, and ISA Safety Instrumented System requirements.

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Controls Engineering is required.

• PLC programming, process control design, and I&C expertise.
• Ability to read P&IDs and control system documentation.
• Knowledge of hazardous location wiring, panel design, and multiple PLC platforms (GE, Emerson, Rockwell).
• Familiarity with flow computers, telemetry, and wireless communications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsible for managing Engineering staff including contractors. May be responsible for providing technical support to the broader SCADA support team.

Office and field-based with up to 25% travel required. Subject to varying weather conditions and required to work in all temperatures, including outdoors.

HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well‑being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time‑Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
  
  Educational Reimbursement
• Parental Bonding Time
• Employee Discounts

We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally. Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visit Total Rewards.

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, lifting or carrying up to 50 lbs, climbing up to 200 ft, perceive color differences, required to wear personal protective equipment as needed. Job conditions may require twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping, and working in confined spaces.

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high‑value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and other specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming,…