Controls Engineer Midstream

Join HF Sinclair Midstream at a pivotal point in our journey to modernize our operations and enhance long-term reliability across the enterprise. As part of the Process Controls Engineering team within Operation’s Technical Services, you will work alongside an experienced leadership team known for developing engineers, leaders, and high-performing technical organizations.

You will apply your automation & controls engineering expertise to optimize, standardize, and modernize pipeline control systems, truck loading terminals, tank batteries, and related infrastructure. Working with operations, maintenance, engineering, IT, and project teams to advance operational excellence, system lifecycle management, and long-term reliability across our midstream operations.

This role is designed with a strong emphasis on work-life balance of primarily planned work hours, minimal after-hours support, and no routine on-call expectations.

Job description:

Join HF Sinclair Midstream at a pivotal point in our journey to modernize our operations and enhance long-term reliability across the enterprise. As part of the Process Controls Engineering team within Operation’s Technical Services, you will work alongside an experienced leadership team known for developing engineers, leaders, and high-performing technical organizations.

You will apply your automation & controls engineering expertise to optimize, standardize, and modernize pipeline control systems, truck loading terminals, tank batteries, and related infrastructure. Working with operations, maintenance, engineering, IT, and project teams to advance operational excellence, system lifecycle management, and long-term reliability across our midstream operations.

This role is designed with a strong emphasis on work-life balance of primarily planned work hours, minimal after-hours support, and no routine on-call expectations.

• Design, develop, and optimize end-to-end system integration solutions between field devices, PLCs, Terminal Management Systems (TMS), SCADA, OT applications, communication networks, and business systems
• Standardize and improve PLC and HMI applications through flexible templates, reusable code, and engineering best practices
• Apply, maintain, and improve control processes and version control systems
• Serve as the automation and controls technical lead within projects from concept through safe, on-time delivery
• Support risk management, commissioning, lifecycle management, cross-functional coordination, and hazardous area considerations
• Evaluate and identify new technologies, processes, and ideas that enhance efficiency, reliability, and long-term maintainability of our assets
• Develop technical documentation including logic diagrams, cause-and-effect matrices, control narratives, and wiring and termination drawings

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion

• 8+ years of Automation, Controls, or Industrial Systems Engineering experience
• 6+ years of PLC and HMI programming and deployment experience
• 2+ years of Midstream Oil & Gas experience

Preferred Experience:

• Working in a project-driven environment delivering solutions
• Supporting Terminal Management Systems (TMS) used for truck loading

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls Engineering, or related Engineering discipline

• Development and deployment of integrated control solutions
• Strong working knowledge of PLC logic, field HMI applications, PLC-SCADA interfaces, and technical documentation including schematics and drawings
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex integrated control systems
• Planning and execution of testing, commissioning, and startup activities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including effective cross-functional collaboration and clear technical documentation

Preferred

Skills:

• Development of software and/or scripting solutions supporting system integration
• System lifecycle support and management
• Development of operational dashboards and KPIs
• PID loop tuning and support of advanced control strategies
• Hands-on control…