Senior Process Engineer - Naphtha Reforming

Senior Process Engineer - Naphtha Reforming

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Flint Hills Resources is now hiring a Senior Process Engineer – Naphtha Reforming. This role is expected to represent FHR’s process engineering capability as their subject matter expert in Naphtha Reforming, driving long-term improvement of FHR’s Naphtha Reforming assets in both Rosemount, MN and Corpus Christi, TX. This role can be based at either site and work a 9/80 schedule with anticipated travel up to 10% to meet site needs.

Join a team of 30+ chemical engineers focused on troubleshooting, optimizing, and improving refinery units. Led by Process Technology Leaders with nine direct reports each, this collaborative environment promotes knowledge sharing and mentorship. You will work with engineers at Pine Bend and Corpus Christi, technical leads, project teams, and industry contacts. Flint Hills Resources supports your career growth through personal development plans, mentorship, off‑site training, and tuition reimbursement.

The Process Engineering Department consistently advances its members to more challenging roles within Flint Hills Resources and Koch Industries.

• Build technical network internally and externally to the company, sharing cross‑site and industry learnings across FHR
• Identify & advance ideas to improve competitiveness (safety, stewardship, utilization), performing project economic analysis
• Audit long‑term unit performance against industry benchmarks
• Mentor Process Engineers and Project Development Engineers
• Support refinery troubleshooting (RCA, cold eye reviews)
• Provide primary process engineer support for larger, higher‑complexity projects, ensuring the technical basis meets business objectives
• Provide Turnaround/Shutdown planning & execution technical support
• Develop and maintain process simulation models (Aspen HYSYS)

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering
• Eight (8) years or more process engineering experience in a petroleum refinery
• Three (3) years more experience in process design or project development engineering
• Ability to travel up to 10 percent

• Three (3) years or more Naphtha Reforming process engineering experience
• Fifteen (15) years or more process engineering experience in a petroleum refinery
• Process modeling simulation experience with Aspen HYSYS (or similar)
• Layer of Protection Analysis / Quantitative Risk Analysis / Process Hazard Analysis engineering experience

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

For this role, we anticipate paying $140,000 - $200,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

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