Sr. APC and Automation Engineer III, Midstream in Johnstone

The Sr. Advanced Process Controls and Automation Engineer III serves as an enterprise subject matter expert, guiding the prioritization and execution of APC applications for Phillips 66 Midstream gas processing facilities.

What Youll Do

• Partner with process engineering and site operations to identify, develop, and execute APC applications.
• Manage day-to-day maintenance and benefit sustainment for APC applications at multiple gas processing facilities.
• Hands-on deployment of APC applications.
• Provide consulting services, including training operations on improving their advanced applications and ensuring high utilization.
• Travel to sites as needed to implement and maintain APC applications.
• Support the preparation and issuing of quarterly and annual progress reports, including key performance metrics.
• Maintain, support, and troubleshoot interfaces with base process control systems.
• Provide consulting services to operations and engineering teams on improving operations and reliability.
• Vet software updates from vendors and assist sites with software upgrades.
• Participate in APC and process control peer reviews as needed.
• Engage in the discovery, selection, and implementation of new technologies and practices for Advanced Control and Optimization.
• Perform optimization technology reviews beyond APC.
• Develop plans and roadmap for value chain optimization efforts.

What Youll Bring

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering.
• Valid Drivers License.
• 6 or more years of experience in multivariable process control and optimization.
• Working knowledge of Distributed Control Systems.
• Willing and able to travel up to 35% of the time.
• Willing and able to be on call and occasional work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, based on business need.

What Makes You Stand Out

• 15 or more years of APC and automation experience.
• Working knowledge of the Natural Gas Cryogenic process.
• Masters degree or higher in Chemical Engineering.
• Prior experience with leading APC and Optimization software, including Aspen DMC+/DMC3, Honeywell Profit Suite, Aspen GDOT, Schneider Electric ROMEO, and/or similar.
• Prior experience with communications interfaces between APC technology and Distributed Control Systems, including Schneider Electric Foxboro, Emerson Delta V, Honeywell Experion, and/or similar.
• Prior experience with machine learning tools used for data analytics and process control, including Python, R, and/or similar.

Compensation

This position has a base salary range of $180,000 - $220,000. At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the roles requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

Total Rewards Benefits

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being—physical, emotional, social, and financial—is essential for a high-performing organization. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus 8%.
• 401k company match.
• Cash Balance Account pension.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP.
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services.

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards. Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

To be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 02/20/2026. Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.