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Engineering Specialist

HF Sinclair Corporation
medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Texas, Dallas
Sep 26, 2025
Basic Function HF Sinclair is seeking a Engineering Specialist in Dallas,TX, who will be responsible to provide technical recommendations to support and improve site operations, provide training and education to increase knowledge level of Process Engineers and Production staff, routinely review unit health with site engineers, review KPIs, monitor performance, and identify potential unit deterioration. Key interfaces include site process engineering and site production staff, technology contractors, and catalyst and chemical vendors. Job Duties Provide specific recommendations and actions to support short-term unit operations. Provide specific recommendations to support long-term unit improvements, consistent with economic drivers and reliability of unit operations. Collaborate internally and externally with requests for information, training, and technical expertise related to technology. Review and verify scope of planned and potential capital projects, focusing on technical aspects and assure that performance will align with project objectives. Formal, documented support will be provided on capital projects at the end of FEL1 or FEL2. Assure unit improvements requiring a TA are aligned with unit TA goals. Review and assurance of catalyst selection for technology focus and assist in documenting unit improvements with new catalysts. Follow fixed bed catalyst responsibilities per Catalyst Management Standard.Establish practices and recommend technologies to help sites improve reliability.Stay abreast of evolving technology and best practices and share updates with Technical Networks.Provide support to sites during unit startup, shutdown, or emergency events upon request from leadership.Execute special assignments or tasks assigned by supervisor. Assure unit improvements requiring a TA are aligned with unit TA goals. Review and assurance of catalyst selection for technology focus and assist in documenting unit improvements with new catalysts. Follow fixed bed catalyst responsibilities per Catalyst Management Standard.Establish practices and recommend technologies to help sites improve reliability.Stay abreast of evolving technology and best practices and share updates with Technical Networks.Provide support to sites during unit startup, shutdown, or emergency events upon request from leadership.Execute special assignments or tasks assigned by supervisor. Provide mentoring, training and support to increase knowledge of technology focus at all levels of the company.Engage unit engineers with new assignments to assist in onboarding to technology.Coordinate with ProcessSupervisor group to assist in technology specific training/curriculum for engineer development as available information evolves.Provide shared leadership for Technical Teams.Provide input to team leads on monthly and F2F agendas.Periodically lead monthly technical topic training. Assure unit KPIs are correct for good unit health monitoring (specific to the unit)and limits are set appropriately.Review the unit KPIs each month, discussunit health and KPIs with unit engineers and supervisors monthly.Document and disseminate keydiscussion topicsand agreed actions. Site visits conducted as needed to provide support for facilities.Generally, one visit per site per year is expected, however, additional visits will bemade as needed to support the site.Routine visits,timing, and purpose will be coordinated with unit technical supervisors. The site Technical Managers will also be visited when traveling to sites.Site visits should be documented along with monthly health checks, sharing key discussion topics and agreed actions. Experience A minimum of 10 years of technical experience in the refining industry is required. Preferred Experience Heavy emphasis on crude and vacuum unit operations, crude desalting, crude preheat, general fractionation, and propane/solvent de-asphalting (PDA/SDA/ROSE). Education Level A minimum of a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is required. Required Skills Excel, PowerPoint, Seeq, PI, PARCView, HYSYS and other process simulation software. Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility None Work Conditions Office and plant based and may require up to 30% travel. Outdoor duties under wet and/or oil contaminated conditions, at both below grade and elevated positions. Industrial environment, including, but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks and rotating equipment. Subject to random drug testing. Required to work in all temperatures including outdoors. Subject to varying weather conditions. Benefits 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 visitTotal Rewards. Our One HF Sinclair Culture: At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people, our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions, shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization. We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees, communities, environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long-standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees, investors, communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences, viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different, together makes us stronger. About HF Sinclair Corporation 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, Washington and Utah and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. HF Sinclair supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,500 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the country. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries. Through its subsidiaries, HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in Artesia, New Mexico. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to its refineries and the petroleum industry. Equal Opportunity Employer HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.