Senior Controls Engineer - Midstream

About the role

Join HF Sinclair at a pivotal point as we advance modernization, standardization, and long-term reliability across our midstream operations within the Process Controls Engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Define, strengthen, and govern control standards and architecture across PLC, SCADA, HMI, and Terminal Management System (TMS) platforms.
• Mature and evolve control processes, templates, reusable libraries, and standard design practices to support long-term maintainability and consistency.
• Evaluate, recommend, and champion new technologies, processes, and concepts that improve efficiency, reliability, scalability, and lifecycle performance of midstream automation systems.
• Lead technical collaboration with stakeholders to define project scope, support change management, develop cost estimates with procurement, and contribute to technically sound, on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Lead end-to-end system integration including risk assessment, design, commissioning, lifecycle planning, cross-functional technical alignment, and hazardous area technical considerations.
• Enhance and develop technical documentation including logic diagrams, cause-and-effect matrices, control narratives, and wiring and termination drawings to ensure technical quality and standard adherence.
• Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.

Requirements

• 15-30 years of experience in Controls, Process Controls Engineering, or Automation within midstream or other Oil & Gas environments (industrial experience also considered).
• Demonstrated ownership or stewardship of control system architecture, standards, and technical governance.
• Managing the technical lifecycle of control systems and/or process automation solutions.
• Cross-functional troubleshooting of complex issues impacting critical 24x7 operational systems.
• Demonstrated technical responsibility for control system projects from concept through commissioning, including design tradeoffs, risk decisions, and outcomes.
• Evaluation of control loop performance relative to process dynamics, control strategy intent, and operational objectives.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Technical risk assessment and mitigation applied to control system design, integration, and lifecycle decisions.
• Root cause analysis of complex system issues and translating findings into corrective action(s).
• Strong understanding of process control principles and control system behavior, including the role of regulatory control loops in safe, stable, and reliable operations.
• Ability to critically evaluate and guide SCADA (Wonderware experience a plus) and HMI (Red Lion experience a plus) user interface design to ensure usability, alarm effectiveness, and alignment with operational needs.
• Ability to read, analyze, and modify complex control documentation, ladder logic (Proficy Machine Edition experience a plus), schematics, and drawings.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including cross-functional collaboration, presentations, and the production of clear technical documentation and project materials.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Employee Discounts