Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. HF Sinclair is an independent energy company that produces and markets refined petroleum, renewable diesel, lubricants, and specialty products. The Operations Research Engineer develops, enhances, governs, and continuously improves refinery and distribution optimization models using linear programming, kinetic modeling, and the AVEVA Unified Supply Chain suite. The role collaborates with engineering, planning, commercial, technical, and operations teams to support operational and commercial decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Develops, maintains, and optimizes refinery and distribution LP models to support planning, scheduling, supply chain, and operational optimization activities
- Leads structural enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives across refinery and distribution models
- Owns model governance processes including model standards, documentation, validation procedures, version control, data quality checks, and change management
- Builds, calibrates, and tunes kinetic modeling equations and unit representations within refinery optimization models
- Partners with Refinery Process Engineers and Technical Services teams to collect, validate, and interpret plant and unit operating data
- Translates refinery process behavior, operating constraints, yields, logistics limitations, and equipment capabilities into mathematical and LP model formulations
- Builds, maintains and governs models within the AVEVA Unified Supply Chain (USC) suite – Plan, Schedules, Networks, and crude assay management – to support integrated planning and value chain optimization
- Enables multi-asset and distribution network optimization in AVEVA USC, connecting refinery plans, distribution, and commercial decisions into a single value chain view
- Performs model reconciliation against actual plant performance to improve model accuracy and predictive capability
- Supports refinery wide and regional optimization initiatives across crude selection, unit severity, blending, inventory management, logistics, and margin improvement opportunities
- Analyzes operational and commercial scenarios to identify optimization opportunities, system constraints, and economic trade-offs
- Collaborates with Planning, Commercial, Operations and Technical teams, to ensure optimization models aligning with business objectives and real-world operating conditions
- Supports development of advanced optimization, digital, and analytics capabilities across refining and distribution operations
- Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their superior, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion
Skills
- A minimum of 10 years' experience in the energy industry
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required
- Must be able to lead and direct the work of other senior management associates
- Advanced presentation, leadership and interpersonal skills; advanced strategic and tactical business acumen; good spreadsheet, database and word processing applications knowledge; interpersonal, time-management and organizational skills; advanced business analysis and client management skills; advanced knowledge of company products and sales strategies
- Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication
- Advanced reading and writing skills, with the ability to perform complex mathematical calculations
- Remote role with up to 20% travel by land and air required to Dallas Corporate Office and Refineries. Subject to all weather and varying road conditions
- An MBA is preferred
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Time-Off
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
- Educational Reimbursement
- Parental Bonding Time
- Employee Discounts
Company Overview
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