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The Safety Instrument Systems Engineer is an advocate of the safety systems and safety instrument asset base for the Refinery. Cross-functional advocate for best practices in the selection, implementation, and maintenance of the instrumented protective system asset base (hardware and software) to ensure that safety, regulatory, production, and optimization objectives are met. This instrumented protective system asset base includes all safety system instrumentation, measurement, Triconex hardware, Triconex programming, and regulatory safety system function tests.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Provide support to troubleshoot, analyze, design and provide direction to safely resolve instrument related safety system problems within the refinery
• Responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of safety shutdown system reliability improvement efforts, processes and proof/function testing
• Responsible for Instrument Mechanical Integrity (MI) regulatory compliance for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) for SIS life cycle management and SIL verification calculations and documentation.
• Responsible for adopting and sharing safety system "best practices" through internal and external networking
• Investigate and verify "First Outs" or root causes on instrumented protective system trips. Including metric reporting and monitoring to improve site performance
• Provide technical guidance and documentation based on priority safety system work to assist the maintenance work process
• Participate in, and provide support for, PHA and LOPA processes
• Assist in the design of protection layers of safety instrumented functions that do not meet the desired SIL target defined in the PHA
• Assist in the development of instrumented protective system test for turnaround work lists, including development of PMs and Procedures
• Responsible for maintaining, updating, and creating SRS documentation
• Responsible for the development, implementation and management of instrument safe work practices, maintenance procedures, testing procedures, preventive maintenance plans and engineering standards and specifications
• Complete/Assist MOCs related to Instruments and shutdown systems
• Lead or participate in root cause analysis of instrument and shutdown system equipment failures
• Perform audits and inspections on instrument shutdown systems, this includes IPL verification audits
• Conduct stage 1 through 5 FSAs
• Review and approve SIL calculations from projects and on major instrumented protection systems test
• Provide input and assistance to small and large capital projects from conception to commissioning for instrumented shutdown system design and analysis
• Ensure drawings and change packets are complete and accurate and comply with all required standards
• Collaborate with DCS Project upgrades to ensure SIS is addressed
• Help manage the Site SIS obsolescence program
• Continue to strengthen skills and complete corporate SIS Senior competency process

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 3 or more years of experience maintaining and supporting safety systems
• Strong commitment to safe work practices
• Ability to accurately and clearly communicate both technical and practical information
• Ability to work productively in a diverse team-based environment
• Willing to work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Knowledge and experience in the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of instrument systems and equipment in a refinery
• Safety Instrumented System (SIS) experience with installation, design, programming, troubleshooting and maintenance
• Knowledge and experience with acceptance testing and commissioning of instrument equipment and systems
• Knowledge of industry practices for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and instrumentation Mechanical Integrity (MI) programs including the applicable sections of OSHA 1910 and IEC 61511

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering
• 10 or more years of safety systems experience in refining or related industry
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience with SAP
• Strong computer skills
• Possess a strong desire to learn, strengthen and build skills, and keep up with instrument technology and industry standards and codes
• Experience with Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI)
• Experience with SIL Solver software for SIS design
• Experience with Honeywell C300/Experion DCS
• Experience with Triconex Safety Systems
• Experience with Reliability principal application to instrumentation and shutdown systems
• TUV Certification
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) experience with hardware installation, design, troubleshooting and maintenance

The Borger Refinery is located in Borger, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle, approximately 50 miles north of Amarillo, Texas. Refinery facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes primarily medium sour crude oil produced locally, and heavy sour crude oil produced in Canada, all of which are delivered by pipeline. Borger produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, as well as petroleum coke, NGLs and solvents. Refined products are distributed to customers via pipelines from the refinery to West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and the Midcontinent region.

Total Rewards

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. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results - personally and professionally. 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

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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, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

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To be considered

In order 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 03/19/2024 .

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.

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