TN Visa Performance Engineer Jobs
Performance Engineer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Engineer category, covering systems performance analysis, capacity planning, and load testing. Canadian citizens can apply at the port of entry with no cap or lottery. Mexican citizens require a consular appointment. Employers provide a support letter documenting the role, your qualifications, and job duties for your visa application.
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- Informative financial evaluations require assembling accurate pricing and rate data from Corporate Supply and Finance. Such analysis demands up-to-date understanding of refinery operation. Planning & Economics, Pilotage, Operations, and accounting managers review evaluations.
- Helping the decision making, in understanding the key constraints of the refinery through management of information systems and data analysis.
- Developing accurate lost opportunity case studies and spot economic evaluations calls for explicit knowledge of cause/effect interaction of refinery variables. Key Optimization, Supply, Operations, Maintenance and Technical personnel review case studies.
- Monthly tracking of key performance indicators requires working knowledge of Solomon indices, refinery budget.
- Perform analysis of refinery mass balance, unit yields, operations and financial results.
ACTIVITIES
What You Will Do:
- Perform economic evaluations of past Industrial Performance to provide direction for the Corporate Supply Group’s trade activities, and to aid decision making related to alternate unit operating targets and/or product rundown dispositions.
- Perform analysis of refinery performances compared to budget, monthly plan and other key optimization targets.
- Perform lost opportunity case studies on unit rate reductions, shutdowns, and production of off-spec products.
- Monitor site product quality performance indicators.
- Keep updated availability & Utilization RADAR data base and unit reference capacity. Provide availability reporting.
- Coordinate and present the Weekly Operating Performance Analysis (WOPA).
- Develop and maintain dashboards for key performance indicators needed for WOPA and for various gap analysis.
- Coordinate and present monthly Valorization meeting, gathering inputs from Valorization and other teams at PAR and Houston (RSTO).
- Develop specific tools and dashboards for the monitoring and valorization of losses, flaring, mass balance issues, fuel consumption, variable cost (energy, catalyst and chemicals), blending performance and other key parameters.
- Develop and provide information for the refinery yearly operating Budget, Long Term Plan (LTP), and other strategic studies (i.e Solomon).
- Provide economic support for high payout projects related to potential new product streams, new units, or new modes of operations.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
What You Bring:
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, Business or Finance.
- 3+ years refinery/petrochemical experience preferred, understanding of refinery economics and unit operations.
- Computer proficiency, good oral/written/interpersonal communication skills, self-starter, multi-tasking capabilities, detail oriented.
- Knowledge of any of the following would be a plus: Power BI, SQL, SmartView, Excel, Excel VBA, Linear Programming.
- Flexibility of work schedule around deadlines.
TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d'emploi égales à tous les candidats.
TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.
All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT
- Informative financial evaluations require assembling accurate pricing and rate data from Corporate Supply and Finance. Such analysis demands up-to-date understanding of refinery operation. Planning & Economics, Pilotage, Operations, and accounting managers review evaluations.
- Helping the decision making, in understanding the key constraints of the refinery through management of information systems and data analysis.
- Developing accurate lost opportunity case studies and spot economic evaluations calls for explicit knowledge of cause/effect interaction of refinery variables. Key Optimization, Supply, Operations, Maintenance and Technical personnel review case studies.
- Monthly tracking of key performance indicators requires working knowledge of Solomon indices, refinery budget.
- Perform analysis of refinery mass balance, unit yields, operations and financial results.
ACTIVITIES
What You Will Do:
- Perform economic evaluations of past Industrial Performance to provide direction for the Corporate Supply Group’s trade activities, and to aid decision making related to alternate unit operating targets and/or product rundown dispositions.
- Perform analysis of refinery performances compared to budget, monthly plan and other key optimization targets.
- Perform lost opportunity case studies on unit rate reductions, shutdowns, and production of off-spec products.
- Monitor site product quality performance indicators.
- Keep updated availability & Utilization RADAR data base and unit reference capacity. Provide availability reporting.
- Coordinate and present the Weekly Operating Performance Analysis (WOPA).
- Develop and maintain dashboards for key performance indicators needed for WOPA and for various gap analysis.
- Coordinate and present monthly Valorization meeting, gathering inputs from Valorization and other teams at PAR and Houston (RSTO).
- Develop specific tools and dashboards for the monitoring and valorization of losses, flaring, mass balance issues, fuel consumption, variable cost (energy, catalyst and chemicals), blending performance and other key parameters.
- Develop and provide information for the refinery yearly operating Budget, Long Term Plan (LTP), and other strategic studies (i.e Solomon).
- Provide economic support for high payout projects related to potential new product streams, new units, or new modes of operations.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
What You Bring:
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, Business or Finance.
- 3+ years refinery/petrochemical experience preferred, understanding of refinery economics and unit operations.
- Computer proficiency, good oral/written/interpersonal communication skills, self-starter, multi-tasking capabilities, detail oriented.
- Knowledge of any of the following would be a plus: Power BI, SQL, SmartView, Excel, Excel VBA, Linear Programming.
- Flexibility of work schedule around deadlines.
TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d'emploi égales à tous les candidats.
TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.
All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Performance Engineer
Frame your credentials around engineering explicitly
TN visa approval depends on your role qualifying under the Engineer category. Your resume, degree, and offer letter must all use engineering language. A title like Performance Analyst with no engineering framing can trigger a denial at the border.
Verify your degree aligns with engineering fields
CBP requires a degree in engineering or a directly related field. Computer Science often qualifies, but Information Technology degrees draw more scrutiny. If your degree title is ambiguous, get a credential evaluation from a recognized organization before your employer files anything.
Target employers with recent visa filing histories
Search Migrate Mate to find companies with recent visa filings for engineering roles. Employers experienced with visa sponsorship are already familiar with work visa processes, which can streamline their preparation of your TN support letter.
Ask employers to specify performance duties in the offer letter
Your TN support letter must describe duties that map clearly to engineering functions: load testing, latency analysis, infrastructure benchmarking. Generic language like improve system performance gives CBP officers less to work with and increases the chance of follow-up questions.
Use Migrate Mate to find Performance Engineer roles with TN sponsorship
Searching broadly wastes time on employers unfamiliar with TN requirements. Migrate Mate filters for Performance Engineer openings where employers are prepared to sponsor TN visas, so you're contacting decision-makers who already understand the process.
Prepare for port-of-entry questions about your specific role
Canadian citizens present their TN application directly to CBP without a consular appointment. Officers may ask how your daily tasks constitute engineering work. Practice explaining your performance testing and capacity planning responsibilities in concrete, technical terms before you travel.
Performance Engineer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Performance Engineer role qualify for the TN visa?
Yes, if the role is structured as engineering work. The TN Engineer category covers performance engineering when your duties include systems analysis, capacity planning, load testing, or infrastructure optimization, and you hold a qualifying degree in engineering or a related field. Roles titled Performance Analyst without engineering framing are more likely to face scrutiny from CBP officers.
How does the TN visa compare to the H-1B for Performance Engineer positions?
The TN visa has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian citizens, and no premium processing wait, so you can start work far faster than the H-1B visa timeline allows. Canadian applicants can receive approval at the port of entry the same day. The trade-off is that TN status does not carry dual intent, meaning it cannot be used as a direct pathway to a green card the way an H-1B petition can.
Where can I find Performance Engineer jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking roles with TN sponsorship. Rather than sorting through general job boards where TN eligibility is rarely listed, Migrate Mate surfaces Performance Engineer openings from employers already prepared to support the TN process, saving you significant time during your search.
What documents does my employer need to provide for my TN application?
Your employer must provide a support letter on company letterhead that states your job title, a description of engineering duties, the offered pay period and wage, your intended start date, and confirmation that you hold the required credentials. For Mexican citizens, this letter supports the consular visa application. For Canadian citizens, it is presented directly to CBP at the port of entry alongside your degree and any professional credentials.
Can I switch Performance Engineer employers while on TN status?
Yes, but you cannot begin work for the new employer until a new TN is approved. Canadian citizens can apply at a port of entry or a Canadian preclearance airport for the new employer before leaving the current job. Mexican citizens must schedule a new consular appointment. There is no formal grace period between employers under TN status, so timing your transition carefully with your new employer is essential.