Overview
Description:
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
Research and Development Center conducts strategic research, development and demonstration programs in support of Saudi Aramco’s drive for innovation. We are currently pursuing several technology development opportunities in strategic and downstream research and development areas.
We wish to appoint a high caliber individual to our hydrogen and sustainability programs. This newly created position will have overall responsibility in bringing the reforming technologies for synthesis gas production from pilot demonstration to pre-commercial scales. Specifically, key responsibilities are:
Conduct pre-feasibility and full feasibility studies of reforming processes (steam reforming, gasification, partial oxidation) for hydrogen and hydrogen carrier production.
Lead and assist in development of processes and technologies
Provide hands-on assistance with the commissioning, operation and maintenance of pilot demonstration and pre-commercial units.
Liaise with production & facility planning personnel to ensure technology implementation within Saudi Aramco and affiliates facilities.
Train junior engineers, while keeping abreast with the engineering and scientific developments of oil-based fuel reforming technologies.
Assist with project management requirements of the hydrogen and sustainability programs.
Key Responsibilities
Lead research team development and collaboration activities with suitable collaborators and partners
Support and guide inhouse technologies development efforts
Provide hands-on assistance with the commissioning, operation and maintenance of pilot demonstration and pre-commercial oil-based fuel reforming units.
Liaise with production & facility planning personnel to ensure that oil-based reforming technology can be deployed in various Saudi Aramco assets within the scope of downstream and strategic R&D activities.
Train young Saudi engineers, while keeping abreast with the engineering and scientific developments of oil-based fuel reforming technologies.
Assist with project management requirements of the hydrogen and sustainability program.
Minimum Requirements
PhD qualified in Chemical Engineering with specialization in hydrocarbon reforming.
More than 10 years of professional experience, preferably in a design or operational role in the hydrocarbon-based hydrogen production technologies.
Conversant with various reforming technologies, for example Catalytic Partial Oxidation, Autothermal Reforming, and Steam Reforming, as well as emerging concepts relevant to synthesis gas and hydrogen production.
Knowledge and background in catalysis relevant to reforming reactions
Familiar with various design codes & standards for high pressure and high temperature reactor and separator vessels.
Strong project management and process documentation experience.
Prior involvement with hydrocarbon-based technology development from concept to large scale implementation will be highly regarded, as will experience with front end engineering development (FEED).
PhD qualified in Chemical Engineering with specialization in hydrocarbon reforming.
More than 10 years of professional experience, preferably in a design or operational role in the hydrocarbon-based hydrogen production technologies.
Conversant with various reforming technologies, for example Catalytic Partial Oxidation, Autothermal Reforming, and Steam Reforming, as well as emerging concepts relevant to synthesis gas and hydrogen production.
Knowledge and background in catalysis relevant to reforming reactions
Familiar with various design codes & standards for high pressure and high temperature reactor and separator vessels.
Strong project management and process documentation experience.
Prior involvement with hydrocarbon-based technology development from concept to large scale implementation will be highly regarded, as will experience with front end engineering development (FEED).
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.
Job Req ID:
12548
About Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company; its upstream operations are based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it also operates a global downstream business. Headquartered in the city of Dhahran, the company operates in eight locations within the Kingdom and 20 locations overseas, and employs around 76,000 people.
