Friday 6 December 2019

Subsea Research Engineer Needed At ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas


Job Title: Subsea Research Engineer

Job Role Summary

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has an immediate opening for a full-time staff position in the area of deepwater/subsea engineering in Houston, Texas. We are looking for a dynamic, creative, and resourceful individual to join our research team. The hired individual will conduct research in the following areas: novel deepwater/subsea development concepts, analysis and installation of subsea equipment and subsea automation.

Primary Job Functions

·         Position is responsible for identifying and advancing novel deepwater/subsea development concepts for oil & gas production
·         Develop new technologies and design practices for offshore systems, including floaters, pipelines and risers, and subsea production and processing equipment
·         Identify, assess and/or qualify new technologies with other related disciplines and apply them to ExxonMobil operations, often under tight time constraints and in conjunction with other related commercial technologies
·         Identify potential new technologies from the oil and gas industry and adjacent industries through external research, networking, etc. which may be applied to development concepts.
·         Market and deploy new technologies through research reports, technical and business presentations to colleagues and management, training courses, and formal / informal interactions with internal customers

Job Requirement

·         Ph.D. or M.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other related scientific/engineering disciplines
·         Demonstrated experience in Research and Development (R&D) within the Oil & Gas or related industry
·         Demonstrated experience in providing technical design and/or consulting services (internal or external) within the Oil & Gas or related industry
·         Demonstrated experience in design, engineering and optimization of deepwater/subsea equipment for R&D or consulting activities
·         At least 5 years of work experience in Oil & Gas or related industry

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

·         Knowledge in design, engineering, optimization, testing and installation of subsea production and processing systems
·         Knowledge and proficiency in the areas of subsea hardware, subsea processing, subsea equipment installation, flow assurance analysis, time-domain simulations are highly desirable
·         Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment is important