Subject Matter Expert – Process Engineering

AVEVA; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AVEVA is seeking a Subject Matter Expert – Process Engineering in Abu Dhabi. This role involves leading the deployment of predictive analytics and process optimisation solutions across customer operations in the Middle East.

You will utilize your process engineering expertise to improve operational performance and energy efficiency, ensuring models deliver measurable improvements in production. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and over 10 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of process engineering experience within oil & gas upstream.
• Direct experience with separation systems, gas compression systems.
• Strong understanding of heat and mass balance principles.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment and operationalisation of predictive analytics and process optimisation solutions.
• Work closely with teams to ensure predictive models accurately reflect process conditions.
• Participate in model validation and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Process optimisation and troubleshooting

Heat and mass balance analysis

Production and energy efficiency optimisation

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Technical governance and stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline

Tools

Aspen HYSYS

Pro/II

Job description

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals and minerals – safely, efficiently and more sustainably.

We’re the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we’ve been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ve also recently been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies.

If you’re a curious and collaborative person who wants to make a big impact through technology, then we want to hear from you! Find out more at AVEVA Careers.

Job Title

Subject Matter Expert – Process Engineering

(Process Optimisation · Steady-State Performance · Heat & Mass Balance)

Location

Abu Dhabi

Employment Type

Full Time

Programme Context

AVEVA delivers Predictive Analytics, Asset Performance Management, and Process Optimisation solutions across Oil & Gas, Energy, and Industrial operators throughout the Middle East region. These digital solutions monitor critical equipment and operational processes in real time, generating predictive alerts and operational advisories designed to prevent unplanned downtime, extend asset life, improve reliability and optimise operational performance.

This SME role exists to ensure predictive model outputs are technically interpreted, validated, operationalised, and sustained — converting AI-generated insights into measurable operational, reliability and financial benefits across customer facilities.

The Job

The Process Engineering SME will serve as the technical lead supporting deployment, operational monitoring, sustainment, and continuous value realization of AVEVA Predictive Analytics and Process Optimisation solutions deployed across customer operations in the Middle East region.

The role combines deep process engineering expertise with operational optimisation and predictive analytics advisory capabilities to ensure predictive and optimisation models deliver measurable improvements in throughput, energy efficiency, process stability, production optimisation and operational performance.

The SME will work closely with customer operations, process engineering, production, control room, reliability and digital teams throughout the solution lifecycle — from model development and deployment through operational monitoring, optimisation and long‑term sustainment.

The role is responsible for translating AI-generated operational advisories and optimisation insights into actionable process improvements that maximise production efficiency, reduce energy consumption and improve plant performance.

Solution Deployment & Model Enablement

• Support end-to-end deployment and operationalisation of AVEVA predictive analytics and process optimisation solutions across customer facilities in the Middle East region.
• Provide process engineering subject matter expertise during asset onboarding, solution configuration, and model development phases.
• Work closely with analytics, data science, product and delivery teams to ensure predictive and optimisation models accurately reflect:
  • Process operating conditions
  • Heat and mass balance relationships
  • Equipment performance characteristics
  • Process constraints
  • Operating envelopes and plant limitations
• Support asset criticality assessments, use case definition and identification of high‑value optimisation opportunities for:
  • Separators
  • Compressors
  • Heat exchangers
  • Gas processing systems
  • NGL processing units
  • Utility and process systems
• Participate in model validation, alert tuning, calibration and user acceptance testing (UAT) activities prior to go-live.
• Correlate predictive and optimisation model outputs with operational and process data including:
  • Process trends
  • Throughput data
  • Energy consumption
  • Product quality parameters
  • DCS/APC data
  • Historical operating records
• Validate model outputs against actual plant behaviour, process constraints and operating conditions to improve model accuracy and reliability.
• Support model recalibration activities when process conditions change due to:
  • Well decline
  • Feed composition shifts
  • Equipment modifications
  • Operational strategy changes
• Provide engineering input to support expansion of optimisation coverage to additional process units and facilities.

Predictive Monitoring, Sustainment & Value Realisation

• Review and manage daily process optimisation advisories and predictive alerts for deployed process systems and assets.
• Assess feasibility of model‑recommended set‑point changes against current operational constraints, production targets and safety requirements.
• Validate optimisation recommendations for:
  • Separators
  • Compressors
  • Heat exchangers
  • Gas processing units
  • Utility systems
  • Other critical process equipment
• Investigate process anomalies and inefficiencies identified by deployed AVEVA solutions and determine whether alerts represent:
  • Genuine process inefficiencies
  • Equipment performance degradation
  • Process instability
  • Model artefacts or data quality issues
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for process deviations, optimisation gaps and performance losses.
• Work closely with customer operations teams and control room personnel to safely implement operational advisories and optimisation recommendations.
• Monitor implementation outcomes and provide operational feedback to analytics and model teams for continuous optimisation improvement.
• Ensure predictive and optimisation models remain aligned with actual operating conditions, process behaviour and production strategies throughout the sustainment lifecycle.
• Act as the primary technical focal point during sustainment and managed service phases for assigned process optimisation portfolios.
• Support continuous improvement, model refinement and enhancement of predictive and optimisation effectiveness.
• Track and report operational and value realisation KPIs including:
  • Throughput improvement
  • Energy consumption reduction
  • Product quality improvements
  • Flaring reduction
  • Process stability enhancement
  • Production optimisation benefits
• Participate in governance meetings, technical reviews, workshops and value realisation sessions with customer stakeholders and project teams.
• Provide operational feedback and engineering recommendations to analytics, product and delivery teams to improve solution performance and customer outcomes.
• Support long‑term customer adoption, sustainment and continuous business value realisation from deployed predictive analytics and optimisation solutions.
• Conduct periodic visits to customer plants, operational facilities, control rooms and industrial sites to support deployment activities, process assessments, optimisation reviews, advisory validation and stakeholder engagement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of process engineering experience within oil & gas upstream, gas processing, refining, petrochemical or industrial process environments.
• Direct experience with:
  • Separation systems
  • Gas compression systems
  • NGL processing units
  • Process optimisation and operational troubleshooting
• Strong understanding of:
  • Heat and mass balance principles
  • Process performance analysis
  • Production optimisation
  • Process constraints and operating envelopes
• Familiarity with process simulation tools such as:
  • Aspen HYSYS
  • Pro/II
  • Equivalent process simulation platforms
• Experience translating optimisation model outputs into operational guidance for plant operations and control room teams.
• Familiarity with DCS, APC or real‑time optimisation environments preferred.
• Experience interpreting operational data from SCADA, PI Historian / OSIsoft or equivalent industrial systems.
• Familiarity with predictive analytics platforms, industrial AI systems or digital optimisation solutions preferred.
• Middle East or GCC operating environment experience preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• Process optimisation or APC‑related certifications advantageous.
• Energy management or operational excellence certifications preferred.

Preferred Industry Experience

• Oil & Gas operators in the Middle East region.
• Upstream production facilities.
• Offshore operations.
• Gas processing plants.
• Refineries and petrochemical facilities.
• LNG and industrial energy operations.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Process optimisation and troubleshooting
• Heat and mass balance analysis
• Production and energy efficiency optimisation
• Process simulation and modelling
• Operational advisory validation
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Process data interpretation and analytics validation
• Technical governance and stakeholder engagement
• Cross‑functional collaboration and advisory capability

Services at AVEVA

Our dynamic global team of 700+ engineers, developers, consultants, solution architects and project managers are at the forefront of delivering AVEVA cutting‑edge solutions to customers. The work is complex and technical but immensely rewarding: we empower customers to harness the full transformative potential of AVEVA’s solutions. If you’re analytical, pragmatic and driven to make a tangible impact on the sustainability of the industrial sector, our team is the perfect place for you.

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

Background Check

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorisation, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

Equal Opportunity Statement

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. Come and join AVEVA to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.