Process Engineer - Sulfur Recovery - Refinery Experience Only

Aramco; Cubatão; Presencial; BRL 412 000 - 742 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Aramco is seeking a senior Process Engineer specializing in Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) and Sour Water Stripper (SWS) processes to join the Operation Engineering Solutions Department. You will optimize SRU/SWS operations, drive performance improvements, and provide technical advisory support across global refinery facilities.

The role requires extensive hands-on experience, strong data analysis skills, and proven capability to lead benchmarking and knowledge-sharing activities with international

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven hands-on experience with SRU/TGTU/SWS units and refinery/gas plant operations.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills for SRU/SWS performance metrics.

Responsabilidades

• Regularly review SRU/SWS facility performance and KPIs related to operability, profitability, reliability and safety.
• Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable recommendations.
• Provide on-site and remote technical advisory support, including troubleshooting and start-up/shutdown activities.
• Lead knowledge sharing workshops and disseminate best practices across global facilities.

Conhecimentos

SRU/SWS expertise

Data analysis

Troubleshooting/start-up

Stakeholder management

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities 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

We are seeking a Process Engineer with extensive hands‑on expertise in Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) and Sour Water Stripper (SWS) processes to join our Operation Engineering Solutions Department (OESD).

OESD's technical team is responsible for providing high-quality, multi-disciplinary support to Global Manufacturing operating facilities (Refineries, NGLF, and petrochemical plants) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and globally.

Your primary role is to provide in-depth process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvement programs for refineries' SRU & SWS, including remote and on‑site technical advisory support, benchmarking, and technology knowledge management.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regular performance reviews of existing SRU & SWS facilities and analyze KPIs related to operability, profitability, reliability, and process safety.
• Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable improvement recommendations.
• Provide hands‑on support in implementing performance improvement initiatives, demonstrating measurable results in closing identified gaps.
• Lead benchmarking and best practices exchange workshops among Global Manufacturing facilities, facilitating knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Develop and distribute bi‑monthly SRU & SWS technical best practices bulletins, ensuring knowledge dissemination across Global Manufacturing facilities.
• Deliver on‑demand remote and field technical advisory support, including troubleshooting, start‑up/shutdown activities, capacity test runs, and technology pilot testing and provide detailed service reports for each support activity.
• Collaborate with Global Manufacturing facilities engineers to identify and implement cost optimization and process improvement initiatives, focusing on "low‑hanging fruits" that require minimal capital investment.
• Conduct internal assessments of SRU & SWS process engineering standards, ensuring alignment with Saudi Aramco engineering standards and supporting their implementation across Global Manufacturing facilities.
• Participate in Business Plan development, coordinating with stakeholders on capital investments for SRU & SWS units and supporting techno‑economic evaluations.
• Evaluate and recommend new SRU & SWS technologies and coordinate with relevant departments for assessment and piloting support.
• Actively participate in external benchmarking activities with industry bodies such as Japan Cooperation Council Petroleum (JCCP) and Gulf Downstream Association (GDA).

Minimum Requirements

You will hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related specialization. An advanced degree is preferred. A minimum of 15 years of total refinery or gas plants process units experience, with at least 10 years of hands‑on experience in handling SRUs/TGTU/SWS plants. You will be able to optimize SRU & SWS operations, with specific examples of performance improvements achieved. You will have in‑depth knowledge of SRU/TGTU process licensor technologies. You will have a proven track record of conducting technical troubleshooting, start‑up, shutdown, and capacity test runs for SRU & SWS units. You will have strong proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools specific to SRU & SWS performance metrics. You will have strong management and coordination skills, with experience in stakeholder management You will also have excellent computer and presentation skills.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer

Work schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer

Job Posting Duration

Job posting start date: 01/07/2026

Job posting end date: 12/31/2026

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.