Petroleum Engineer

Exxon Mobil; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider in Kuala Lumpur is seeking experienced Production Engineers to join their team. The role involves optimizing field performance through collaboration with global teams and applying strong analytical skills. Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and at least 5 years in the oil and gas sector, specializing in production technology. Competitive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years in oil and gas, specializing in Petroleum or Production Engineering.
• Operational experience in well testing and network modeling.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to optimize well and field performance.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production issues.
• Conduct economic evaluations for interventions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

Data visualization software

IPM applications (MBAL, GAP, PROSPER)

Job description

ExxonMobil is one of the world's largest publicly traded energy providers and chemical manufacturers. In Malaysia, we are involved in significant oil and gas production operations and the marketing of chemical products. We also host a global business and technology center in Kuala Lumpur that provides high-level information technology and engineering expertise to ExxonMobil’s upstream, downstream and chemical businesses worldwide.

We are expanding our Production Engineering & Optimization team and looking for passionate individuals with an entrepreneurial mind‑set to drive change in our business, and who enjoy working in dynamic, collaborative, and diverse global teams.

Currently, we have multiple opportunities for experienced Production Engineers with between 5 to 15 years’ experience to join our team. The role is based in Kuala Lumpur and you will work very closely with our global Technical and Operation teams to support ExxonMobil’s global portfolio of Deepwater, Conventional, Unconventional and LNG assets.

What you will do

• Collaborate with engineers and operators on global teams to analyze well/field performance and advise on production optimization.
• Integrate with adjacent disciplines (Reservoir, Facilities or Process, Wells, Operations, Flow Assurance) to execute opportunities for production debottlenecking, production enhancement and idle well restoration.
• Support Operation teams for operations schedule optimization, capacity enhancement, production planning and downtime optimization.
• Conduct regular system surveillance for production and injection wells to identify optimization opportunities.
• Assess impact of identified system constraints, monitor, and troubleshoot facility balance at field/platform/well level.
• Conduct screening economic evaluations of well intervention and stimulation operations.
• Manage production data, measurement and allocation quality assurance.
• Build/sustain proprietary production engineering technology.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s engineering degree from a recognized university in petroleum /chemical/ mechanical/other relevant engineering disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in oil and gas industry specializing in either Petroleum Engineering, Production Engineering or Production Technology.

Possess operational experiences, particularly in:

• Inflow/outflow/flowline modeling
• Production well testing and allocation principles
• Network modeling and facilities operations
• Well design, completion, intervention and stimulation technologies
• Artificial lift methods and systems
• Reservoir and Facilities surveillance
• Production surveillance, troubleshooting and optimization of well and field performance

Be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to manage workload under time pressure and changing priorities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a multi‑cultural global team and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Innovative and analytical thinking
• Intellectual rigor, strong drive, and desire to lead change

Preference will be given to those with the following additional skills / abilities:

• Field/Operation, mentorship and team leadership experience
• Experience with engineering applications such as IPM (MBAL, GAP, PROSPER, Resolve), OFM, OLGA and Hysys.
• Experience with data visualization software (e.g. Power BI, SeeQ, XHQ) and scripting skills (e.g. Python).
• Experience in Production Database Management (e.g. Energy Components, PL/SQL).

We are committed to providing benefits that are competitive and support the needs of our employees.

Application Process

Please be informed that only shortlisted candidates will be notified, and you can find out more about our hiring process here.

We thank you for your interest in ExxonMobil.

Equal Opportunity Employer
ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be duly considered for employment.