Linear Programming Engineer

LHR Américas; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Linear Programming Engineer to optimize global manufacturing operations and enhance profitability. This role involves consulting on complex engineering problems, developing rigorous simulations, and mentoring junior engineers. You will work closely with process engineers to ensure accurate simulation outputs and maximize refinery benefits. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and offers excellent compensation along with industry-leading benefits, including housing allowances and annual bonuses. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Housing Allowance

Annual Bonus

Healthcare Access

22 Days Vacation

Repatriation Allowance

Dependent Education Allowance

Qualifications

• 9+ years in consulting/refinery industries with rigorous simulation expertise.
• Experience with Aspen HYSYS and developing refinery models.

Responsibilities

• Run simulations to identify deviations and operational opportunities.
• Develop models for new downstream projects and support stakeholders.

Skills

Rigorous Simulation

Aspen Technology HYSYS

Process Modeling

Non-Linear Equations

Cross-Cultural Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

MBA or Advanced Degree

Tools

Aspen PIMS

FCC

DHT

Hydrocracking

Job description

WHO IS OUR CLIENT?

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.

WHAT IS YOUR CHALLENGE?

We are seeking Linear Programming Engineer to join the Central Planning & Modeling Division.

The division is responsible to optimize crude allocation and the operations of global manufacturing facilities in order to maximize revenue, increase profitability, and capture international market opportunities. The division also acts as the LP gatekeeper for wholly owned refineries and the global MPIMS model, and maintains an integrated global planning model which is used for optimizing global crude allocation and exploration of new international markets and integration options.

Your primary role is to consult on complex engineering and LP problems, and reviews existing and new rigorous simulation in order to updated or build up shift vector for Sub model in PIMS structure, also keeping rigorous simulation accuracy to conduct LP Back casting, recommending improvements as required. This role will also have the opportunity to build a new grassroot refinery rigorous simulation, mentor and train less-senior LP engineers and process Engineers, and provide specialized technical service in recognized engineering fields.

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field, Master of Business Administration (MBA) or a relevant advanced degree is strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 9 years of professional experience in consulting and /or refinery industries, with an in-depth understanding of rigorous simulation for refinery processing units
• Expertise developing rigorous simulation to extract shift vector and process objective, with at least 7 years of experience in Aspen Technology’s HYSYS model or PETROSIM.
• Have developed rigorous simulation for hydrocracking, FCC, DHT, Catalytic and Coker reforming units, have built a rigorous simulation model of a complete refinery (Wide Refinery Model)
• A thorough knowledge of engineering practices, economic principles and calculation methods.
• Expert in international business and cross-cultural professional practices.
• Have developed integration between rigorous simulation models and ASPEN PIMS.

RESPONSABILITIES

The successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Run the rigorous simulation in order to identify deviation from simulation and actual condition.
• Run the wide refinery model after short Range Operating Model (SROP) optimization in order to identify operational opportunity in the refiner.
• Define data and work process required to maintain and update rigorous simulation.
• Develop Non-Linear equation to reflect operational variable into the Process industry modeling system PIMS Advanced Optimization (AO) model.
• Keep the hybrid model for LP Engineer accurate.
• Work with process Engineers in order to guaranty accurate simulation output and debottleneck constrain to maximize refinery benefit.
• Perform “back-casting” and issue a monthly report on the Rigorous Simulation gap along with required mitigations.
• Support stakeholders in order to create new models to evaluated new project for Downstream business.
• Support ASSAY expert to calibrate the True Boiling Point (TBP) and cut points in order to reflect the actual column efficiency.

REWARDS & BENEFITS OVERVIEW

Our client offers excellent compensation and industry-leading benefits and other programs designed to meet the diverse needs of their employees and their families.

Salary - commensurate with experience and individual qualifications.

Salary packages can include expatriate premiums & supplemental benefits plans

Annual bonus

Housing: housing allowance

Healthcare: Access to top-notch healthcare is an important part of working as an expatriate for our client.

Dependent Education: High School allowance

Annual vacation: 22 days of vacation leave per year. In addition to annual vacations days, employees also receive 11 paid company holidays each year.

Repatriation allowance: Annually round trip to your home country.

THE STAGES OF THIS PROCESS ARE:

1. Resume Evaluation: A member of our recruitment team will evaluate that your resume matches the client's job description requirement.

Use the job description requirements to highlight your relevant experience and skills.

Be specific and describe the significance of your work, keyword alignment is important. Emphasize the impact of the work you've contributed to HR areas and tasks. Use your professional profile/resume to focus on major accomplishments and qualifications that match the job.

If your resume evaluation is suitable for this position, the recruitment team will invite you to a preliminary phone/video interview in 2-3 days.

If your resume evaluation is not suitable, you will be receiving an e-mail notification in 2-3 days.

2. Interviews stage

2.1 LHR Americas preliminary phone/video interview: A member of the Talent Acquisition team from LHR Americas will first schedule a call with you to discuss the details of the position, your interests, and qualifications. Furthermore, your English level will be evaluated at this stage, ONLY native or advanced speakers will approve this evaluation.

If this preliminary phone/video interview is successful your resume will be submitted to our client.

If your preliminary phone/video interview is not successful our Talent Acquisition consultant will inform you.

2.2 Client phone/video interview: This interview will happen only if your resume is approved by our client, we cannot guarantee the time our Client will take to approve your resume, but it should take less than a week.

If your resume is approved a member of the Talent Acquisition Team from our client will schedule a call with you to evaluate your qualifications.

The client interview contains technical questions that help assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field and may include a behavioral evaluation. Be prepared to explain how you approach problems and produce solutions.

If your phone interview is successful, the hiring team will further evaluate your resume, and they will invite you to a video interview when hiring managers are available.

If your resume is not approved, LHR Americas will inform you.

2.3 Video interviews with hiring managers: which may also contain technical questions that help us assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field.

3. Conditional Offer

A successful interview may result in a conditional offer of employment.

Conditions for employment include but are not limited to: medical examinations, and permission to secure a visa to work and reside in-country.

4. Relocation process

After your offer is accepted and all conditions for employment are met, you will be assigned a relocation advisor from LHR Americas. This advisor is your go-to resource for the transition, providing helpful advice on everything from when to give notice to your current employer to visa services.