Facilities Engineer - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Relocation Package

Saudi Aramco; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Expat Relocation Package

Job summary

A global energy company seeks a Facilities Engineer to lead the planning and execution of HPC environments in Saudi Arabia. This permanent full-time role involves overseeing direct liquid cooling systems, managing capital projects, and collaborating with teams to ensure energy efficiency and sustainability. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and over 5 years of experience in data center facilities, with expertise in high-density cooling solutions and strong stakeholder communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data center facilities engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with high-density cooling solutions.
• Proven experience managing large capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term facilities planning and capital funding.
• Design high-density cooling architectures for HPC environments.
• Collaborate with IT/HPC teams and internal stakeholders.

Skills

High-density cooling solutions

Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC)

Stakeholder communication

Energy efficiency

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Engineering

Job description

This position requires full relocation to Saudi Arabia. It is a permanent full time Expat Relocation Package.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Facilities Engineer to join the Upstream Digital & Computing Strategy Department (UD&CSD).

The Upstream Digital & Computing Strategy Department (UD&CSD) is responsible for the Upstream digital technology strategy and architecture functions to accelerate the Upstream digital transformation. This includes identifying Upstream digital demands, devising an integrated digital roadmap, designing technology architecture, and procuring the required hardware and software technologies. UD&CSD serves as a catalyst for improving the overall organization agility and achieving the corporate digital vision of improving operational efficiency & safety, ensuring reliability & sustainability, and achieving the corporate net‑zero emissions target

Your primary role will be leading the long‑term facilities planning, capital funding, and execution of large‑scale, high‑density HPC environments, with a primary focus on Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) and advanced thermal systems

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Serve as a subject‑matter expert in Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) systems for HPC.
• Design and review high‑density cooling architectures, including liquid distribution units, heat exchangers, and facility integration.
• Drive energy efficiency, sustainability, and reliability improvements.
• Partner with operations teams to ensure long‑term reliability, maintainability, and uptime.
• Define standards, procedures, and best practices for HPC facility infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including IT/HPC teams, finance, procurement, and leadership.
• Manage external vendors, consultants, designers, and contractors.
• Review and negotiate technical scopes of work and service agreements.
• Lead end‑to‑end planning, and design of future UDC data center facility projects.
• Work with execution organization to oversee design reviews, construction activities, commissioning, and handover.
• Manage funding approval processes, cost estimates, and financial justifications.
• Work with execution organization to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required performance standards.

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Facilities Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of experience in data center facilities engineering, with direct experience supporting High‑Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with high‑density cooling solutions, preferably Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC).
• Proven experience in long‑term facilities planning, capital funding, and execution.
• Solid understanding of data center power, cooling, and mechanical systems.
• Experience managing large capital projects from concept through commissioning.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

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.

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.