Geophysical Processing and Imaging Specialist

Exxon Mobil; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

Savings Plan

Workplace Flexibility

Medical, Dental & Vision

Disability Plan

Employee Health Advisory Program

Job summary

ExxonMobil in Spring, Texas, seeks a seasoned seismic processing professional to join its core seismic processing group. You will deliver imaging solutions for multiple business lines, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to design and execute processing projects and ensure uptake.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands‑on seismic processing in Oil & Gas, with expertise in velocity model building and Full Waveform Inversion, plus programming in Python/Bash within HPC environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on seismic processing and imaging in Oil & Gas with a proven problem‑solving track record.
• Strong background in signal processing for seismic data (streamer, OBN, land).
• Extensive experience in velocity model building, including Full Waveform Inversion and advanced imaging.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Permanent right to work in the USA.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and lead all stages of seismic processing including signal processing, velocity model building, depth imaging, and full wavefield inversion.
• Analyze issues, develop innovative workflows, and ensure high-quality results.
• Collaborate with geoscientists and computational scientists to deliver new seismic processing technologies.
• Lead and manage vendor-leveraged processing projects.
• Deliver processing products with uptake by business units.

Skills

Seismic processing

Signal processing

Velocity model building

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Permanent work eligibility (USA)

Geoscience background

Education

MS or PhD in Geoscience/Geophysics/Physics/Applied Math/EE/CS

Tools

Python

Bash

High Performance Computing (HPC)

Job description

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

About Houston

ExxonMobil’s state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.

By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.

The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.

The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities.

Learn more about what we do in Houston here.

What role you will play in our team

We are looking to hire dynamic, creative, and resourceful candidates for ExxonMobil’s seismic processing core group in Spring, Texas. Candidates will be responsible for delivering seismic imaging solutions to the company business lines on challenging geophysics problems by leveraging state-of-the‑art processing technologies. Candidates will be expected to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to understand business and technical challenges, develop appropriate seismic imaging solutions, lead and execute the processing projects, and deliver the products while ensuring uptake by the teams.”

“The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.

The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities. Recent expansion in High Performance Computing resource helps accelerate seismic data processing and technology development for energy resource exploration.”

What you will do

Responsibilities include:

• Contribute to and lead all stages of seismic processing including signal processing, velocity model building, depth imaging, and full wavefield inversion.
• Conduct analysis, recognize issues, support the formulation of new and innovative workflows and methods to resolve problems, and ensure optimal quality of results.
• Work with a broad range of Geoscientists to devise technical solutions to meet business objectives.
• Work with research geophysicists and computational scientists to deliver new seismic processing technologies and algorithms.
• Direct and influence vendor-leveraged processing projects.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on seismic processing and imaging experience within the Oil and Gas industry, with a proven track record of technical problem‑solving and innovation
• Strong background in signal processing that may include streamer, Ocean Bottom Node (OBN), and land seismic data.
• Extensive experience in velocity model building, including Full Waveform Inversion, as well as advanced imaging techniques.
• Broad technical knowledge enabling effective integration and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Permanent right to work in the USA
• MS or PhD in Geoscience, Geophysics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical discipline”

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Hands‑on experience in OBN and land data processing.
• Experience in processing 4D seismic datasets.
• Strong knowledge of seismic acquisition techniques and methodologies.
• Fundamental understanding of quantitative interpretation and geophysical analysis of seismic data.
• Skilled in working within High Performance Computing (HPC) environments and programming (Python, Bash)

Your Benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad‑hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer‑term programs such as leaves of absence and part‑time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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Job ID: 82392