Lead, First-Principles Process Modeling & Scale-Up

Exxon Mobil; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

Savings Plan

Workplace Flexibility

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

Culture of Health Programs

Employee Health Advisory Program

Disability Plan

Job summary

Exxon Mobil in Houston, Texas, is seeking a technical leader for the Process Innovation and Scale-Up team. You will contribute to novel process development by combining chemical engineering fundamentals with applied modeling skills, advancing technologies from ideation to commercial scale.

This role requires a PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field and over 10 years of experience in model development and implementation. Benefits include a pension plan, comprehensive health coverage, and workplace flexibility.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of demonstrated industrial experience.
• Experience in building and optimizing kinetic models.
• Strong ability to work on applications driven by abstract problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop & apply first principles/phenomenological models.
• Collaborate in cross-discipline teams to guide experimentation.
• Guide a team of modelers to meet modeling goals.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Applied Mathematics

gPROMS

MATLAB

Python

Aspen Custom Modeler

Education

PhD in relevant disciplines

Tools

Process simulation platforms (APSEN, HYSYS, Pro‑II)

Job description

Exxon Mobil in Houston, Texas, is seeking a technical leader for the Process Innovation and Scale-Up team. You will contribute to novel process development by combining chemical engineering fundamentals with applied modeling skills, advancing technologies from ideation to commercial scale.

This role requires a PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field and over 10 years of experience in model development and implementation. Benefits include a pension plan, comprehensive health coverage, and workplace flexibility.