Optimization Engineer - CCS Modeling & Flexible Work

ExxonMobil; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work options

Retirement plan

Job summary

ExxonMobil is seeking an optimization engineer for the CCS100 team in the Houston area to advance core optimization models within our products. You will translate business requirements into model constraints and continuously iterate for realistic results, collaborating with analysts and data scientists.

You will drive simulations, validate strategies, and tune optimization parameters to deliver scalable, efficient solutions for energy technologies and emissions reductions.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in optimization or mathematical modeling; able to work independently.
• Demonstrated Python programming experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex ideas to varied audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt in a rapidly changing business environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand system constraints and translate them into model constraints and objectives.
• Collaborate with data scientists to develop surrogate models for nonlinear CCS system components.
• Update models to incorporate multiple timescales.
• Build optimization diagnostic tools to support self-service debugging of inputs.
• Conduct simulations and experiments to validate optimization models and strategies.
• Tune Gurobi optimization parameters to improve performance.
• Simplify solution algorithms to improve sustainability of models.
• Apply models to real business problems and present results to stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Optimization

Communication

Analytics

Adaptability

Education

Engineering degree

Operations Research

Applied mathematics

Tools

Gurobi

GurobiPy

Job description

ExxonMobil is seeking an optimization engineer for the CCS100 team in the Houston area to advance core optimization models within our products. You will translate business requirements into model constraints and continuously iterate for realistic results, collaborating with analysts and data scientists.

You will drive simulations, validate strategies, and tune optimization parameters to deliver scalable, efficient solutions for energy technologies and emissions reductions.