Process Online Analyzer Specialist (Relocation to Saudi Arabia)

aramco; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramco seeks a Process Online Analyzer Specialist to strengthen the Chemicals & Process Analysis Division. The role focuses on evaluating, selecting, and developing analyzers and sensing technologies for real-time process monitoring, working with chemists, process engineers, and R&D to implement advanced analytics in existing and new facilities.

Applicants should have a Master’s in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, with 10+ years in process monitoring and strong chromatography/spectroscopy

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
• PhD preferred in process analyzers or sampling design.
• 10+ years in process monitoring, controls, analyzer design.
• Experience with chromatography and physical property analyzers in oil & gas.

Responsibilities

• Provide process analyzer system support to R&D, operations and pilot plant activities using analytical techniques.
• Track analyzer performance, conduct failure analyses, drive improvements.
• Develop analytical solutions to monitor real-time process composition.
• Support design, selection, installation and commissioning of new analyzer systems.
• Manage projects for implementations of process analyzer technologies and process validation.
• Mentor junior scientists and engineers on analyzers and sampling systems.

Skills

Process monitoring

Chromatography

Spectroscopy

Chemometrics

Education

Master's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

PhD in process analyzers or sampling design

Tools

Process analyzers hardware

Chromatography equipment

Spectroscopy equipment

Job description

This position requires full relocation to Saudi Arabia. It is a permanent, expat position.

Overview

We are seeking a Process Online Analyzer Specialist to join our Chemicals & Process Analysis Division (C&PAD) within our Research & Analytical Services Department.

C&PAD are responsible for providing advanced analytical and technical support pertaining to crude oil and refined products, water chemistry, compositional analysis of solid materials, and process support for operational facilities. They work hand-in-hand with Saudi Aramco research organizations to enable technology development and innovative solutions, conducting short- and long-term applied research studies to support Saudi Aramco engineering departments, and provide technical consultancy to corporate technical committees.

Your primary role will be to evaluate, select and develop analyzers and sensing technologies for process monitoring, and to resolve technical challenges associated with them. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including chemists, process engineers, gas production facilities, and R&D, to troubleshoot operational upsets, deliver technical solutions, and integrate advanced analytical tools into existing and new facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide process analyzer system support to R&D teams, operations, and pilot plant activities utilizing analytical techniques such as physical property analyzers, chromatography, spectroscopy and chemometrics.
• Track analyzer performance efficiency, conduct failure analyses, and drive continuous improvements for analyzer performance and applications.
• Develop and identify new analytical solutions to monitor process composition in real-time.
• Support the design, selection, installation and commissioning of new process analyzer systems.
• Carry out investigative studies in oil and gas processing plants related challenges utilizing state-of-the-art portable on-line analyzers.
• Manage projects for implementations of process analyzer technologies, including calibration and maintenance procedures, installation recommendation and process validation.
• Support and guide in-house technology development programs.
• Utilize project management tools in setting work objectives, detailing experimental scope, and timely execution of the projects towards sound technical solutions while maintaining active interactions and collaborations with customers, engineering departments and other collaborators.
• Issue patents and publications in peer-reviewed journals and primary international conferences.
• Assess and develop junior scientists and engineers on process analyzers and sampling systems.

As a successful candidate, you hold a:

• You must hold a Master Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. A PhD specializing in process analyzers or system sampling design is preferred.
• You should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in process monitoring, most of which must have been in process controls, selection and the design of process online analyzers and sampling systems.
• You should be able to demonstrate strong experience and hands-on skills in chromatography and physical property analyzers in oil and gas/petrochemical industry is preferred.
• Demonstrated scientific/technical achievements through patents and publications is preferred.
• You should also be experienced in developing process monitoring solutions and technologies, with the ability to implement technologies for research and development for deployment in gas processing, refining, GOSPs, etc.
• You are willing and able to relocate to Saudi Arabia.

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.