Analytical Research Scientist

Job Req ID: ‎12583
Description:
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the
world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest
upstream carbon intensity 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.

Overview

We are seeking analytical research scientist to join the Catalyst Center of
Excellence (CCoE) at Aramco 's Research & Development Center (R&DC) focusing
on analytical method and process development. The CCoE is responsible for
developing innovative catalysts to convert oil and natural gas into higher
value fuels and chemicals, in addition to sustainability catalysts which
enable CO2 utilization, low-carbon fuels production, and a hydrogen economy.
The candidate will be involved in R&D research to develop novel heterogenous
catalysts for refining/petrochemical processes and sustainability
technologies, by working closely with team members and external collaborators.
Candidate's main tasks will be to: Develop state-of-the-art analytical methods
for catalyst characterization and reaction monitoring (GC, HPLC, TGA, BET,
XRD, etc). Oversee and manage the related equipment maintenance and inventory
activities to ensure continuous and smooth operations and take part in
designing, purchasing, installing, or fabricating new analytical equipment
with a focus on heterogeneous catalysts characterization and reaction product
analysis (ICPMS, XRD, XPS, etc). The candidate should be experienced in
analytical method development and research laboratory practices.

Key Responsibilities

Candidate will assess experimental workflow infrastructure adequacy and
develop state-of-the-art workflows for catalytic experimentation, and deliver
through experimental campaigns reliable operational and characterization data,
in various reactor unit configurations. The candidate will lead tasks
including experimental planning, development/optimization of analytical
techniques, maintaining/managing analytical equipment, data visualization,
general planning of project/task, data interpretation and results and
presentation; interacting with project scientists and technicians as well as
management, project gate keepers. Candidate will carry out the following core
activities:
Develop and deploy rapid online/offline analytical methods which will support
high-throughput experimentation as appropriate to advance catalytic
technologies screening and evaluation.
Continuously monitoring and improving established/existing analytical
platforms and workflows to maximize reliability and efficiency.
Lead analytical workstream of an experimental campaigns that yield catalyst
and process parameter optimization within a short time span for targeted
applications.
Responsible for timely progression of catalyst testing, characterization and
evaluation tasks
Operate and interpret MS-spectra for GCMS equipment and work with other
analytical methods/techniques.
Perform routine data analysis and visualization for use in presentations,
publications, and internal reports.
Repair and Maintain Gas Chromatography and a multitude of analytical equipment
(XRD, XRF, TGA, etc)
Utilize advanced and routine feed and product characterization
tools/instruments to deliver experimental campaign outputs with mass balance
closure
Perform statistical data analysis on catalyst performance results from high-
throughput catalyst testing and leverage existing visualization software to
manage/maintain a catalyst performance results database.
Support lab activities and develop safe protocols which enhance the safety
culture
Organizing team for specific project and task and leading internal and cross-
functional project reviews
Contribute technically his/her expertise to other projects.
Contribute to R&DC's catalyst development knowledge base. Present research
results in internal seminars, technical reports or external publications.
Generate patent applications to protect Aramco's intellectual properties.
Ensure scientific/technical challenges are resolved in a timely manner
Develop and maintain all appropriate/relevant laboratory records, analytical
methods, author technical documents, protocols, and reports.
Contribute to a safe, efficient, and effective lab environment with high-
degree of accountability.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent) is a
minimum, and a Masters or PhD degree is preferred. The candidate should have ‎7
years of minimum relevant work experience in related fields to this job
position. Preferably, the candidate should have experience in High Throughput
Testing Equipment for catalysis applications including myHTE software. The
candidate should have experience in developing and improving online and
offline analytical methods on gas chromatography (eg Agilent) for catalysis
applications. Experience in statistical data analysis using JMP or other
software is preferred. Analytical-specific certifications, Project Management
Professional certification, Professional Engineer certification are preferred
where available.
Working environment
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.

Country/Region: SA