Job Description

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

This Company is seeking a Process Modeling Engineer to join the Fuels & Chemicals R&D Division of the Research & Development Center (R&DC) at KAUST. The Fuels & Chemicals R&D Division is responsible for the development of new and improved technologies in the areas of hydrocarbon processing, refining and petrochemicals. The Process Modeling Engineer\'s primary role is to perform process modeling for conventional and new refining and petrochemical process schemes using software packages such as Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, and Petro-SIM; as well as for conducting capital cost estimation and techno-economic assessments of R&D projects. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop new process models and configurations, which are key to the development and support of new refining and petrochemical technologies, from concept through the commercialization stages.

Responsibilities:

• Apply process modeling expertise to support R&D projects throughout the technology development process, from concept to commercialization.
• Utilize state-of-the-art modeling tools and simulation software to support process design and optimization, scaling up of technologies from R&D into deployment.
• Create innovative process configurations that enhance the competitiveness of R&D projects.
• Support R&D teams to optimize process design and reduce capital cost.
• Conduct techno-economic analysis and benchmarking of R&D projects against commercial technologies.
• Analyze the carbon footprint and energy intensity of new and existing refining and petrochemical processes; and suggest process improvements to reduce the carbon footprint and enhance energy efficiency.
• Find creative solutions to technical problems, both working individually and within a team.
• Liaise with business stakeholders and engineering teams within This Company.

• Willing to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Master degree in Chemical Engineering, a PhD degree is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in the refining and/or petrochemicals industries, including at least five years in process modeling and techno-economic assessment.
• Highly proficient in chemical process modeling using Aspen Plus and/or Aspen HYSYS.
• Experienced in refinery and petrochemical flowsheeting (PFD and P&ID), and equipment sizing and capital cost estimation.
• Highly skilled in developing mass and energy balances using various analytical techniques and calculation methods.
• Knowledgeable about standard refining and petrochemical processes (e.g., fluid catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, reforming), and utilities processes.
• Proven ability to conduct detailed techno-economic assessments of R&D projects.
• Experience with R&D projects, process development, lifecycle analysis, and/or scale-up is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the capability to work effectively across multiple functional departments.

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