Advanced Materials Specialist
Job details
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
Aramco is seeking an Advanced Materials Specialist to join the Catalyst Center of Excellence (CCoE) at its Research & Development Center (R&DC), which is responsible for designing innovative catalysts to convert oil and natural gas into higher value fuels and chemicals; as well as sustainability catalysts which enable CO2 utilization and conversion, low-carbon fuels production, and a hydrogen economy.
The Advanced Materials Specialist's primary role is to advance the development of breakthrough catalytically active materials through robust in-house synthesis and advanced characterization; and to evaluate related/available technologies in the field of advanced materials for catalysis.
Key Responsibilities
Planning, coordinating and leading catalyst R&D projects related to the development of advanced catalytic materials for refining, petrochemicals, and sustainability applications. This includes idea generation, conceptualization, general planning of project/task, porous material design, synthesis and characterization; advanced data analysis and interpretation; interacting with project scientists and laboratory technicians as well as management, project gate keepers, stakeholders from Engineering, and other business proponents. As part of job duties, candidate is expected to:
Conduct R&D activities relating to the development of novel porous materials to serve as novel catalytic components, and support the design and formulation of different heterogenous catalysts for a wide range of applications in alignment with the evolving relevant corporate and business strategies.
Assess technical and business opportunities and identify potential areas for research and development, establishing strategy and tactics to achieve technical and business goals.
Develop novel advanced catalytic materials from synthesis conception to bench-scale.
Engage with multi-disciplinary teams to optimize the features of developed materials based on targeted performance metrics of the catalytic application being addressed.
Organize teams for specific projects and tasks, and lead internal and cross-functional project reviews.
Author technical reports and papers, and generate patent applications as appropriate.
Utilize advanced and routine material/catalyst characterization tools and analytical techniques to gain insights about structure/activity relationships, and feed into superior material design and optimization.
Manage laboratory activities and develop safe lab protocols to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Operate lab instruments related to materials/catalyst synthesis, characterization and/or screening, and manage maintenance of relevant equipment.
Utilize state-of-the-art synthesis concepts, including High Throughput Research (HTR) methodologies and combinatorial techniques as appropriate to advance catalytic technologies.
Interface with material modeling specialists to leverage computational modeling tools, such as Density Functional Theory (DFT) and/or AI-ML, to accelerate the discovery of new material structures and compositions.
Provide technical leadership to support the training and development of junior mentees.
Minimum Requirements
PhD degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry or equivalent.
At least five years relevant experience.
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.
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