ExxonMobil

2026USH Reservoir Technology Development Engineer

ExxonMobil$110K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering (less than 3 years from graduation).
  • Proven experience in reservoir simulation.
  • Proficiency in computational and data science methods for reservoir simulation and fluid mechanics.
  • Experience with computational methods for solving partial differential equations (PDE).
  • Demonstrated teamwork, communication, and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Apply reservoir engineering, computational, and data science skills to advance reservoir performance understanding.
  • Develop innovations for upstream and low-carbon businesses to support strategic goals.
  • Collaborate with business units and stakeholders to identify needs in reservoir simulation capabilities.
  • Mature solutions to address identified needs with team members.
  • Support commercialization of solutions through IT and other channels.
  • Advise business unit staff as a subject matter expert in reservoir simulation technology.
  • Engage with external entities such as universities and professional conferences.

Benefits

  • Automatic enrollment in a pension plan with lifetime annuity benefit in retirement.
  • Savings plan with a 7% company match for contributions of at least 6%.
  • Flexible workplace programs allowing variations in when and where you work.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Programs and resources supporting employee health and wellbeing.
  • Confidential health advisory program offering mental health counseling and resources at no cost.
  • Automatic enrollment in a disability plan providing income replacement when unable to work.
Full Job Description
Job Role Description

The Reservoir Engineer - Advanced delivers independent and integrated reservoir support to all stages of asset development and operations for new and mature fields, including project technical support and technology deployment. This role is expected to apply advanced reservoir engineering concepts, customize workflows, and mentor junior engineers.

What You Will Do

Key Responsibilities:

As a Reservoir Engineer in Technology Development, you will:
  • Apply your reservoir engineering, computational, and data science skills to innovate and advance our understanding and ability to predict reservoir performance.
  • Develop innovations that will be implemented across our upstream and low-carbon businesses to support our strategic goals.
  • This role is based at the ExxonMobil campus in Spring, Texas.

Primary Duties
  • Collaborate with ExxonMobil business units, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to identify unmet needs in reservoir simulation capabilities.
  • Work with team members to develop and mature solutions addressing these needs.
  • Support the commercialization of solutions through IT and other channels.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in reservoir simulation technology, advising business unit staff on advanced applications.
  • Engage with external entities such as university consortia and professional conferences.


What We Look For

Qualifications and Skills

Required:
  • Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering (less than 3 years from graduation).
  • Proven experience in reservoir simulation.
  • Proficiency in computational and data science methods for solving reservoir simulation and fluid mechanics problems.
  • Experience with computational methods for solving partial differential equations (PDE).
  • Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams, with strong teamwork, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred:
  • Experience with machine learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI).
  • Proficiency in Python or other software prototyping languages.
  • Experience with INTERSECT / Petrel RE.
  • Familiarity with uncertainty quantification, assisted history matching, reduced-order modeling, or surrogate modeling.


Your Benefits

Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.

Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.

Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as "Flex your Day", providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.

Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.

Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.

Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company's benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

Alternate Location:

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About ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil is an international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and improve living standards around the world. It uses innovation and technology to deliver energy to a growing world. The company explores for, produces, and sells crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products.

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1870
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