Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Geosciences

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

October 2, 2026

Business Unit:

Upstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

Shell is seeking an AI Embedment Lead to join its team in Houston, TX. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in petrophysics and production engineering with the ability to bridge industry knowledge and practical AI development and implementation.

 

This role sits within a highly skilled and dynamic team of domain, AI/ML, and analytics experts focused on identifying the most impactful opportunities and delivering measurable results at pace. The team operates across Shell’s global portfolio and is empowered to challenge conventional approaches, test new ideas, and rapidly configure, customize, and deploy solutions in live asset environments.

 

Individuals in this team are expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy and creativity, embracing ambiguity and taking calculated risks to unlock value. Success is defined not only by technical excellence but also by the ability to push boundaries, move quickly from concept to execution, and drive tangible business outcomes.

 

The AI Embedment Lead is responsible for identifying, adapting, implementing, and embedding AI-driven solutions within Shell’s operated upstream oil and gas assets to deliver measurable operational and financial value. This role bridges domain expertise and advanced AI capabilities, ensuring solutions are not only technically sound but also aligned with real business challenges and successfully adopted in the field.

 

The position focuses on developing bespoke, high-impact solutions, including generative AI tools, agentic AI workflows, and advanced analytics. The successful candidate will work closely with asset teams to configure, customize, deploy, and scale solutions while identifying opportunities for repeatability and value creation across multiple assets.

What you’ll be doing

• Together with together with our customer success team, partner with asset leadership, subsurface, wells, and operations teams to identify business problems where AI can create meaningful value
• Apply strong subsurface & wells domain knowledge to prioritize use cases with clear operational or economic impact
• Translate ambiguous business challenges into actionable digital/AI solution opportunities
• Act as a translator between innovation & products teams and business stakeholders
• Ensure AI solutions reflect the realities of subsurface & wells workflows (e.g., uncertainty, data quality, decision cycles)
• Provide domain-informed guidance on model design, outputs, and usability
• Lead the implementation of:
  • Generative AI solutions, including custom code and workflows
  • Agentic AI systems, ranging from task automation to semi-autonomous decision support
  • Advanced analytics solutions, including data ingestion, pattern recognition, and predictive insights

• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and platform teams to build robust solutions
• Work directly within assets to ensure solutions are embedded into day-to-day workflows
• Drive adoption through training, change management, and iterative refinement
• Ensure solutions are operationally reliable, scalable, and user-centric
• Identify components of bespoke solutions that can be reused or scaled across other assets
• Contribute to building reusable frameworks, libraries, and best practices
• Share learnings across the organization to accelerate adoption and value capture
• Ensure solutions adhere to company standards for data governance, security, and responsible AI
• Validate outputs and ensure appropriate human oversight in decision-making contexts

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Bachelor's degree required; MS/PhD in Geoscience or Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, or related discipline is preferred
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in the Upstream Oil & Gas industry is preferred
• Deep expertise in petrophysics / formation evaluation or production engineering / production technology; other subsurface and wells disciplines considered Proven experience developing, implementing, or building and deploying Agentic AI and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions
• Strong proficiency in Python and AI/ML solution development
• Hands-on building of LLM applications and agentic systems, including evaluation of their outputs
• Regular use of AI coding assistants and agents
• Experience with data analytics, statistics, and/or visualization tools such as Databricks, Plotly Dash, and Spotfire
• Knowledge of data pipelines, solution architecture, and deployment best practices
• Proven experience delivering production-ready solutions
• Design-thinking mindset with a track record of driving technology innovation and adoption
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills across cross-functional teams and stakeholders

What we offer

 

The base salary range for this position is $201,000 - $301,000 per year.  Individual pay will be based on various factors, such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

 

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

 

Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives.  For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays.  Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs