Operations Tech Engineer

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ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India

ExxonMobil’s affiliates have offices in India in Bengaluru, Mumbai and the National Capital Region. 

ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India supporting the Product Solutions business engage in the marketing, sales and distribution of performance as well as specialty products across chemicals and lubricants businesses. The India planning teams are also embedded with global business units for business planning and analytics.

ExxonMobil’s LNG affiliate in India supporting the upstream business provides consultant services for other ExxonMobil upstream affiliates and conducts LNG market-development activities.

The Global Business Center - Technology Center provides a range of technical and business support services for ExxonMobil’s operations around the globe.

ExxonMobil strives to make a positive contribution to the communities where we operate and its affiliates support a range of education, health and community-building programs in India. Read more about our Corporate Responsibility Framework.

To know more about ExxonMobil in India, visit ExxonMobil India and the Energy Factor India.

What role you will play in our team

This OpsTech Engineer will support facilities engineering in production assets across the globe. Work location is Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

What you will do

The key responsibilities for the OpsTech Engineer will be:

• Develop comprehensive understanding of process systems and the integration of systems.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams to build facility surveillance plans and review findings with global site teams.
• Perform real-time process surveillance monitoring, optimization, remote troubleshooting, and reporting. Identify deviation and provide resolution to Operations team.
• Use analytical tools for data driven analysis for enhanced visualization and identification of actionable insights
• Assess, categorize, and allocate downtime and perform facility mass balance
• Identify, map, and monitor facilities constraints. Identify options to improve/control constraints
• Troubleshoot & optimize equipment/processes including heat exchangers, separators, pump/compression units, fractionation units, acid gas treatment units, water treatment units, refrigeration and gas liquefaction units, process safety systems, and process control systems
• Perform root cause analysis investigations for equipment failures or process upsets
• Accountable to deliver engineering packages to site for procurement and construction by working closely with Contractor, Business Unit, and other engineering disciplines
• Support Management of Change for facilities modifications including development of scope and completion of engineering deliverables for both routine maintenance and turnaround scopes
• Identify and progress capacity enhancement, reliability improvement, and cost reduction initiatives to improve unit profitability
• Develop and modify process simulation models using standard process modeling software (i.e., Aspen HYSYS, HTRI, etc.)
• Provide coaching and mentoring to early career engineers
• Support commissioning / start-up / turnaround activities at site as needed.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical/petroleum or mechanical engineering from a recognized university
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience within the oil and gas industry (Upstream, Refining, or Petrochemical) in Process Engineering, Operations Support or Technical Services role(s)
• Experience and competency in various oil and Gas Industry Process Design and Process Safety standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills and written/verbal communication skills in English
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software program
• Willing to work in shifts (1.30 PM – 10.30 PM IST) or (9:00 AM -6:00 PM IST)
• Tool proficiency: Aspen Hysys/HTRI/PRO-II
• Strong organizational, planning/coordination, interface, and technical judgment skills
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency in mentoring early career process engineers
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
• Willing to work full-time from Bengaluru based office location
• Willing to work flexible working hours to provide around-the-clock support for global affiliates
• Willing and able to travel nationally and/or internationally as required 
• Should be legally authorized to work in India

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you: 

• Competitive compensation 
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits 
• Retirement benefits 
• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines. 

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