Laboratory Professional - PVT

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What role you will play in our team

• Provide technical and administrative support to research and technical staff in operating and conducting PVT and fluid properties experiments. 
• The open position is located at ExxonMobil Houston Campus in Spring, Texas. And reports through Research Lab Operations Supervision 

What you will do

• Conduct PVT experiments such as CCE, Separator Test, Constant Volume Depletion, etc.
• Perform fluid transfers, flashes, and compositional analysis.
• Conduct maintenance of Sanchez and SLB PVT Cells and other ancillary equipment.
• Coordinate with research and engineering staff and business partners to plan work studies.
• Assist research staff with data collection, quality checks, and data input/extraction.  
• Perform pre and post test data analysis and interpretation including generating standard or customized reports, plots, and graphs.
• Troubleshooting: Be able to determine issues with equipment or workflows and collaborate within the team to identify and implement creative solutions.

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Capable of independent, safe, reliable laboratory work.
• Must be mechanically inclined and can work hands on.
• Must have experience in handling high temperature, high pressure operations.
• Must have experience in handling and maintenance of various pressure vessels, syringe pumps, and pressure transducers. 
• Must be able to perform and have a deep knowledge of PVT experiments including measurements of fluid properties such as viscosity, density, and other various characteristics.
• Must be able to illustrate detailed understanding of fluid properties.
• Must have detailed experience with Sanchez PVT Cells. Able to operate and perform maintenance procedures.
• Flexibility is required as you will be performing complex tasks and experiments in your role as Laboratory Professional. Cooperation, teamwork, and communication skills are paramount for this role as is a strong background in math, science, computation, and creativity. 
• Interact with engineering and geoscience research staff to develop various testing methods and programs. This involves having a solid foundation in fluid mechanics, properties, and phase behavior to model and develop in accordance with industry standards in a timely and cost-effective manner for the program.
• Creative problem solver.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Education: Four-year college degree in science, technology, is desired. Direct experience can be used in place of education. 
• Technical & Laboratory Experience: A minimum of 3 years of industry laboratory experience is required.
• Computing and Information Technology: Proficient in Microsoft Office. Ability to use data acquisition software programs

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: 

• 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.

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