Electrical Engineer - Experienced

About Houston

ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.

By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.

The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.

The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities.

What role you will play in our team

Electrical Engineers in the ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering organization have the responsibility to provide technical support to project teams as well as both Upstream and Downstream businesses.  They will be tasked with supporting ongoing production and manufacturing operations, providing technical solutions, leading initiatives, advising projects on technical issues, and mentoring less experienced engineers.   Successful candidates must be able to work across disciplines and be proficient in associated engineering disciplines.

What you will do

• Electrical
• Power generation equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
• Protective relay setting, testing, and coordination
• Power systems studies and modeling (SKM tool)
• Application of regulations and standards applicable in the U.S. (30CFR250, NEC, API  14F)
• NETA MTS for electrical maintenance and inspection
• Applying NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace
• Application of equipment and circuits in hazardous locations
• Troubleshooting electrical equipment and distribution problems up to 66kV

About you

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent engineering discipline with a minimum of 10+ years relevant experience
• Knowledge and application of domestic and international industry codes and standards
• Familiar with all aspects of electrical equipment, sizing, and specification
• Technical mentor to early career engineers
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness and ability to travel to domestic and international locations, flexible and adaptable to various living and working conditions
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and stakeholders, to manage short deadlines, emergency recovery situations and to cope with extreme remoteness, lack of infrastructure and cultural differences
• Excellent administrative and organizational competencies

Preferred Qualifications/Experiences

• Demonstrated minimum work experience of 7 years required in at least one of the following:
  • Power system design, operations, modeling and simulation
  • Operations and maintenance support, i.e.  electrical fault finding, troubleshooting, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), work management processes
  • Electrical safety analysis and design
  • Subsea power supply and distribution
• Experience in oil and gas industry with upstream operations, onshore facility/plant, offshore platform/FPSO or refining/chemical plant background preferred
• Experience in selection, application and data sheet specification of electrical equipment preferred
• Back-up/ emergency power systems knowledge preferred
• Hazardous area experience preferred

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.

EEO Statement

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

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