{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"4c875b13df138d090dfd478b","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/4c875b13df138d090dfd478b","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/4c875b13df138d090dfd478b","title":"Operations Research Engineer (CCS100 Optimization Engineer)","description":"About us\n\nAt ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.\n\nThe success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.\n\nWe invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.\n\nAbout Houston\n\nExxonMobil'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.\nBy 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.\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\n\nAbout\nLearn more about what we do in Houston here.\nWhat role you will play in our team\n\nAs the optimization engineer for the CCS100 team, you will be responsible for the CCS optimization models at the core of our products. This includes the development, improvements and maintenance on the models.\nLead in translating new requirements from the business into model constraints and objectives. Rapidly iterate on model updates to help the team achieve realistic results.\nProvide technical optimization support to the analysts using the product. Help debug infeasibilities and explain unexpected behavior\nWhat you will do\nWork with business to understand the system constraints and incorporate them into the model. Ask detailed follow up questions to discover the real system constraints\nWork with the data scientists on the team to develop and improve surrogate models for the non-linear parts of the CCS system\nUpdate of existing models to incorporate multiple timescales\nBuild out optimization diagnostic tools to support self service debugging of model inputs\nConduct simulations and experiments to validate optimization models and strategies\nTuning of the Gurobi optimization parameters to improve model performance\nSimplification of solution algorithms to improve model sustainability\nApply your model to real business problems and present results to stakeholders\nAbout you\nSkills and Qualifications\nDegree in engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, or a related field with a focus on numerical optimization\n3+ years of combined experience in technical roles working on optimization or mathematical modeling. Must be able to work on the optimization models independently with limited coaching and technical support\nDemonstrated python programming experience\nGood structured communication with ability to present complex ideas to a non-technical audience or describe detailed designs to a technical audience\nDemonstrated ability to learn & adapt in a rapidly changing business environment\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills\n\nPreferred Qualifications/Experience\nExperience with the Gurobipy package\nExperience in working within software development teams where optimization models are part of the product\nYour benefits\nAn 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.\n\nWe offer you:\n\nPlan: 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.\nSavings 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.\nWorkplace 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.\nComprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.\nCulture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.\nEmployee 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.\nDisability 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.\nMore information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.\nPlease note benefits are subject exclusively to the terms of each plan’s governing documents and may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.\n\nStay connected with us\nLearn more at our website\n\nFollow us on LinkedIN and Instagram\n\nLike us on Facebook\nSubscribe our channel at YouTube\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer\n\nExxonMobil 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.\nAlternate Location:\n\nNothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.\n\nExxon Mobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and terms like corporation, company, our, we and its are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific affiliates or affiliate groups. Abbreviated references describing global or regional operational organizations and global or regional business lines are also sometimes used for convenience and simplicity. Similarly, ExxonMobil has business relationships with thousands of customers, suppliers, governments, and others. 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As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.\n\nThe success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.\n\nWe invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.\n\nAbout Houston\n\nExxonMobil'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. 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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.\n\nAbout\nLearn more about what we do in Houston here.\nWhat role you will play in our team\n\nAs the optimization engineer for the CCS100 team, you will be responsible for the CCS optimization models at the core of our products. This includes the development, improvements and maintenance on the models.\nLead in translating new requirements from the business into model constraints and objectives. Rapidly iterate on model updates to help the team achieve realistic results.\nProvide technical optimization support to the analysts using the product. Help debug infeasibilities and explain unexpected behavior\nWhat you will do\nWork with business to understand the system constraints and incorporate them into the model. 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The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.\nSavings 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.\nWorkplace 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.\nComprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.\nCulture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.\nEmployee 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.\nDisability 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.\nMore information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.\nPlease note benefits are subject exclusively to the terms of each plan’s governing documents and may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.\n\nStay connected with us\nLearn more at our website\n\nFollow us on LinkedIN and Instagram\n\nLike us on Facebook\nSubscribe our channel at YouTube\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer\n\nExxonMobil 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.\nAlternate Location:\n\nNothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. 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