Process Online Analyzer Specialist

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide process analyzer system support to R&D teams, operations, and pilot plant activities utilizing analytical 
• Techniques such as physical property analyzers, chromatography, spectroscopy and chemometrics.
• Track analyzer performance efficiency, conduct failure analyses, and drive continuous improvements for analyzer performance and applications.
• Develop and identify new analytical solutions to monitor process composition in real-time.
• Support the design, selection, installation and commissioning of new process analyzer systems.
• Carry out investigative studies in oil and gas processing plants related challenges utilizing state-of-the-art portable on-line analyzers. 
• Manage projects for implementations of process analyzer technologies, including calibration and maintenance procedures, installation recommendation and process validation.
• Support and guide in-house technology development programs.
• Utilize project management tools in setting work objectives, detailing experimental scope, and timely execution of the projects towards sound technical solutions while maintaining active interactions and collaborations with customers, engineering departments and other collaborators. 
• Issue patents and publications in peer-reviewed journals and primary international conferences.
• Assess and train less-experienced scientists and engineers on process analyzers and sampling systems.
• Develop and mentor less experienced scientists. 

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, PhD specializing in process analyzers or system sampling design is preferred. 
• At least ten years of experience in field of process monitoring, most of which must have been in process controls, selection and the design of process online analyzers and sampling systems.
• Sound experience and hands-on skills in chromatography and physical property analyzers in oil and gas/petrochemical industry is preferred.
• Demonstrated scientific/technical achievements through patents and publications. 
• Experienced in developing process monitoring solutions and technologies, with the ability to implement technologies for research and development for deployment in gas processing, refining, GOSPs, etc.