Scientific Programmer

<p><b>Aramco energizes the world economy. </b><br />
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Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world&
39;s largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.<br />
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With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco&
39;s value to society.<br />
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Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations&
39; spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom&
39;s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.<br />
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We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.<br />
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<b><b>Overview</b></b><br />
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We are seeking a Scientific Programmer to join the Strategic Modeling Technology Department (SMT).<br />
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Strategic Modeling Technology Department is developing the next generation parallel reservoir and basin simulator for Saudi Aramco, which aims to handle gigantic hydrocarbon reservoirs with sufficient spatial resolution.<br />
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As a Scientific Programmer you will be responsible for assisting developing, extending, enhancing and maintaining reservoir simulator code.<br />
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<b><b>Key Responsibilities</b></b><br />
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As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:</p>

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<li>Develop, maintain, and enhance code for portions of the company&
39;s in-house reservoir simulator</li>
<li>Initiate, and conduct theoretical and practical research in the development of reservoir simulator codes individually or with a team utilizing the latest scientific programming languages.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain code for Black Oil and/or Compositional reservoir simulators.</li>
<li>Generate new ideas and projects, and contribute substantially to existing efforts.</li>
<li>Mentoring and training young professionals.</li>
<li>Train and provide technical support for reservoir engineers by using simulator.</li>
<li>Provide expert training and teach technical in-house courses and workshops/forums.</li>
<li>Participate in national and international professional conferences.</li>
<li>Ability to communicate and steer practical research in various international research &amp; development organizations.</li>
<li>Conduct applied research in the fields of high-performance computing, numerical methods of partial differential equations (PDEs), and hydrocarbon reservoir modeling.</li>
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<b><b>Minimum Requirements</b></b><br />
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As a successful candidate you will hold a:</p>

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<li>Bachelor Degree in Engineering discipline. A MSc degree in Engineering, Science is a plus.</li>
<li>Minimum of 5 years of experience in oil &amp; gas industry with a special experience in parallel scientific programming. Also, experience with different industries such as Aerospace, Civil, Chemical, Mechanical or Scientific Laboratories is preferred.</li>
<li>Strong knowledge in one of the following languages: C++, C, FORTRAN.</li>
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<b>Working environment </b><br />
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Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.<br />
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At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world&
39;s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.<br />
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We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.</p>

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