About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. 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.

The 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.

We 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 and how we can.

ExxonMobil in Malaysia

In Malaysia, we host a global business and technology center in Kuala Lumpur that provides high-level information technology and engineering expertise to ExxonMobil's Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses worldwide. In the upstream, we have interests in two Production Sharing Contracts with PETRONAS, while in the Product Solutions business, we supply a portfolio of specialty chemical products to the marketplace.

What role you will play in the team

ExxonMobil is a place where we believe people should think independently, take initiative, grow to their full potential, and help shape the future of energy. With a long history of industry leadership and cutting-edge innovation, we are committed to addressing the dual challenge facing society today: meeting the world's growing demand for energy while reducing environmental impacts, including climate change.

We are expanding our Kuala Lumpur Technology Center organization and looking for passionate individuals with a creative and innovative mind-set to drive change in our business, and who enjoy working in dynamic, collaborative, and diverse global teams.

Currently, we have an opportunity for an experienced Safety Relief Engineer to join our Safety Relief department. The role is based in Menara ExxonMobil in Kuala Lumpur.

What you will do

If successful, you will be part of the Safety Relief department, ExxonMobil Pressure Relief and Flare Center of Excellence. You will contribute in protecting our coworkers, communities and environment by finding and mitigating overpressure risks in an open, innovative and collaborative environment with high quality, capital efficient safety relief review analyses.

We are looking for an experienced individual who will play a key role in the technical design decisions we take. Key deliverables include:

Conduct relief system analysis including safety relief reviews, flare studies, sustainment and change management activities that includes pressure safety valves (PSVs), pressure vacuum valves (PVVs) and blowdown system
Participates in global capital project development deliverables with regard to relief system design through various project stages
Oversee and validate the technical integrity of on-site safety relief assessments.
Design effective and cost-efficient mitigation strategies to enhance safety and manage risk associated with Safety Relief findings.
Collaborate closely with other disciplines, partners and contractors in pursuit of efforts on the projects and manufacturing sites/assets supported.
Identifies and develops opportunities to improve work processes, practices and tools.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

To be eligible for this role, you must:

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering specialty and relevant industry experience
5 years minimum experience in Process Design or Safety Relief
Knowledgeable/familiar with industrial codes / standards such as API 520, API 521, API 526, API 2000, ASME Sec 8
Experience in performing overpressure/flare analysis
Hands on experience with using Pro II, HYSYS or other process simulation tools
Be able to demonstrate the following:

o Strong communication and interpersonal skills
o Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external customers
o Innovative and analytical thinking
o Intellectual rigor, strong drive, and desire to lead change

Ability to work in a multi-cultural global team

Preference will be given to those with the following additional skills / abilities:

Ability to manage workload under time pressure and changing priorities
Working knowledge of data infrastructure, pipelines, and data integration processes to understand data access issues
An appreciation of data science and machine learning applications and related data requirements

Your Benefits:

We are committed to providing benefits that are competitive and support the needs of our employees.

Application Process

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