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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 our team

We are seeking qualified and experienced individuals to provide Reservoir Engineering technical support and expertise to optimize asset development and operations, leveraging reservoir engineering skills in reservoir description, development planning, opportunity generation and production optimization.

We are recruiting Reservoir Simulation Engineers with 5 to 15 years experience to join our team. The role is based in Kuala Lumpur. In this role, you will work closely with our global Technical and Operations teams to support ExxonMobil's global portfolio. The position may also require flexibility to work outside standard office hours when business needs arise, especially when coordinating with global stakeholders across multiple time zones.

What you will do

The Reservoir Simulation Engineer is responsible for building, maintaining, and running dynamic reservoir models to predict reservoir performance and optimize field development plans. This role focuses on integrating surface and subsurface data into simulation models to support decision-making.

Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

Develop and maintain dynamic reservoir simulation models (black oil, compositional)
Perform history matching and uncertainty analysis
Forecast reservoir performance under various development scenarios
Evaluate enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and infill drilling opportunities using simulation
Integrate geoscience and production data into simulation workflows
Provide technical input for reserves estimation and field development planning
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure high quality work deliverables
Document and present simulation results to management and stakeholders

About you

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering or related discipline
5-15 years of experience in reservoir simulation and modeling
Expertise using industry-standard simulation software such as PETREL Eclipse, IX, tNav and CMG
Strong Reservoir Engineering technical skills
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Preference will be given to those with the following additional skills / abilities:
- Demonstrated technical leadership and business skills and expertise to solve complex problems
- Meaningful mentoring experience
- Reservoir surveillance experience, field development and opportunity execution
- Innovative technical workflow or tool development

Your benefits

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

Apllication process

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

Application Process

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Reservoir Engineer (Simulation)