Process Simulation Twin & Optimization Engineer - Refinery Experience Only

JOB OVERVIEW

Aramco is recruiting an experienced Process Simulation Twin & Optimization Engineer for its Reliability Solutions Department within the Global Manufacturing Excellence organization in Saudi Arabia. The role connects process engineering, digital twins, real-time plant data and advanced optimization to improve refinery performance and reliability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead development, deployment and sustainment of process simulation twins integrating real-time plant data with rigorous simulation engines.
• Configure and troubleshoot connectivity between plant historians, laboratory information systems and simulation software.
• Use digital twins to monitor facility health and identify performance gaps.
• Develop and maintain thermodynamic and mathematical models that represent current facility conditions.
• Conduct engineering studies, debottlenecking analysis and what-if scenarios based on operating conditions.
• Lead technical coordination between data, operations and process-engineering teams.
• Support optimization of major refinery process units and benchmark performance across operating facilities.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in process simulation, online modeling or real-time optimization; 20 years preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in process engineering and flowsheet-based simulation; equation-oriented simulation preferred.
• Strong understanding of refinery facilities, process yields, mass and energy balances and live industrial data integration.
• Experience with data historians, OPC connectivity, data reconciliation and model tuning.

JOB DETAILS

Company: Aramco

Location: Saudi Arabia; exact work location to be specified in the job offer

Industry: Oil & Gas / Refining

Employment Type: Full-time

Official Job Req ID: 17346

Employer Closing Date: 31 December 2026

Salary: Not disclosed by the employer

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly through the official Aramco Careers vacancy page.