Seismic Imaging Research Geophysicist

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What role you will play in our team

We are looking to hire a dynamic, creative, and resourceful candidate for ExxonMobil’s seismic imaging research group in Spring, Texas.  Candidates will work with research teams to develop new and innovative solutions to challenging imaging and inversion problems in a variety of geologic settings.  Candidates will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver these new capabilities for production application in our supercomputing environment. 
 

What you will do

• Conduct research and develop solutions for challenging wave-based imaging and inversion problems in a variety of geologic settings

• Bring to bear the latest geophysical and computational industry advances to imaging and inversion research and development

• Optimize and enhance existing wave-based imaging and inversion production capabilities  

• Work with computational scientists and software engineers to validate and deliver new imaging and inversion capabilities for production application

• Conduct analysis and guide production teams on the optimal application of existing and new capabilities and methods

• Consult on vendor-based proprietary depth imaging projects, where high-end imaging and inversion technologies are being applied

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Advanced degree in broad science and engineering discipline

• Demonstrated record of technical problem solving and innovation in seismic imaging and inversion research 

• Flexibility and initiative to quickly adapt to changing business and production application needs

• Strong programming skills in HPC environment (e.g., C, C++, Python, Fortran, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA)

• Knowledge of seismic acquisition techniques, seismic data processing, seismic wave propagation, digital signal processing, numerical modeling and inversion, and optimization 

• Proficiency in English

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Extensive experience in FWI research, development, and application in HPC environment

• Hands-on software development experience in wavefield simulation, analysis, and inversion

• Production scale seismic data processing, depth imaging and velocity model building experience

• Research and development experience in a source controlled environment (Git, TFS) 

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
 

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 

• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. 

• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 

• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 

• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 

• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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