Process Engineer Sulfur Recovery Refinery Experience Only

About the Role

Saudi Aramco is seeking a Process Engineer - Sulfur Recovery - Refinery Experience Only to join the Operation Engineering Solutions Department (OESD). This full-time role requires extensive hands-on expertise in Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) and Sour Water Stripper (SWS) processes. The primary focus is to provide in-depth process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvement programs for refinery SRU & SWS units.

Departmental Context

The OESD technical team delivers high-quality, multi-disciplinary support to Global Manufacturing operating facilities, including refineries, NGLF, and petrochemical plants, both within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally. This role contributes to these efforts by providing specialized technical advisory support, benchmarking, and technology knowledge management for SRU and SWS processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regular performance reviews of existing SRU & SWS facilities and analyze KPIs related to operability, profitability, reliability, and process safety.
• Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable improvement recommendations.
• Provide hands-on support in implementing performance improvement initiatives, demonstrating measurable results in closing identified gaps.
• Lead benchmarking and best practices exchange workshops among Global Manufacturing facilities to facilitate knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Develop and distribute bi-monthly SRU & SWS technical best practices bulletins across Global Manufacturing facilities.
• Deliver on-demand remote and field technical advisory support, including troubleshooting, start-up/shutdown activities, capacity test runs, and technology pilot testing, providing detailed service reports for each activity.
• Collaborate with Global Manufacturing facilities engineers to identify and implement cost optimization and process improvement initiatives, focusing on solutions with minimal capital investment.
• Conduct internal assessments of SRU & SWS process engineering standards, ensuring alignment with Saudi Aramco engineering standards and supporting their implementation.
• Participate in Business Plan development, coordinating with stakeholders on capital investments for SRU & SWS units and supporting techno-economic evaluations.
• Evaluate and recommend new SRU & SWS technologies, coordinating with relevant departments for assessment and piloting support.
• Actively participate in external benchmarking activities with industry bodies such as the Japan Cooperation Council Petroleum (JCCP) and Gulf Downstream Association (GDA).

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in process engineering, with a strong focus on Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) and Sour Water Stripper (SWS) processes.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in refinery environments is required.

Work Type

This is a full-time position within Saudi Aramco.