Lubricating Oil Testing Specialist

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

About the Company


This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

This Company is seeking a Lubricating Oil Testing Specialist to join the Technical Services Division of its Research & Development Center (R&DC), which is responsible for providing advanced analytical services to measure and understand the composition, properties and performance of finished lubricants, base oils, lubricant additives, lubricant formulations, and their applications. These activities will support the development of new products and formulations, and investigate issues and concerns with existing products. The Lubricating Oil Testing Specialist's primary role is to lead the analysis of lubricant- related products using various testing capabilities to provide characterization of lubricant products and their formulations. This will include ensuring that the methods being used are aligned with industry requirements, including inter-laboratory test qualification.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize project management tools to set work objectives, detail experimental scope, and execute projects towards sound technical solutions.
• Engage with research, operations, and engineering entities to expand existing lubricant oil testing capabilities and business portfolio.
• Conduct investigative studies related to lubricant quality concerns and production and operational issues.
• Support ongoing lubricant research projects by providing technical expertise and analytical support.
• Integrate the R&DC lubricant laboratory within relevant industry inter-laboratory and quality schemes.
• Use advanced characterization techniques to analyze various lubricant samples and develop integrated approaches to identify and predict factors affecting product performance.
• Propose new methods to differentiate lubricant products for marketing purposes.
• Develop new analytical methods for non-routine tests and assessments to meet This Company's operations and research needs.
• Mentor and coach junior scientists and technicians in lubricant oil testing to develop sustainable competency within the team.

Requirements:

• Ability to demonstrate technical authority and broad credibility, preferably including representation on test development activities with groups such as ASTM and with industry bodies, and with publications and/or patents.
• Sound experience and hands-on skills in testing of finished lubricant formulations, base oils and lubricant additives; experience in lubricant formulation would be an advantage.
• Proven track record of project delivery in technical support, research and technology development, and deployment in the area of lubricants.
• Experience with lubricants suppliers' operations and processes involved in the formulation, blending, and production is favorable.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret the requirement of R&D, engineering, and operation entities and translate those into meaningful reports, recommendations and conclusions including guidance on future directions.
• Reasonable understanding of the overall lubricant industry landscape, including industry and OEM specifications and how they are responding to market changes.
• This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Five years of experience in lubricant testing and development.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, PhD degree is preferred.