Job Description

Saudi Aramco

Linear Programming Engineer

Job id: 597639

12 Oct 2025

Job Location

Saudi Arabia

Experience

9 to 15 years

Qualification Level

Engineering Graduates/PG; MBA / Management Post Graduates

Job Function

Engineering
Geologists / Chemist / Physicist

Skillset

Developing rigorous simulation

Preferred Jobseekers

Jobseekers from any country

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

Run the rigorous simulation in order to identify deviation from simulation and actual condition.
Run the wide refinery model after short Range Operating Model (SROP) optimization in order to identify operational opportunity in the refiner.
Define data and work process required to maintain and update rigorous simulation.
Develop Non-Linear equation to reflect operational variable into the Process industry modeling system PIMS Advanced Optimization (AO) model.
Keep the hybrid model for LP Engineer accurate.
Work with process Engineers in order to guaranty accurate simulation output and debottleneck constrain to maximize refinery benefit.
Perform “back-casting” and issue a monthly report on the Rigorous Simulation gap along with required mitigations.
Support stakeholders in order to create new models to evaluated new project for Downstream business.
Support ASSAY expert to calibrate the True Boiling Point (TBP) and cut points in order to reflect the actual column efficiency.

Minimum Requirements:

The successful candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field, Master of Business Administration (MBA) or a relevant advanced degree is strongly preferred.

Minimum of 9 years of professional experience in consulting and /or refinery industries, with an in-depth understanding of rigorous simulation for refinery processing units
Expertise developing rigorous simulation to extract shift vector and process objective, with at least 7 years of experience in Aspen Technology’s HYSYS model or PETROSIM.
Have developed rigorous simulation for hydrocracking, FCC, DHT, Catalytic and Coker reforming units, have built a rigorous simulation model of a complete refinery (Wide Refinery Model)
A thorough knowledge of engineering practices, economic principles and calculation methods.
Expert in international business and cross-cultural professional practices.
Have developed integration between rigorous simulation models and ASPEN PIMS.

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