Electrical Engineer - Advanced

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies. 

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together .

About our Houston Campus

ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as the corporation’s global headquarters and is home to its Upstream, Product Solutions, and Low Carbon Solutions companies and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and was built to accommodate more than 10,000 employees and visitors.

By bringing many functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.

The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities.

What Role You Will Play on Our Team

Electrical Engineers in the ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering organization have the responsibility to provide technical support to project teams as well as both Upstream and Downstream businesses. They will be tasked with supporting ongoing production and manufacturing operations, providing technical solutions, leading initiatives, advising projects on technical issues, and mentoring less experienced engineers.

Successful candidates must be able to work across disciplines and be proficient in associated engineering disciplines.

What You Will Do

• Electrical
• Power generation equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
• Protective relay setting, testing, and coordination
• Power systems studies and modeling (SKM tool)
• Application of regulations and standards applicable in the U.S. (30CFR250, NEC, API 14F)
• NETA MTS for electrical maintenance and inspection
• Applying NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace
• Application of equipment and circuits in hazardous locations
• Troubleshooting electrical equipment and distribution problems up to 66kV

About You

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent engineering discipline with a minimum of 10+ years relevant experience
• Knowledge and application of domestic and international industry codes and standards
• Familiar with all aspects of electrical equipment, sizing, and specification
• Technical mentor to early career engineers
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness and ability to travel to domestic and international locations, flexible and adaptable to various living and working conditions
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and stakeholders, to manage short deadlines, emergency recovery situations and to cope with extreme remoteness, lack of infrastructure and cultural differences
• Excellent administrative and organizational competencies

Preferred Qualifications & Experiences

• Demonstrated minimum work experience of 7 years required in at least  one of the following:
  • Power system design, operations, modeling and simulation
  • Operations and maintenance support, i.e. electrical fault finding, troubleshooting, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), work management processes
  • Electrical safety analysis and design
  • Subsea power supply and distribution
• Experience in oil and gas industry with upstream operations, onshore facility/plant, offshore platform/FPSO or refining/chemical plant background preferred
• Experience in selection, application and data sheet specification of electrical equipment preferred
• Back-up/ emergency power systems knowledge preferred
• Hazardous area experience preferred

Your Total Rewards

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. Individual pay is determined based on various factors including degree/education, discipline, year of study, skills, abilities, qualifications, and work experience. 

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

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

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