Geophysicist Resident - Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Description

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Geophysicist (Resident) within our Subsurface Innovation Imaging Team.

The Oxy Subsurface Innovation Residency is a two (2) year program for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Geoscience professionals interested in acquiring hands-on research and business experience in the Oil & Gas industry. You will work a remote schedule that requires business travel to Houston three (3) fixed days each month for in-person collaboration, training, and team meetings.   

Residents located in Houstonwill work the Balanced Workplace Program (BWP) schedule with three in-office days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two at-home days (Monday and Friday).  The program does not impact the 9/80 work schedule.

Residents located in the US but outside of Houston, Texas, and Denver, Colorado will work a remote schedule that requires business travel to Houston three (3) fixed days a month for in-person collaboration, training, and team meetings.

Essential Job Responsibilities:
•    Design, develop, and implement advanced seismic imaging algorithms using HPC.
•    Experience in analyzing and processing offshore seismic data from Gulf of Mexico.
•    Experience in advanced seismic imaging algorithms including RTM, LSRTM, and FWI.
•    Experience in numerical PDEs and optimization.
•    Experience in coding (Python, C/C++) with parallel computing frameworks (MPI, OpenMP, CUDA).
•    Creative thinker with a desire to challenge the status quo and conventional thinking with the ability to implement new ideas, processes, and technologies. 
•    Must be a team player with strong interpersonal skills.
•    Excellent communication skills with the ability to present work product, technical information, and evaluations in an effective manner, both verbally and in written format

Qualifications

Qualifications:
•    Master's or PhD degree in Geophysics, Mathematics, Physics or related discipline with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience required
•    Proven experience in seismic data processing and imaging.
•    Strong coding background in HPC environments, including experience with parallel programming and optimization.
•    Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
•    Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
 
Additional Desired Qualifications:
•    Experience with AWS cloud computing platform and services.
•    Knowledge of machine learning and its applications in geophysics.

The Company anticipates that it will accept applications for this position through April 17, 2024, although it may extend that date depending on applicant flow.

*Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements may receive consideration for higher-level role given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs.

Check out Oxy’s competitive benefit package:

https://www.oxy.com/siteassets/documents/careers/oxy-employee-benefits-program-2024.pdf

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process.  All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never: 

• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
• Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.