Geophysics Specialist

About Houston

ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.

By bringing many global 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 is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.

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.

Learn more about what we do in Houston here.

What role you will play in our team

We are seeking a creative and energetic geophysicist to join our team at ExxonMobil’s campus in Spring, Texas.  You will apply advanced geophysical analysis to deliver integrated solutions across the asset lifecycle for our Upstream and Low Carbon Solutions businesses.  You will collaborate across disciplines to develop subsurface predictions, shape technical strategy and business decisions, and drive innovation in geophysical methods, workflows, and technologies.

What you will do

• Conduct geophysical analysis across diverse subsurface settings to deliver physics-based, geologically consistent, quantitative predictions of rock and fluid properties and spatial extents.
• Identify opportunities where geophysical insights can reduce uncertainty or improve decisions.  Design technical workplans and ensure high-quality execution.
• Collaborate with geoscientists, engineers, and other functions to shape data acquisition programs, drilling operations, and asset investment decisions.  
• Work with ExxonMobil technical core centers and business units, as well as co-venturers.
• Communicate technical findings, uncertainty, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Drive workflow improvements and technological advancements.  
• Engage with external vendors, technical consortia, and academic partners to evaluate and incorporate emerging innovations.
• Support capability development by mentoring colleagues, sharing best practices, and contributing to internal knowledge networks.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong technical foundation in one or more of the following:
  
  Rock physics
  Seismic inversion
  Forward seismic modeling
  Direct hydrocarbon indicator (DHI) analysis
  4D seismic cross-equalization and analysis
  Borehole geophysical data acquisition and interpretation
  
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with ability to tailor messages to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to evolving business needs.
• Proficiency in English.
• Permanent right to work in the United States.
• MS degree or higher in solid earth geophysics or exploration geophysics.
• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience with a record of success in technical problem-solving and delivering high-quality geophysical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Record of innovation, technical integration, and creative problem-solving.
• Background in machine learning, artificial intelligence, or other data science methods applied to geophysical or subsurface challenges.
• Experience with integrated seismic interpretation and mapping, supported by a foundational understanding of stratigraphy, sedimentology, and structural geology.
• Experience working across lifecycle stages for hydrocarbon and/or carbon utilization and storage assets.
• Experience in potential fields methods such as gravity, magnetics, or controlled source electromagnetics (CSEM), including data QC and integrated interpretation.
• Experience with passive monitoring techniques such as microseismic analysis, Global Positioning System (GPS) deformation monitoring, or Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for subsurface or geomechanical applications.
• Knowledge of full-wavefield inversion (FWI), seismic processing, or advanced imaging technologies.
• Programming skills (Python, MATLAB, scripting for HPC platforms).

Your benefits

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.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

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

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

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