Sr. Renewable Energy & Storage Lab Scientist (1841)

Location: Houston, TX

Department: Research and Development

OVERVIEW:

Aramco Americas is establishing a state‑of‑the‑art research center in Houston dedicated to advancing CO₂ capture, low‑carbon liquid fuels and chemicals, renewable energy, and energy storage solutions, as well as artificial intelligence applications in the energy sector. The center’s mission is to transform early‑stage, low‑TRL research into mid‑level technologies (TRL 5–7), bridging the gap between fundamental discovery and practical deployment.

SCOPE:

Aramco Americas is seeking senior researchers in renewable energy and storage to develop commercially ready technologies. This role focuses on advancing the efficiency, reliability, and deployment of renewable generation and energy storage solutions across key research trusts, including advanced materials, electrochemical and battery storage systems, materials recovery and recycling, and system-level integration of storage technologies. Key responsibilities include conducting scientific, developmental, and engineering research; leading hand-on work with pilot- and demonstration-scale systems, developing safe, sustainable and scalable storage solutions. The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong project leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills to drive innovations from concepts through validation, scale-up, and commercialization.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Propose and develop novel pathways to provide cost-effective and scalable options for the integration of sustainable energy into industrial processes.
• Organize project tasks and milestones, including evaluation of important schedules, deliverables, and resources.
• Conduct periodic gate review meetings which involve aligning with proponents and Aramco/affiliates engineering.
• Formulate objectives, technical scope and requirements for developing research and demonstration paths.
• Estimate the development schedule, and resources.
• Oversee testing and analyze testing results
• Write technical reports on investigations and publications, reviews existing patents and present results at the conferences
• Maintains and updates his/her working knowledge of applicable state-of- the-art laboratory instrumentation.
• Identify collaborative opportunities with both internal and external partners based upon identified technical challenges and collaborator skill sets.
• Provide and manage a safe, accident-free laboratory environment.  Follow all company safety rules in performing job duties.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• PhD Degree in Engineering/Science Discipline as appropriate for the area of expertise for the assigned jobs.
• Nine (9) years’ experience in a substantive industrial, technological or laboratory area relevant to the jobs’ assignment.
• Must be able to communicate and comprehend accurately, clearly and concisely in English at a level required to perform the job as outlined.
• Candidate should be comfortable in working independently or part of a project team, frequent project presentation and travel to meetings at conferences and universities.  Must possess good work habits, a strong work ethic, and be able to adhere to company work hours, policies, and standard business etiquette.

NO THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES ACCEPTED