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We are looking to hire a dynamic, creative, and resourceful candidate for ExxonMobil’s seismic imaging research group in Spring, Texas. Candidates will work in a research team to develop new and innovative solutions to challenging imaging and inversion problems in a variety of geologic settings. Candidates will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver these new capabilities for production application in our supercomputing environment

• Conduct research and develop solutions for challenging wave‑based imaging and inversion problems in a variety of geologic settings
• Bring to bear the latest geophysical and computational industry advances to imaging and inversion research and development
• Optimize and enhance existing wave‑based imaging and inversion production capabilities
• Work with computational scientists and software engineers to validate and deliver new imaging and inversion capabilities
• Conduct analysis and guide production teams on the optimal application of existing and new capabilities
• Consult on vendor‑based proprietary depth imaging projects, where high‑end imaging and inversion technologies are being applied

Skills and Qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in broad science and engineering discipline
• Demonstrated record of technical problem solving and innovation in seismic imaging and inversion research
• Flexibility and initiative to quickly adapt to changing business and production application needs
• Strong programming skills in HPC environment (e.g., C, C++, Python, Fortran, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA)
• Knowledge of seismic acquisition techniques, seismic data processing, seismic wave propagation, digital signal processing, numerical modeling and inversion, and optimization
• Proficiency in English
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in FWI research, development, and application in HPC environment
• Production scale seismic data processing, depth imaging and velocity model building experience
• Hands‑on software development experience in wavefield simulation, analysis, and inversion

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