This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: United States
Entity:
Technology
Job Family Group:
Subsurface Group
Job Description:
Imaging Research Scientist (Lead)
We are looking for a Research Scientist (Imaging) who is passionate about solving complex subsurface problems for bp’s hydrocarbon business by utilizing scientific machine learning, AI and fundamental principles of Physics, Math and Geophysics.
Join us if you are innovative, creative and love problem solving. You will be working with top industry experts in the field of Seismic Imaging, Reservoir Analysis & Reservoir Engineering and Computational Sciences.
This role is within Imaging R&D team which is part of Upstream R&D (URD). URD’s mission is to support bp’s Upstream business. We do so by inventing new ideas, building new products, providing technical expertise, and supporting business units by helping them solve their near, mid, and long-term challenges. URD houses a range of skills such as: Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics & Reservoir Engineering. Imaging R&D team works very closely with engineers and scientists working in the Center of High-Performance Computing (CHPC) and Digital delivery teams.
This role is for someone who can function as a domain expert and has good first principals understanding of Geophysics as we build next generation of ML-based imaging solutions. As a scientist within the Imaging R&D team you will be expected to engage with a broad set of disciplines – ML/AI, Geophysics, Petrophysics, Reservoir Engineering, Geology, Statistics & High-Performance Computing. Imaging R&D team is set up to solve cutting edge challenges that involve solving big inverse problems, building modeling and simulation capabilities, developing stochastic algorithms, and estimating uncertainties & communicating complex information to our business units. We are looking for someone who excels at these numerical tasks and can utilize ML/AI methods appropriately. Someone who can process complex information, be creative and has ideas on visualizing and communicating those. This position offers excellent opportunities to work with a lot of data (“BIG” data in both static and streaming senses), a lot of computers and challenging business problems in a myriad of subsurface subject areas.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Quickly getting up to speed with the existing technology & framework
- Finding opportunities that can have groundbreaking business impact
- Writing a lot of code & building technical solutions to bring your ideas to life
- Staying inquisitive and being creative
- Collaborating with scientists from different subject areas
- Lead squads and projects (as and when needed)
Requirements:
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Scientific subject areas such as Physics, Mathematics, Computational Sciences, Statistics, Geophysics
- Demonstrated experience out of grad school (7 + years)
- Practical hands-on experience in developing code – Python, C, C++, CUDA
- Experience with inverse problems, optimization theory and Statistics
- Experience with ML/AI and data analytics
Why join us
- At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
- There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are important, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!
- We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Travel Requirement
Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation may be negotiable for this role
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Computing, Data Analysis, Data Management, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Numerical Analysis, Numerical Simulations, Research and development, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Physics, Geophysics, Imaging algorithms
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation may be negotiable for this role
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Basin resource evaluation, Basin resource evaluation, CO2 utilisation and storage, Data Analysis, Depletion and Storage Development Planning, Depositional framework, Fluid Properties, Geodesy and coordinate integrity, Geohazard Assessment, Geological Reservoir and Storage Unit Modelling, Geophysical surveillance, Integrated Resource Progression, Integrated Well Delivery, Non-seismic geophysical methods, Petroleum Systems Analysis, Petrophysical Seismic Lithology and Fluid Prediction, Petrophysical Seismic Reservoir Characterisation, Research and Development, Reserves Estimation and Storage Volume Assessment, Reservoir quality, Resource, Rock Properties Framework, Seismic Acquisition, Seismic Analysis, Seismic Processing {+ 7 more}
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Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
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