Energy Institute Research Scientist – Open Pool
Core
Develop digital twin, statistical, and simulation models for air emissions research in oil and gas operations, integrating hardware simulations and field data validation.
Role type
Senior IC research scientist (simulation & digital twin)
Builds
Digital twin systems, simulation models, measurement protocols, and analysis campaigns
Domain
Energy (Oil & Gas) + Computational Physics/Simulation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Physics of physical systems, complex system simulation, software development (merging data/simulation/measurements), data acquisition and analysis, scientific writing, project management, mentoring
Preferred skills
Dynamic simulation of pressurized gas/fluid systems, robotic platform navigation, scientific computing (C, MATLAB, Python), statistical uncertainty analysis, creative visualization
Technologies
Simulink, Promax, Aspen, Python, MATLAB, C
Responsibilities
Develop and instantiate digital twin models; integrate simulations with hardware/sensor systems; conduct field measurement campaigns; lead research plans and proposals; supervise students and junior staff; publish research findings
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship