Minerals Processing Technical Advisor

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Job Purpose

Saudi Aramco is looking for a Minerals Processing technical advisor to work as part of the technical team within Aramco Minerals organization under Upstream Business Line. We are seeking a highly skilled Mineral Processing Engineer to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will participate in improving existing systems and implementing new technologies to enhance performance. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including geologists, metallurgists, and environmental specialists—to ensure that our processing operations meet the highest standards of efficiency, safety, and environmental compliance. Your expertise will directly impact our ability to reduce capital budget, operational costs and increase recovery rates.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement efficient mineral processing techniques for different types of transition minerals & optimize processes to improve recovery rates and reduce costs.
• Conduct comprehensive metallurgical tests to analyze the properties and behavior of transition minerals under different conditions.
• Evaluate and implement advanced technologies, including hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and bioleaching, to optimize mineral processing operations.
• Conduct technical and economic assessments of mineral processing projects, ensuring alignment with industry standards and best practices.
• Provide expert input on feasibility studies, capital expenditure estimates, and return-on-investment analyses.
• Stay well-informed of emerging trends, technologies, and practices in transition minerals processing to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge.
• Review the feasibility study of Minerals Processing facilities including lithium, graphite and nickel, validate key assumptions and technical methodologies, identify gaps in the study and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Assess the viability of proposed processing technologies and their scalability for lithium, graphite and nickel.

Education & Experience Requirements

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Job ID : 15895

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