BP
Imaging Geophysicist
United States of America - Texas - Houston · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
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About the role
- In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise.
- Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy company!
- Join us if you are innovative, love problem solving, and have experience in imaging technology R&D and application.
Responsibilities
- As an Imaging Geophysicist, you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, high-impact seismic imaging products and solutions that support bp's upstream oil and gas business.
- Working in close partnership with assets, regions, the Seismic Delivery Team, and subsurface technology colleagues, you will help advance both R&D innovation and practical applications that improve subsurface understanding, support business decisions, and create measurable value.
- The role requires strong analytical and computational skills to develop, test, and apply imaging solutions using large datasets and high-performance computing resources.
- Identify opportunities where new imaging methods or workflows can deliver business impact across exploration, appraisal, development, and production.
- Support seismic survey design and operations through numerical modeling, field-data analysis, and collaboration with delivery teams and regional stakeholders.
- Collaborate across geophysics, subsurface disciplines, data science, engineering, and other technical areas to integrate imaging solutions into upstream workflows.
- At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment.
Requirements
- If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy.
- Build proficiency with bp's seismic imaging technologies, proprietary processing toolkits, workflows, and computational frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with the latest seismic processing and imaging technology.
- Proficiency in modern programming languages and compute platforms
Nice to have
- Experience with ML/AI and data analytics a plus!
Skills
- Why join bp:
- Travel Requirement
- Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
- Relocation Assistance:
- This role is not eligible for relocation
- Remote Type:
- This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
- Legal Disclaimer:
- These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!
Benefits
- There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.
Company info
- Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy company!
- Imaging Geophysicist
- We are looking for a seismic imaging geophysicist who is passionate about solving complex subsurface imaging problems for bp's upstream business. Join us if you are innovative, love problem solving, and have experience in imaging technology R&D and application. You will collaborate with some of the industry's foremost imaging experts in the Seismic Technology team, a recognized leader in advancing seismic acquisition and digital imaging technologies. The Seismic Technology team is part of bp's Upstream R&D responsible for driving innovations in upstream.
- Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world.
- We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too.
- We are looking for a seismic imaging geophysicist who is passionate about solving complex subsurface imaging problems for bp's upstream business.
- You will collaborate with some of the industry's foremost imaging experts in the Seismic Technology team, a recognized leader in advancing seismic acquisition and digital imaging technologies.
- The Seismic Technology team is part of bp's Upstream R&D responsible for driving innovations in upstream.
- Translate research ideas into practical, robust applications to solve real subsurface challenges.
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