Shell began operations in India more than 80 years ago. At Shell India, we invest in our people through our industry-leading development programme, which sees our employees thrive and gain access to experts on a local and global level. To date, we have invested more than US$ 1 billion already in India’s energy sector alone in socially and environmentally responsible ways. It is the only global major to have a fuel retail license in India. The Shell Technology Centre Bangalore, STCB, is one of the three global hubs for technology in the Projects & Technology business of Royal Dutch Shell. In addition, we supply crude, chemicals and technology to public and private sector oil companies, and our Chennai Business Centre provides a wide range of finance, accounting and business services to Shell globally. 

Shell Technology Centre Bangalore, STCB, is one of the three global hubs for technology complementing Houston and Amsterdam, in the Projects and Technology business of Royal Dutch Shell. It seeks to deliver advanced technical studies, projects and services for Shell around the world as well as supporting Shell's interests in India. The services span upstream exploration and production activities as well as downstream chemical, gas and refinery operations. 

STCB provides access to cutting-edge Indian talent and resources to Shell worldwide. By the end of 2012, STCB employed around 850 professionals and has plans to grow to about 1500 in the near future. Recruitment at STCB is currently focused on graduates in India and experienced Indian professionals. The integrated technology centre offers high-end technical careers in a global environment for people who see India as their base.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering business-critical R&D solutions to the catalyst business in the areas of heterogenous catalysis such as hydro processing of both petroleum derived and renewable feedstock.
• Developing improved catalyst formulations through R&D in the area of new and innovative materials. This includes managing operations of R&D equipment. R&D is critical to business to create differentiated value for the customers.
• Focus on catalysts for processing unconventional,biomass-derived feedstock which will become increasingly important as Shell scenarios predict

Principal Accountabilities:

• Keep Goal Zero (no harm to people) at the heart of everything,and achieve safe operation of all equipments in the lab
• Improvement of performance of existing catalyst portfolio to maintain competitiveness and market position
• Development of new,step-out catalytic materials using cutting edge R&D,including mesoporous materials,metal organic frame works,bulk metal oxides,zeolites,amorphous silica-alumina,nano materials R&D
• Deployment of new materials for other applications like refining,petrochemicals and renewable to achieve and sustain Shell’s position in changing energy climate
• To achieve above goals,successfully commissioning and maintaining operation of catalysis synthesis and testing equipment in Shell Technology Centre, Bangalore
  Liaison with academic institutes to develop programs in areas of interest,keeping a long-term perspective

Requirements:

• PhD in Chemistry applied Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with specialization in Catalyst synthesis (incl. mesoporous materials, metal organic frame works, bulk metal oxides, zeolites, amorphous silica-alumina, nano materials) and catalyst testing with proven track record on Catalyst invention/deployment capabilities.
• 3-7 years experience in energy or petrochemical industry with experience in Heterogenous Catalysts synthesis and testing involving the entire work flow.
• Should have good knowledge of materials used as catalysts, their properties and how the activity and selectivity is affected by material properties
• Define, execute and analyse experimental programmes in R&D and Technical services in the area of heterogenous catalysis for various refining and petrochemical processes e.g. hydroprocessing
• Must have experience in catalyst development and experience in process development/technology development can be considered.
• Experience in start-up and commissioning of a wet chemistry lab will be advantageous.
• Experience in managing safety, reliability and quality of the experimental units
• Experience in process modelling will be added advantage
• Hands-on experience in running lab equipment
• Excellent communication skills and a team player mind set who has tendency to complement work across the team.
• Safety first mind-set in lab operations

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