Über diese Analytical Technologist Stelle bei BP
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Who we are
Fuels & Low Carbon Technology (F&LCT) is a global organization of more than 300 technologists, scientists, and engineers who develop groundbreaking solutions across bp’s Fuels, Refining, Bioenergy, and Hydrogen businesses. The organization also supports bp’s wider Technology function through innovation management, modelling, digital science, and academic research partnerships—providing the scientific and engineering foundation that enables bp’s low carbon and operational ambitions.
Within F&LCT, the Bioenergy & Hydrogen Technology (B&HT) team focuses on crafting and scaling technologies that unlock bp’s low carbon growth. The team advances pathways across bioenergy, biogas, SAF, hydrogen, and novel feedstocks, while working closely with bp businesses to ensure solutions meet real operational and commercial needs. B&HT plays a central role in defining bp’s technology direction for today’s energy needs as well as the energy transition by driving innovation from early-stage concepts through deployment ready solutions.
Job Purpose and primary objectives:
We are delighted to present this excellent opportunity for an Analytical Technologist to join our distributed team of scientists who provide data and insight reaching across bp – from research and innovation into low carbon technologies, to critical business support for our global value chain.
The Analytical Chemistry team is expected to work across multiple interfaces to ensure business needs are met. The team develops and runs new analytical methods and equipment to support bp’s strategic framework across fuels (including biofuels), SAF, biogas, feedstocks, hydrogen, oil and gas, and cross‑cutting low‑carbon initiatives.
Work Mode - expected to be on site 5days/week
Key responsibilities include:
- Deliver safe, standards‑adherent experimental operations, contributing to the development of a proactive safety culture.
- Guide in analytical science and the application of surface analysis techniques to deliver analytical testing and method development that address sophisticated problems across a wide range of business areas.
- Apply a high level of theoretical and practical laboratory expertise, demonstrating strong problem‑solving capability and meticulous attention to detail in equipment operation, methodologies, laboratory practices, and safety.
- Operate, calibrate, develop methods for, maintain, and solve analytical instrumentation in a safe and regulated manner.
- Contribute to the design and execution of experimental work and the interpretation of results.
- Partner with management to develop and implement the analytical strategy for the team, aligned with the global analytical function.
Essential Criteria & Qualifications:
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Chemistry or related analytical science field, or demonstrated experience in analytical techniques.
- Resourceful experimentalist with practical research experience in laboratory scale reaction testing equipment, for e.g XRD, BET, UV/IR, TPR, GC, GCXGC, MS, microscopy, elemental analysis etc.
- Knowledge and hands-on experience in catalyst or product characterization techniques and is capable of interpreting and applying analytical results.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, with the ability to present technical information to a diverse audience.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience in chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, or related fields.
- Broad knowledge and experience of analytical techniques in solid, liquid or gas phase mixtures.
- Deep experience in X-ray diffraction, microscopy or Gas chromatography including 2D/GCxGC would be desirable.
About bp
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Additional Information
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, veteran status, or disability status.
Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.
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