Jobs and Careers

Carbon Materials Scientist

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Mar 2025

About the role

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

About Houston

ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.

By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.

The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.

The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities.

Learn more about what we do in Houston here.

What role you will play in our team

Member of technical staff in Carbon Materials in the Materials and Catalysis Capability of ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (EMTEC)-Research.

What you will do

The researcher will leverage their expertise in carbon material processing, structure and phase transformations, advanced characterization (nano-/micro-structural and analytical), and testing to elucidate process-structure-property relationships in carbon materials of interest to the corporation.
Their research will be applied towards developing next-generation carbon products and carbon manufacturing technologies related to the energy transition.
The successful candidate is expected to actively contribute to cross-functional teams and demonstrate technical leadership in their core area. They should build productive collaborations internally across various functions and businesses, as well as with strategic external partners (e.g., academia, national lab and other industry partners). Additionally, the candidate should be able to assess and accelerate the pace of technology development and deployment.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

Ph.D. in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
Capable of driving independent laboratory work while also being comfortable working with others from a variety of backgrounds in a team environment.
A track record of external publications and presentations, and a desire to continue to interact with the external technical community.
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Understanding of and hands-on experience in carbon material synthesis, including thermal processing to produce various forms of carbon is desired.
Understanding of the electrochemical performance of carbon materials, such as in batteries, is preferred.