Ai Resident

**The Role**:
Passionate about multi-scale and multi-physics modeling, AI and digital innovation? Curious how to enable Shell’s Strategy to Accelerate the Transition to a Net-Zero Energy Business by designing and optimizing Shell’s current & future Assets and Processes through Process Systems Modeling and pushing the frontiers of Digital Innovation in Systems Modeling? This role covers all the above and much more. Join us to #makethefuture together.

**Where You Fit In?**

This position is within the Systems Modeling team, a part of Computational Science and Digital Innovation VP-ship in Shell’s global Projects and Technology organization. You will be part of the Systems modeling team in Bengaluru which is expected to grow over the coming few years. Systems Modeling capability is a key enabler in multiscale modeling in computational science and responsible for providing critical input towards design and optimizing of industrial systems, processes, and products. These are needed to make right R&D/Design, operational, tactical, and strategic decisions by modeling and optimizing the systems at appropriate scales (unit operations/processes, plant level, energy systems etc.). You are going to be a key part of pushing the frontiers of digital innovation in Process systems modeling, integrating information from smaller scales with continuum-scale physics towards systems design and optimization.

**What is the Role?**

As an AI Resident - Process Systems Modeling, you will be accountable to execute R&D projects and provide advanced technical solutions by integrating Process Systems Engineering knowledge with AI/ML and Optimization. You are expected to contribute significantly to develop Hybrid/Surrogate models, Grey-box models, Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINNs), Reinforcement learning (RL) for process design, reduced order model from complex reaction network using ML/AI framework, process digital twins, and developing of future Autonomous Industrial Systems.

In this role, you will work as an individual contributor but would give immense opportunities to collaborate with various other R&D and engineering teams and businesses in Shell across the globe. A few of the opportunities would include GTL, XTL, LNG, Chemicals, H2, Electrification, selective downstream and upstream opportunities, and with external customers to provide decarbonization solutions for hard to abate sectors. This role reports to the Manager Systems modeling, located in Shell Technology Center Bengaluru.

Your further responsibilities include:

- You will be responsible for independently carrying out R&D/Asset support projects in systems modeling covering many of the above technical areas, develop in-house codes as needed, running of Shell proprietary codes and relevant commercial tools.
- Reporting of the technical results and insights through reports and presentations that is actionable for the customer and supporting the customer in implementation of the solution.
- Execution of R&D programs in the field of systems modeling including tracking progress against milestones and agreed deliverables.
- You will need to keep an eye and leverage external trends to bring in cutting edge digital innovation in this space.
- Carrying out all activities with safety as the priority (Goal Zero).

**What we need from you?**

We’re keen to hear from individuals with at least 5-6 years’ relevant research experience post Master’s or at least 2-3 years post PhD.

Furthermore, we would like to see the following skills and competencies:

- PhD or MS/M.Tech degree in Chemical/Computational Science/Energy science and engineering or similar discipline with a strong AI/ML, computational modeling background; specialization in process systems modeling, and mathematical optimization.
- Deep knowledge of engineering areas: process systems engineering, optimization and control, process design and intensification, process integration, energy systems modeling, reaction kinetics, thermodynamics.
- Relevant publications in Internationally reputed journal and Conference Proceedings are an advantage.
- Expertise in coding with MATLAB, Python, C, and other Programming languages. Experience in using commercial process modeling tools like ASPEN Plus, Aveva, gPROMS, UNISIM, is an added plus.
- Sound understanding of Systems Engineering and Systems Thinking principles.
- A team player with good oral and written communication skills.
- Agile ways of working with learner’s mindset and ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Shell is a global energy company where we work towards powering progress through more and cleaner energy solutions. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. In India Shell has its business footprint in Information Technology, Projects & Technology, Finance Operations, Emerging Energy Solutions, Downstream & Upstream spread across more than 7 main l