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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 Baytown
With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.
Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.
Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.
The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.
What role you will play in our team
The Technologist provides comprehensive analytical testing and fabrication support to advance Polyolefin, Specialty Product, Proxxima™, and selected Chemicals business development efforts, including support for PE, PP, PVE, OXO, and Basic Chemicals programs. This role performs routine and non-routine testing and characterization of solid, liquid, and intermediate materials across polymeric and chemical systems to support product development, customer support, and informed business decision making. The test results and fabrication data are generated, documented, and communicated to internal business partners to support development projects, customer requests, and LIMS-based work orders.
What you will do
- Performs mechanical, physical, and properties testing on Polyolefin and Specialty Products, including resins, films, and molded parts (e.g., tensile/secant, hot tack, dart, puncture, tear, melt index, density, coefficient of friction (COF), oxygen transmission rate (OTR), water vapor transmission rate (WVTR), heat sealing, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)). Testing may include solid, liquid, and intermediate materials across polymeric and chemical systems.
- Prepares and tests samples by reading and strictly following detailed ASTM, ISO, and site-specific standard methods to generate high quality, reliable data.
- Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots analytical, physical properties, and process development equipment, including large industrial-scale fabrication equipment (e.g., film and molded parts fabrication).
- Conducts advanced, controlled testing and scientific experiments to support product development, business decisions, and customer requests; may perform work in fume hoods or dry boxes.
- Provides analytical testing and technical support for multiple ExxonMobil business lines, including polymer, specialty materials, Proxxima™, and selected chemicals applications.
- Interfaces daily with internal customers, including Ph.D. scientists and engineers, and engages external customers as requested by business groups.
- Calculates, analyzes, interprets, and documents test results; uploads data to digital lab management and work order management systems for technical review.
- Ensures data integrity and compliance through adherence to quality objectives, site requirements, and safety standards; develops and maintains method documentation, SOPs, and supporting materials.
- Performs methods and analytical development work as needed to support new products, technologies, and evolving business needs.
- Solves analytical and technical problems and leads or supports efforts to introduce new testing methods, instrumentation, or technologies.
- Stewards third party instrument calibrations and performs internal calibrations, equipment verifications, gauge testing, and SQC chart monitoring to ensure quality compliance.
- Efficiently manages work requests, prioritizes tasks, and maintains turnaround times in alignment with business expectations.
- Operates and maintains sample inventory systems, including sample handling, tracking, storage, shipping, and proper disposal.
- Demonstrates strong safety awareness and actively uses Exxon safety tools to enhance personnel and process safety safeguards.
About you
Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Science, Engineering, or a related discipline or relevant equivalent education and/or work experience.
- Mechanical aptitude or relevant hands-on experience with laboratory, process, or extrusion/fabrication equipment.
- Experience operating extrusion or similar polymer processing equipment is preferred.
- Ability to perform safe, reliable, and independent laboratory and technical work with appropriate direction, literature review, and problem framing.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new techniques, methodologies, equipment, and software as required.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow detailed written and verbal instructions, procedures, and technical documentation.
- Strong problem solving skills, including the ability to diagnose issues and implement effective solutions.
- High level of attention to detail with a strong commitment to accuracy and precision.
- Proficient computer skills, including strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word; ability to quickly adapt to new software systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal effectiveness.
- Ability to work collaboratively and resolve conflict constructively in a team-oriented environment.
- Work environment may include exposure to high noise levels (>85 dB), extreme temperatures, vibration, moving machinery, chemical handling, work at heights, irregular surfaces, and the requirement to wear PPE (e.g., respirators, FR clothing, safety glasses, gloves, steel toe shoes, hearing protection, hard hats).
- Physical requirements include prolonged standing and walking, stair and ladder climbing, stooping/squatting, pushing/pulling heavy materials, lifting up to 50 lbs, valve operation, and ability to communicate in high noise environments.
- Additional operational responsibilities may include issuing safe work permits, process monitoring, gas testing, visual maintenance, and unit operations.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience supporting polymer, specialty materials, or chemical product development; customer support testing; or multidisciplinary analytical laboratories.
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
- Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
- Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
- Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
- Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.
- More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com
- Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
Stay connected with us
Learn more at our Website
Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram
Like us on Facebook
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ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
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Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.
Exxon Mobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and terms like corporation, company, our, we and its are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific affiliates or affiliate groups. Abbreviated references describing global or regional operational organizations and global or regional business lines are also sometimes used for convenience and simplicity. Similarly, ExxonMobil has business relationships with thousands of customers, suppliers, governments, and others. For convenience and simplicity, words like venture, joint venture, partnership, co-venturer, and partner are used to indicate business relationships involving common activities and interests, and those words may not indicate precise legal relationships.
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 Baytown
With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.
Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.
Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.
The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.
What role you will play in our team
The Technologist provides comprehensive analytical testing and fabrication support to advance Polyolefin, Specialty Product, Proxxima™, and selected Chemicals business development efforts, including support for PE, PP, PVE, OXO, and Basic Chemicals programs. This role performs routine and non-routine testing and characterization of solid, liquid, and intermediate materials across polymeric and chemical systems to support product development, customer support, and informed business decision making. The test results and fabrication data are generated, documented, and communicated to internal business partners to support development projects, customer requests, and LIMS-based work orders.
What you will do
- Performs mechanical, physical, and properties testing on Polyolefin and Specialty Products, including resins, films, and molded parts (e.g., tensile/secant, hot tack, dart, puncture, tear, melt index, density, coefficient of friction (COF), oxygen transmission rate (OTR), water vapor transmission rate (WVTR), heat sealing, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)). Testing may include solid, liquid, and intermediate materials across polymeric and chemical systems.
- Prepares and tests samples by reading and strictly following detailed ASTM, ISO, and site-specific standard methods to generate high quality, reliable data.
- Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots analytical, physical properties, and process development equipment, including large industrial-scale fabrication equipment (e.g., film and molded parts fabrication).
- Conducts advanced, controlled testing and scientific experiments to support product development, business decisions, and customer requests; may perform work in fume hoods or dry boxes.
- Provides analytical testing and technical support for multiple ExxonMobil business lines, including polymer, specialty materials, Proxxima™, and selected chemicals applications.
- Interfaces daily with internal customers, including Ph.D. scientists and engineers, and engages external customers as requested by business groups.
- Calculates, analyzes, interprets, and documents test results; uploads data to digital lab management and work order management systems for technical review.
- Ensures data integrity and compliance through adherence to quality objectives, site requirements, and safety standards; develops and maintains method documentation, SOPs, and supporting materials.
- Performs methods and analytical development work as needed to support new products, technologies, and evolving business needs.
- Solves analytical and technical problems and leads or supports efforts to introduce new testing methods, instrumentation, or technologies.
- Stewards third party instrument calibrations and performs internal calibrations, equipment verifications, gauge testing, and SQC chart monitoring to ensure quality compliance.
- Efficiently manages work requests, prioritizes tasks, and maintains turnaround times in alignment with business expectations.
- Operates and maintains sample inventory systems, including sample handling, tracking, storage, shipping, and proper disposal.
- Demonstrates strong safety awareness and actively uses Exxon safety tools to enhance personnel and process safety safeguards.
About you
Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Science, Engineering, or a related discipline or relevant equivalent education and/or work experience.
- Mechanical aptitude or relevant hands-on experience with laboratory, process, or extrusion/fabrication equipment.
- Experience operating extrusion or similar polymer processing equipment is preferred.
- Ability to perform safe, reliable, and independent laboratory and technical work with appropriate direction, literature review, and problem framing.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new techniques, methodologies, equipment, and software as required.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow detailed written and verbal instructions, procedures, and technical documentation.
- Strong problem solving skills, including the ability to diagnose issues and implement effective solutions.
- High level of attention to detail with a strong commitment to accuracy and precision.
- Proficient computer skills, including strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word; ability to quickly adapt to new software systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal effectiveness.
- Ability to work collaboratively and resolve conflict constructively in a team-oriented environment.
- Work environment may include exposure to high noise levels (>85 dB), extreme temperatures, vibration, moving machinery, chemical handling, work at heights, irregular surfaces, and the requirement to wear PPE (e.g., respirators, FR clothing, safety glasses, gloves, steel toe shoes, hearing protection, hard hats).
- Physical requirements include prolonged standing and walking, stair and ladder climbing, stooping/squatting, pushing/pulling heavy materials, lifting up to 50 lbs, valve operation, and ability to communicate in high noise environments.
- Additional operational responsibilities may include issuing safe work permits, process monitoring, gas testing, visual maintenance, and unit operations.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience supporting polymer, specialty materials, or chemical product development; customer support testing; or multidisciplinary analytical laboratories.
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
- Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
- Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
- Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
- Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.
- More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com
- Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
Stay connected with us
Learn more at our Website
Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram
Like us on Facebook
Subscribe our channel at Youtube
ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
Alternate Location:
Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.
Exxon Mobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and terms like corporation, company, our, we and its are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific affiliates or affiliate groups. Abbreviated references describing global or regional operational organizations and global or regional business lines are also sometimes used for convenience and simplicity. Similarly, ExxonMobil has business relationships with thousands of customers, suppliers, governments, and others. For convenience and simplicity, words like venture, joint venture, partnership, co-venturer, and partner are used to indicate business relationships involving common activities and interests, and those words may not indicate precise legal relationships.
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Align your degree to ExxonMobil's core disciplines
ExxonMobil's OPT hiring concentrates in petroleum, chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering, plus data science and geosciences. Map your degree field directly to one of these disciplines before applying so your OPT EAD authorization clearly matches the posted role requirements.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
STEM OPT extensions require your employer to be enrolled in E-Verify. ExxonMobil participates in E-Verify, which makes the 24-month STEM extension viable for qualifying degree holders. Verify this directly with your recruiter before signing, not after your OPT EAD arrives.
Target early-career programs with a conversion track
ExxonMobil's rotational and early-career engineering programs are historically the clearest pathway to H-1B sponsorship after OPT. Prioritize applications to these structured programs over individual contributor postings if your goal is long-term U.S. work authorization.
Search ExxonMobil's verified H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate
Before applying, use Migrate Mate to review ExxonMobil's DOL Labor Condition Application filing history by occupation code. This shows which roles the company has actively sponsored for H-1B, giving you a concrete signal about where OPT-to-H-1B conversion is most common.
File your STEM extension 90 days before OPT expires
USCIS requires your STEM OPT extension application to be filed before your current OPT EAD expires. Submit it at least 90 days out to preserve your work authorization during processing. Your DSO must recommend the extension in SEVIS before you can file with USCIS.
Use the OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
ExxonMobil's H-1B LCA filings are subject to DOL prevailing wage requirements. Run your job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer call so you know the wage floor for your role and can evaluate the offer against it.
ExxonMobil OPT Eligibility: Frequently Asked Questions
Does ExxonMobil sponsor OPT visas?
ExxonMobil doesn't sponsor OPT directly because OPT is work authorization USCIS grants to F-1 students, not a visa employers petition for. What ExxonMobil does is hire students who already hold an OPT EAD. The company is enrolled in E-Verify, which makes it eligible to support STEM OPT extensions for qualifying degree holders.
Which departments at ExxonMobil typically hire OPT students?
Engineering disciplines including petroleum, chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering account for the largest share of OPT hiring at ExxonMobil. Data science, geosciences, and operations roles also appear consistently. Early-career rotational programs in these functions are where most OPT students enter the company, often with a clear path toward H-1B sponsorship.
How do I navigate the OPT-to-H-1B transition at ExxonMobil?
ExxonMobil has sponsored H-1B visas for employees in engineering, geoscience, and technology roles. The transition typically depends on your performance, your role's ongoing business need, and timing relative to the H-1B cap lottery. Use Migrate Mate to review ExxonMobil's LCA filing history by occupation so you target roles with the strongest H-1B conversion track record.
What is the timeline for STEM OPT extension when working at ExxonMobil?
Your DSO must recommend the STEM OPT extension in SEVIS before you file Form I-765 with USCIS. File at least 90 days before your current OPT EAD expires. USCIS automatically extends your work authorization by 180 days while the application is pending, provided you filed on time. Processing typically takes several months, so early filing is essential.
How do I make my application stronger for OPT roles at ExxonMobil?
Align your degree field explicitly to the posted role's technical requirements, since ExxonMobil's recruiting teams evaluate degree-to-role fit carefully for OPT hires. Highlight any coursework or project experience in energy systems, reservoir engineering, or process optimization. Applying through ExxonMobil's early-career programs rather than general postings also increases your chances of landing a role with a defined H-1B sponsorship pathway.
How does ExxonMobil hire OPT students?
OPT is work authorization granted directly to F-1 students after graduation — no employer petition is required. ExxonMobil can hire OPT students as soon as their EAD card is approved. STEM degree holders can extend OPT by 24 months when their employer is enrolled in E-Verify. Most companies that hire OPT students also support the transition to H-1B when the student's OPT period is ending. Check ExxonMobil's individual postings on Migrate Mate to confirm OPT acceptance per role.