Career Path at Saudi Aramco as a Mechanical

Career Path at Saudi Aramco as a Mechanical Engineer Authors’ Names: 1. Abadel, A. 2. Abdul-Malak, M. / Itani, M. / Bakshan, A. / Sidani, Y. 3. Al-Qahtani, O. 4. Al-Zahrani, A 5. Solares, R. J. 6. Patel, R & Jane, M. C. Dr. JOSE AGUSTIN RUIZ-ESCALANTE By: Amjd Albinahji ID: 201600118 Section: 104

Purpose • Career path is the main concern and goal of every student upon graduation and join a company. • This research will clarify the advantages for a mechanical engineer to work and have a career path at Saudi Aramco as well as the demands and challenges.

Introduction • In Saudi Arabia, individuals would always strive to join the biggest oil and gas company in the world “Saudi Aramco” • This research will cover the analysis of the following: • • Saudi Aramco Company background Opportunities and benefits of joining Saudi Aramco Demands and challenges when working at Saudi Aramco Journey of a mechanical engineer at Saudi Aramco.

Background of the Company: • Saudi Aramco is the largest oil and gas company in the world. • Established in May 1933 as a joint partnership between the Government of Saudi Arabia and Standard Oil of California. • In 1988, Saudi Aramco became a national oil enterprise that is fully owned by the government of Saudi Arabia. • Saudi Aramco has been operating for more than eighty years • Head office in Dhahran with other offices scattered in the kingdom and out of kingdom.

Opportunities and Benefits • • Professional work environment Hands-on experience in real-world business Effective employee training and development Excellent support allowances such as health insurance, housing, vacation and higher education support • Home ownership program (loans with zero interest) • Strong thrift and retirement income plan

Demands and Challenges • Bachelor’s degree as a minimum is required with a GPA not less than 2 out of 4. • Should be competent in the field of graduation in engineering or management. • Should be able to understand, read, speak and write English fluently. • Working in remote areas • Competitive working environment with highly talented and well educated employees • Strict safety rules implementation and violation punishment

Career Path at Saudi Aramco as a mechanical engineer • • Mechanical Engineer in pipeline simulations Engineer IV: fresh graduate with grade 11 Engineer III: 4 -5 years of experience with grade 12 Engineer II: 8 to 10 years of experience with grade 13 Engineer I: 10 to 15 years of experience with grade 14 Specialist: more than 15 years of experience with grade 15 Consultant: more than 20 years of experience with grade 16 Senior Consultant: more than 25 years of experience with grade 17

Research Questions • What is the benefit of working at Saudi Aramco? • How is the work environment? • What do you have to do to be a professional employee at Saudi Aramco? • What are the challenges that will be facing you while working at Saudi Aramco?

Methodology • Participants: • Three participants: 1. Mohammad is a retiree and he is seventy-two (72) years old. 2. Salah is thirty-four (34) years old who started working at Saudi Aramco Company when he was twenty-two (22) years old. 3. Hussam is thirty (30) years old and he has been working at Saudi Aramco Company for six (6) years. • Participants average was forty-six (46) years, and they had been working at Saudi Aramco for an average of twenty-one years. • Each participant answered four questions. • The interview was questions and answers with some followed-up questions to learn the benefit from working at Saudi Aramco, the work environment, how to be a professional employee and the challenges that will be facing you while working.

Findings • The Benefit from Working at Saudi Aramco: 1. Mohammad said that working at Saudi Aramco provided him with a real-world experience by working in a competitive global culture with talented, professional and well-educated employees. 2. Salah said that working in Saudi Aramco gave him the opportunity to continue his higher education in master’s degree. 3. Hussam said that working at Saudi Aramco has improved his skills and competency in mechanical engineering

Findings • The Work Environment at Saudi Aramco: 1. Mohammad said employee has to be very careful when your work, like safety rules, because if not applied, consequences will be take place including punishment. 2. Salah said Saudi Aramco has a good working culture that promote team work. 3. Hussam said that Saudi Aramco has high level of standards in terms of the quality of work that should be performed.

Findings • To be a Professional Employee: 1. Mohammad said that an employee can be a professional employee by having a bachelor’s degree or a higher acquired with full-time university study. 2. Salah said to become a professional engineer, employee can going through a specialty program by attending certain specialized courses as well as getting a one-year experience with another Company. 3. Hussam Said he has to have a very good communication and presentation skills.

Findings • The Challenges That Will Be Facing You While Working: 1. Mohamad Said he had challenges related to maintaining the power supply to the facilities by looking after the equipment to provide the power. 2. Salah said that one of the main challenges that will an employee is the highly competitive environment. 3. Hussam said that the main challenge that was facing him is working in remote area away from the family and friends.

Conclusion • A mechanical engineer will have a wonderful career path at Saudi Aramco that will satisfy the employee needs and his family needs as well. • Employee can benefit from the Company provided programs such as, education support, courses and work opportunities that include working with expats who are very experienced in their field. • Employee can benefit from the company provided packages that includes excellent medical converge, home ownership program, thrift plan and retirement returns.