(Senior) Reservoir Engineer (m/f/d)

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Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH is an innovative, fast-growing company in the field of sustainable lithium extraction and renewable energies. With our lithium plant, we are making a decisive contribution to the decarbonization of European industry and to securing a sustainable supply of lithium in Europe. We are looking for you to join our growing team in Karlsruhe as a full-time (40 hours per week) as - (Senior) Reservoir Engineer (m/f/d) .

Your mission

• You design, execute, and evaluate dynamic data acquisition programs ( e.g. well tests, PLTs, interference tests), including rigsite on-call duties, and analyze pressure, temperature, rate, and production data across all development phases.
• You build, maintain , and validate integrated dynamic reservoir simulation models based on static geomodels , ensuring geological consistency and providing continuous feedback to geoscience teams.
• You perform history matching, predictive forecasting, and scenario modeling to support robust decision-making and long-term field development strategies.
• You support well delivery through pore pressure prediction, dynamic data analysis, and close collaboration with drilling and well engineering teams.
• You lead or contribute to integrated field development planning studies, evaluating well concepts, development phasing, injector–producer strategies, facility constraints, and reserves booking implications.
• You assess development options against technical, economic, and subsurface risk criteria in close collaboration with geoscientists, facilities engineers, and production technologists.
• You ensure high-quality, well-structured data management (Petrel lifecycle) and maintain data integrity across well, seismic, and reservoir modeling datasets.

Your profile

• You hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• You bring ideally 10+ years of professional experience in reservoir engineering roles across different development phases.
• You work confidently with industry-standard software such as Petrel/INTERSECT, tNavigator , Kappa Saphir, the PETEX suite, and PVTsim .
• You demonstrate a can-do attitude and team-player mindset, prioritizing team and company goals over personal goals.
• You communicate clearly and effectively, working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
• You demonstrate a high level of motivation, personal ownership, and a structured, reliable way of working.
• You are able to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

We offer

• Flexible working hours and the option of mobile working.
• 30 days of vacation (based on a 5-day week).
• Onboarding program “Vulcan Starter Days.” Includes a visit to the power plant and a tour of our laboratory.
• Company pension scheme.
• Corporate benefits platform with many attractive discount offers.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Interested? Just send us your resume using the application form and tell us why you would like to join Vulcan.

*** Please note that all applications must be submitted using the application form - we do not accept applications by email. ***

About us

At Vulcan, we are united by the idea of a more sustainable and independent supply of energy and raw materials for Europe. We are pioneers in the field of CO2-neutral lithium extraction using a direct lithium extraction process and have developed an innovative and forward-looking technology for this purpose. We bring together talents and experts from over 40 nations and work passionately on the planning and construction of geothermal and lithium extraction plants, which we will operate ourselves in order to accelerate the climate-neutral mobility and energy industry. With companies such as Stellantis and Renault, we already have strong partners who are supporting us on our way to becoming a market leader.

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