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

Position

Full‑time (40 hours per week) – (Senior) Reservoir Engineer (m/f/d) in Karlsruhe.

Company

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH – a fast‑growing company in sustainable lithium extraction and renewable energies.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Build, maintain, and validate integrated dynamic reservoir simulation models based on static geomodels, ensuring geological consistency and providing continuous feedback to geoscience teams.
• Perform history matching, predictive forecasting, and scenario modeling to support robust decision‑making and long‑term field development strategies.
• Support well delivery through pore pressure prediction, dynamic data analysis, and close collaboration with drilling and well engineering teams.
• Lead or contribute to integrated field development planning studies, evaluating well concepts, development phasing, injector–producer strategies, facility constraints, and reserves booking implications.
• Assess development options against technical, economic, and subsurface risk criteria in close collaboration with geoscientists, facilities engineers, and production technologists.
• Ensure high‑quality, well‑structured data management (Petrel lifecycle) and maintain data integrity across well, seismic, and reservoir modeling datasets.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Ideally 10+ years of professional experience in reservoir engineering roles across different development phases.
• Proficiency with industry‑standard software such as Petrel/INTERSECT, tNavigator, Kappa Saphir, the PETEX suite, and PVTsim.
• Can‑do attitude and team‑player mindset, prioritizing team and company goals over personal goals.
• Clear and effective communication skills, working collaboratively within multi‑disciplinary and multi‑cultural teams.
• High level of motivation, personal ownership, and a structured, reliable way of working.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• 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.