Control Engineer, Senior

Halliburton; Rio de Janeiro; On-site; BRL 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Halliburton seeks a senior Electrical Engineer to advance R&D in subsea and well intervention systems at the HBTC Rio de Janeiro site. You will lead multi-disciplinary projects across Brazil, US, Singapore, and India, shaping design solutions for oil & gas and aerospace applications.

You will mentor junior engineers, contribute to the IP portfolio, and apply advanced tools (LTSPICE, Matlab) to embedded systems in harsh environments. Experience with risk assessment and robotics is valued.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• 10+ years of R&D experience.
• Experience leading cross-country teams.
• Design of complex multi-discipline systems for oil & gas/aerospace.
• Knowledge of patent processes.
• Experience in robotics-based system automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply innovative products and processes.
• Establish best practices with HSE concepts to guide others in analysis and design.
• Evaluate theoretical results against design requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams across Brazil, US, Singapore, and India.
• Contribute to Halliburton’s IP portfolio with innovative solutions.
• Deliver project status reports to stakeholders.

Skills

R&D experience

Multidisciplinary teams

Complex systems design

Subsea design

Well intervention design

Mentoring juniors

Patent processes

Robotics automation

Control system design

MIMO motion planning

FMEA & risk assessment

Power/control systems

Education

MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

LTSPICE

PSPICE

Matlab

MathCAD

LabVIEW

ROS

PLC software

Job description

We are looking for the right people — people who want to innovate, achieve, grow and lead. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees and empowering them to develop themselves and their careers. Experience the challenges, rewards and opportunity of working for one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the global energy industry.

Job Duties

• Demonstrates creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving engineering problems during the development and application of new and improved products and processes.
• Establishes best practices that incorporate Reliability, Health, Safety, and Environment concepts to guide others in analysis and design.
• Evaluates proposed theoretical results to meet design requirements.
• Serves as a technical expert to other employees to solves complex system equations and develops custom equations to simplify complex problems by using advanced engineering tools.
• Serves as a technical expert by coaching, developing, and reviewing work from other employees.
• Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross- disciplinary teams.
• Significantly contributes to Halliburton’s Intellectual Property portfolio by delivering innovative and commercially successful solutions.
• Work across multiple teams located in different countries (Brazil, US, Singapore, India).
• Work close to the Electrical Engineering team, Systems Engineer, and the Project Manager at the Halliburton Technology Center in Brazil (HBTC).

Qualifications

• Completion of a master’s or doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 10+ years of experience in R&D.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams located in different locations/countries.
• Experience in design of complex systems solutions including several engineering disciplines for Oil & Gas, mining and/or aerospace industry.
• Experience in design solutions for subsea applications and well control involving multi disciplines is desirable.
• Experience in design solutions for well intervention applications involving multi disciplines is desirable.
• Ability to provide guidance and mentoring to more junior engineers as needed.
• Knowledge and participation in patent processes.
• Prepare and deliver project status reports regularly to various stakeholders.
• Advance knowledge and experience in leading Risk Assessment, FMEA, other reliability tools.
• Familiarity with power control and communication systems/solutions.
• Advanced working knowledge in electronic circuit design and in commonly used circuit simulators (LTSPICE, PSPICE, etc.) and math tools (Matlab, MathCAD, etc.) applied to embedded systems in harsh environments (O&G, mining or aerospace).
• Experience in designing system automation using robotics.
• Experience in designing models, control design and simulation of electrical and mechanical system with standard software (Matlab, Labview, ROS, PLC software,..).
• Strong background and knowledge in different aspects of control system design, signal processing and analyses, feedback loops and system dynamics.
• Knowledge in ROV activities, subsea inspection and autonomous underwater systems is desirable.
• Knowledge of MIMO for motion planning (sensing, feedback for power/torque).

Halliburton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

Location

Rua Paulo Emidio Barbosa 485 Q,Rio de Janeiro,Rio de Janeiro,291941, Brazil

Job Details

Requisition Number:203132
Experience Level:Experienced Hire
Job Family:Engineering/Science/Technology
Product Service Line:Wireline and Perforating
Full Time / Part Time:Full Time

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Compensation Information
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.