NPD Testing Engineer

NES Group Ltd; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An oilfield services company in Aberdeen is seeking a New Product Development Testing Engineer to manage testing facilities and help develop products for market leadership. The role involves testing, design support, and customer training, and requires a mechanical engineering background along with experience in well intervention technologies. Travel may be required for product support.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background with mechanical engineering qualification.
• Demonstrable experience of well intervention, completion, P&A, and artificial lift operations and technology.
• Must be able to clearly articulate technical principles and tool functionality.

Responsibilities

• Undertake function and validation testing against industry performance standards.
• Lead pre-commercial and early in-field customer deployments of new products.
• Support in the design and review of new products.

Skills

Mechanical engineering skills

Well intervention operations

Test report development

Technical articulation

Problem-solving skills

Education

Mechanical engineering qualification

Job description

Overview

NES Fircroft are supporting an Oilfield services client in Aberdeen with a New Product Development Testing Engineer role. Based on site, you will be responsible for the management of our client's NPD testing facilities and the development of them to support the company transition towards becoming the market leader in CT well intervention and well barriers. You will become an expert on their selection of downhole tools, perform design verification and function testing, and aid in the development of prototype and existing products, while providing customers with practical support and training in tool operation, maintenance and application.

Responsibilities

• Undertake function and validation testing against industry performance standards, such as ISO and API
• Lead pre-commercial and early in-field customer deployments of new products
• Support in the design and review of new products and attend and participate in design reviews
• Assist in the evaluation of product viability
• Be willing to travel nationally and internationally to provide in person support for DTI products in the workshop and in the field
• Provide technical support to the organisation as a whole in order to maximise the level of service the organisation can supply to the customer

Qualifications / Experience

• Strong technical background with mechanical engineering qualification
• Demonstrable experience of well intervention, completion, P&A and artificial lift operations and technology
• Experience in providing test reports with clear outcomes and recommendations
• Must be able to clearly articulate technical principles and tool functionality and application
• Must be able to listen to customer problems, extract key constraints and develop solutions from existing products, or if none exist to suggest new products to engineering
• Experience of international travel and different business cultures would be an advantage