Summer Software Engineer: BEM Solver for Porous Media

SLB; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

SLB in the United Kingdom invites applications for a Scientific Software Engineer Intern (3 months) starting Summer 2027 in Abingdon. The project focuses on developing a 2D boundary element method solver for porous media flow, with embedded wells and fractures.

You will extend the solver, implement embedded features, test on simple cases, and prepare a technical report, gaining hands-on experience in numerical methods and reservoir modelling.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Software Engineering or related discipline.
• Study of Partial Differential Equations.
• Fundamentals of Numerical Analysis.
• Software engineering basics.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the extension of a 2D boundary element solver for porous media.
• The main task will be to add support for embedded wells and fractures in the solver.
• Implementing the new functionality, testing it on simple cases, and documenting the results.
• Create a technical report.

Skills

Numerical Analysis

Applied Mathematics

Software Engineering

PDEs

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Applied Mathematics or related

Job description

SLB in the United Kingdom invites applications for a Scientific Software Engineer Intern (3 months) starting Summer 2027 in Abingdon. The project focuses on developing a 2D boundary element method solver for porous media flow, with embedded wells and fractures.

You will extend the solver, implement embedded features, test on simple cases, and prepare a technical report, gaining hands-on experience in numerical methods and reservoir modelling.