Drilling Engineer(INDIA ONLY)

Exxon Mobil; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical plans

Global networking

Annual vacations

Relocation program

Job summary

ExxonMobil Bangalore-based role seeking 3–10 years’ experience in drilling engineering. The engineer will provide wells engineering support across ExxonMobil’s global portfolio, focusing on drilling design, analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.

The position requires strong analytical skills, experience in well design, and proficiency with Python/MATLAB; familiarity with Tableau/Power BI is a plus. International travel possible; Bangalore-based with global opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in engineering with GPA 7+.
• 3–10 years of upstream oil & gas experience.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate design & operating parameters.
• Experience in well design, pre/execution planning, and drilling operations.
• Field experience at rig site preferred.
• Proficiency in Python or MATLAB; Tableau/Power BI or Spotfire helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provide drilling engineering support and borehole management for ExxonMobil global wells teams.
• Engage in offset well analysis to aid design criteria and drive performance.
• Monitor data trends and generate actionable insights for decision makers.
• Collaborate with Wells teams to provide design/operational support for safe, cost-effective ops.
• Model parameters such as torque, drag, hydraulics, and wellbore stability.
• Analyze pore pressure/fracture gradients and in-situ stress.

Skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Flexibility

Shift work

Wells engineering knowledge

Python/MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Petroleum / Mechanical / Chemical / Civil / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Spotfire

WellCat

WellView

Job description

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What will do

• Provide engineering support in drilling and borehole management areas to ExxonMobil global wells teams leveraging modeling, analysis, and engineering insights
• Engage in offset well analysis to assist with well design criteria and provide recommendations to business units and drive performance
• Strong analytical skillset to Monitor data, identify trends and provide insights and recommendations to decision makers based on reasoning and engineering prowess
• Strong leadership, problem solving and communication skills are crucial to manage conflicting priorities and resolving issues
• Work directly with Wells teams to provide design and / or operational support for safe and cost-effective operations
• Model and analyze various engineering parameters such as torque and drag, vibrations, hydraulics, hole cleaning, wellbore stability
• Conduct pore pressure/fracture gradient and in-situ stress analysis
• Utilize real-time and post well data to monitor well performance and troubleshoot operations issues by providing recommendations
• Generate plots and reports to communicate well performance and leverage ExxonMobil subject matter expert recommendations & company best practices to improve performance
• Collaborate with engineers and operations personnel on global asset teams
• Integrate with adjacent disciplines – Completions, Operations Geology teams to provide synergistic solutions to global wells teams.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from a recognized university in petroleum, mechanical, chemical, civil, or electrical engineering with minimum GPA 7 and above
• 3-10 years of work experience in the upstream oil and gas industry
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate critical design & operating parameters through data and trend analysis and deduce meaningful interpretations to support operations
• Experience in well design, pre/execution planning, writing procedures for Drilling Operations
• Relevant Field experience at a rig site or wellsite is preferred
• Knowledge of one or more of the basic wells engineering concepts including:
• Well construction – drilling techniques, well control, fluids and solids management, drilling mechanics, performance monitoring, borehole management
• Experience in programming languages such as Python, MATLAB is preferred
• Experience working in Tableau or Power BI or Spotfire is preferred but not required
• Experience with various engineering applications such as WellCAT, WellView is preferred but not required
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a diverse team environment
• Flexibility to work in shifts, with opportunities to leverage flexible work hours
• Position is Bangalore-based with potential for international travel

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits
• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or disability status.

Functional Skills

Casing Tubing Design, Execution, & Evaluation

Directional Drilling Design & Execution

Drillwell Design & Execution

Managed Pressure Drilling Design & Execution

Sand Control Design & Execution

Subsea Well Design & Execution

Well Abandonment Design & Execution

Well Performance & Optimization

Wireline Interventions

Drilling Mechanics Analysis

Well Integrity Design & Surveillance

Wellwork Well Control Design & Execution

Borehole Management Design & Execution

Coiled Tubing Interventions

Fracture Stimulation Design & Execution

Well Control Design & Execution

Chemical Treatment Design & Execution

Cementing Design & Execution

Completion Design & Execution

Fishing & Milling Design & Execution

Manage Wellsite Operations

Well Operability Design & Implementation

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