Offshore-Ready Senior Drilling Fluids Lab Technician

Baker Hughes Company; al-Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 8,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company is seeking a Senior Laboratory Technician for Drilling & Completion Fluids. The role focuses on lab testing, QA/QC, and analytical work to support product design and field troubleshooting.

Responsibilities include pilot testing, equipment calibration, and performance analysis, with travel to offshore sites as needed. The ideal candidate has a chemistry/engineering background and extensive fluids lab experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Petroleum/Mechanical Engineering.
• 10+ years in drilling & completion fluids in a Mud Lab as chemist or mud technician.
• Practical mud engineering experience preferred.
• Willingness to travel and offshore work.
• Strong understanding of drilling and completion fluids product lines and planning requirements.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Flexible working approach.

Responsibilities

• Perform pilot testing on drilling and completion fluids for mud programs and field samples.
• QA/QC on proposed materials per API/OCMA/ISO/industry QA procedures and prepare CoA.
• Repair, maintain and calibrate onshore and rig-site testing equipment.
• Run permeability return and core flow tests to evaluate mud cake formulations.
• Run PPA/PPT and laser PSD analyses to design RDF and low-invasion fluids.
• Monitor stock levels of lab consumables and spare parts.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Baker Hughes Company is seeking a Senior Laboratory Technician for Drilling & Completion Fluids. The role focuses on lab testing, QA/QC, and analytical work to support product design and field troubleshooting.

Responsibilities include pilot testing, equipment calibration, and performance analysis, with travel to offshore sites as needed. The ideal candidate has a chemistry/engineering background and extensive fluids lab experience.