DCN Process Engineer

Schlumberger; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Schlumberger New Energy & Industrial (NEI) is seeking a Process Engineer – Tech Development in Houston to drive the development and deployment of emerging technologies from concept to commercialization. You will design processes, run simulations, and size equipment while leading FEL1–FEL3 activities and collaborating across teams to assess risk and ensure safe, profitable deployment.

The role emphasizes lab-to-field progression, prototype testing, and supporting multi-discipline field

Qualifications

• Assess customer needs and constraints to evaluate and align technologies.
• Develop process flows to integrate innovative technologies for improved profitability, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Create and document process deliverables such as BFDs, PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, and technical reports.
• Perform equipment sizing, process design calculations, and optimization.
• Direct and review process-related work for FEL1-FEL3 phases, ensuring quality and completeness.
• Collaborate on technology risk assessments and techno-economic evaluations.
• Serve as the technical lead for process engineering activities on projects.
• Contribute to research and development initiatives, including software and workflow improvements.
• Collaborate with peers to advance core and emerging technologies.
• Perform complex process simulations to validate designs and optimize performance.
• Conduct analysis to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and operational standards.
• Responsible for building prototypes, products and systems for proto and pilot testing
• Troubleshoot and optimize processes during execution, including on-site startup and commissioning.
• Enhance expertise through continuous training, research, and hands-on experience to stay current with emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• • Direct and review process-related work for FEL1–FEL3 phases, ensuring quality and completeness.;
• • Lead techno-economic evaluations and risk assessments for new technologies.;
• • Build prototypes and validate designs through prototyping, testing, and field pilots;

Skills

Process engineering

Techno-economic assessment

Project leadership

Simulation

Prototype testing

Job description

Join SLB New Energy & Industrial (https://www.slb.com/about/driving-energy-innovation/scaling-new-energy-systems) and help power a more balanced energy future.

Within NEI, our Data Center Infrastructure Solutions (https://www.slb.com/products-and-services/scaling-new-energy-systems/data-center-infrastructure-solutions) team is transforming how data centers are built—delivering modular, scalable solutions that accelerate deployment, reduce risk, and support the rapid growth of AI and cloud technologies.

The Process Engineer – Tech Development is responsible for driving innovation and enabling the adoption of new technologies for either Core or New Energy Tech Development. This role focuses on the development, design, and implementation of emerging technologies. The engineer will manage the progression of technologies from concept through commercialization, including risk mitigation, techno-economic assessments, and first-of-a-kind deployments. Through this process, lab-scale technologies will advance through maturity phases and de-risking, into full-scale commercial operations.

Technology Evaluation and Development:

• Assess customer needs and constraints to evaluate and align technologies.

• Develop process flows to integrate innovative technologies for improved profitability, efficiency, and sustainability.

Process Design and Documentation:

• Create and document process deliverables such as BFDs, PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, and technical reports.

• Perform equipment sizing, process design calculations, and optimization.

Project Leadership and Collaboration:

• Direct and review process-related work for FEL1-FEL3 phases, ensuring quality and completeness.

• Collaborate on technology risk assessments and techno-economic evaluations.

• Serve as the technical lead for process engineering activities on projects.

Research and Innovation Support:

• Contribute to research and development initiatives, including software and workflow improvements.

• Collaborate with peers to advance core and emerging technologies.

Simulation and Analysis:

• Perform complex process simulations to validate designs and optimize performance.

• Conduct analysis to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and operational standards.

Prototype Evaluation:

• Responsible for building prototypes, products and systems for proto and pilot testing

• Conduct testing to validate product performance, scale to pilots for field validation while managing the design and fabrication

Customer and Field Support:

• Provide technical support for field development planning and multi-discipline service offerings.

• Troubleshoot and optimize processes during execution, including on‑site startup and commissioning.

Competency Development:

• Enhance expertise through continuous training, research, and hands‑on experience to stay current with emerging technologies.

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