Drilling Engineer - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Relocation PackageJob

aramco; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 93,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company is seeking a Drilling Engineer to support drilling operations with a focus on gas wells. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering and possess over 7 years of relevant experience in the drilling field. The role demands expertise in drilling engineering methods, data analysis for optimization, and providing technical assistance for complex problems. Successful candidates will relocate to Saudi Arabia and enjoy a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in drilling field.
• Proficient in analyzing and providing engineering methods.
• Ability to optimize drilling penetration rates.

Responsibilities

• Provide sound drilling engineering methods for assigned problems.
• Execute assignments related to drilling operations.
• Provide technical assistance for complex operating problems.
• Initiates detailed work outlines and performs or delegates work for final development of technical proposals and studies of proposed.
• Analyzes data and performance of new or existing techniques to determine need for or benefit from studies, recommendations and/or facility modifications with respect to unit costs and operating efficiency consistent with established safety and operating requirements.

Skills

Drilling engineering analysis

Technical support for drilling operations

Data analysis for drilling techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Job description

This position requires full relocation to Saudi Arabia. It is a permanent full time Expat relocation package.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Drilling Engineer to join the Gas Drilling Engineering Department.

The Gas Drilling Engineering Department is responsible for providing the development of gas drilling and workover engineering with non-associated gas and highly complex horizontal and vertical gas wells. Identifying and introducing innovations that enhance monitor and support operation and safety.

Your primary role is to gather and analyze information to provide sound drilling technical support to drilling operations, drilling equipment, projects and drilling technical services requiring sound drilling engineering analysis and solutions.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Provides sound drilling engineering methods and procedures to be used on assigned drilling problems.
• Executes and accomplishes assignments and studies in areas outlined in the scope assuring conformance to overall objectives of all phases of drilling operations in areas including: drilling penetration rate optimization, new drilling technology and drilling studies.
• Provides technical assistance and advice to operating divisions on complex operating problems.
• Initiates detailed work outlines and performs or delegates work for final development of technical proposals and studies of proposed.
• Analyzes data and performance of new or existing techniques to determine need for or benefit from studies, recommendations and/or facility modifications with respect to unit costs and operating efficiency consistent with established safety and operating requirements.

As the successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• 7+ years of experience in drilling field.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.