Geothermal Drilling Engineer: Field & Office Rotation

Mazama Energy, LLC; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mazama Energy in the United States is seeking a Wellsite Engineer, an early-career development role within the drilling engineering team. The position features a structured two-year rotation between active geothermal wellsites and office-based assignments to build balanced technical and operational capability.

Frequent travel and extended stays at project sites are required, with potential night, weekend, and holiday schedules during field rotations.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant engineering, drilling, field, or well-construction experience; strong internship, co-op, or field-placement experience will be considered.
• Prior exposure to geothermal, oil and gas, HPHT, drilling, or completion operations is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated interest in developing a career in geothermal well construction and willingness to learn both field operations and office-based drilling engineering.
• Willingness and ability to complete the initial two-year office/field rotational development program and work extended field assignments as operationally required.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of drilling and completion programs, procedures, and engineering documentation.
• Collect and organize technical and operational data required to assemble drilling programs and supporting documents.
• Prepare calculations, tables, and reports using Company-approved units and formats.
• Maintain an auditable record of calculations, assumptions, revisions, and supporting data.
• Review geological, offset-well, and operational information with the drilling engineering team.
• Contribute to risk assessments, contingency planning, drilling-on-paper exercises, and lessons-learned reviews.

Skills

Engineering

Tools

Drilling equipment

Job description

Mazama Energy in the United States is seeking a Wellsite Engineer, an early-career development role within the drilling engineering team. The position features a structured two-year rotation between active geothermal wellsites and office-based assignments to build balanced technical and operational capability.

Frequent travel and extended stays at project sites are required, with potential night, weekend, and holiday schedules during field rotations.