Production Engineer - Specialist III

Airswift; Center (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift in Center, TX is seeking a Production Engineer - Specialist III with a strong background in production-stage asset operations to lead engineering efforts across multiple producing platforms.

You will focus on well performance, completion design, and technology application while guiding field personnel and mentoring junior engineers. This on-site role requires resilience under tight deadlines and a commitment to safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of relevant production-stage experience.
• Experience in domestic US operations and basins.
• Ability to mentor less experienced engineers.
• Proven ability to work with field personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership across producing operations, asset support, and technology application.
• Solve complex well performance and completion design challenges.
• Support operations surveillance and maintenance programs.
• Lead reliability improvement initiatives.
• Deliver technical leadership and QA across projects under tight deadlines.

Skills

Wellbore hydraulics

Well performance optimization

Completion design

Workover design

Fluid flow analysis

Maintenance & reliability

Safety standards

Project leadership

Field operations collaboration

Microsoft Office

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Production Engineer - Specialist III Duration: 1 year, possible to extend Schedule: 5/40 onsite Location: Center, TX This opportunity sits within a technically focused production environment where the role will provide engineering leadership across producing operations, asset support, and technology application. The position offers scope to solve complex well performance and completion design challenges, support operations surveillance, and contribute to maintenance and reliability improvement. This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced engineering professional looking to influence technical outcomes across production-stage activities.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering within a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience

Required Experience

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience
• Closely related experience in production-stage asset operations and engineering support
• Domestic US experience
• Basins experience
• Experience providing guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers
• Experience working effectively with field personnel

Required Skills

• Advanced proficiency in wellbore hydraulics, well performance, completion design, and workover design
• Strong technical capability in fluid flow and hydraulics, operations support and surveillance, and surveillance and optimization
• Knowledge of artificial lift, subsurface equipment, wellheads, trees and surface equipment, and wellwork units
• Understanding of maintenance and reliability systems
• Broad and extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
• Ability to solve complex technical problems and develop innovative solutions in non-routine environments
• Capability to provide technical leadership and quality assurance across projects and producing operations
• Ability to manage tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and changing priorities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
• Fluent English communication skills for technical and business use, including reading, writing, and speaking

Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.