Senior Designer - Downhole Tool Design & NPD Lead

Superior Energy Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Matching 401(k)

Personal Time Off

Job summary

Superior Completions, a Superior Energy Services Company, is seeking a Sr. Designer for our Houston, TX office. You will design downhole completion tools and lead prototype testing within our design and NPD group.

Responsibilities include creating layouts, participating in design reviews, and drafting new product documentation while ensuring manufacturability and compliance with API/ISO specs. Strong hands-on engineering skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience designing downhole oil and gas tools.
• Experience in new product development.
• Experience working with API/ISO specifications (API 11D1, API 19V, API 19ICV, API 19AC, etc.).
• 3D modeling skills required; working knowledge of AutoDesk Inventor preferred.
• Hands-on in a test lab or manufacturing facility.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, efficiency, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate layouts and detailed engineering calculations for new and modified equipment designs.
• Participate in development design reviews and make best-choice recommendations.
• Ensure manufacturing drawings are consistent with working layouts.
• Lead assembly and lab testing of prototypes for product qualification.
• Draft documentation of new products.
• Provide technical assistance to manufacturing, assembly, and operation personnel.
• Review machine drawings and advise on manufacturability.
• Initiate, check, and approve change notices, test requests, and write test reports.
• Disposition of rejected parts.
• Work with minimum supervision.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Downhole tools design

3D modeling

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate of Applied Science in Drafting and Design Engineering

Tools

AutoDesk Inventor

Job description

Superior Completions, a Superior Energy Services Company, is seeking a Sr. Designer for our Houston, TX office. You will design downhole completion tools and lead prototype testing within our design and NPD group.

Responsibilities include creating layouts, participating in design reviews, and drafting new product documentation while ensuring manufacturability and compliance with API/ISO specs. Strong hands-on engineering skills are essential.