Senior Project Engineer

Weatherford; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Weatherford is seeking a Senior Project Engineer located in Houston, Texas. This role involves the design of new products and enhancing existing ones, ensuring timely completion of tasks while evaluating products for cost efficiency and reliability.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in mechanical design for downhole oilfield tools and should possess a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Responsibilities include conducting stress analyses and modifying products to meet customer specifications.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a professional engineer.
• 10+ years of mechanical design experience in downhole oilfield tools.
• Experience with stress analysis of thick and thin-walled pressure vessels.

Responsibilities

• Design new products and improve existing products.
• Perform fundamental engineering tasks within the established Product Development Process.
• Modify existing products to meet customer requirements.

Skills

Stress analysis

Fluid dynamics

Mechanical design

Project management

Education

Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo/Pro-E

FEA/CFD design

Job description

As Senior Project Engineer you will be responsible for the design of new products and makes improvements to existing products. Learning to evaluate products, parts, or processes for cost efficiency and reliability. Ensure that tasks are completed in a timely manner. You will have knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular discipline.

Responsibilities

• Exposure to Cementation products and operations
• Performs fundamental engineering tasks within the established Product Development Process. These tasks include but are not limited to:
  1. Strength of material problems
  2. Stress analysis
  3. Complex torque
  4. Tension
  5. Burst
  6. Collapse
  7. Compression
  8. Complexed statics and dynamics
  9. Material selection
  10. Cost estimation
  11. Tolerance studies
• Modify existing products to meet internal or external customer requirements
• Creates new engineering layouts for fit, form and function checking
• Prepares calculations and design packages as required to complete design reviews
• Prepares, checks and or directs the preparation of detailed drawings and layouts
• Coordinates the manufacture of prototypes
• Develops experimental test programs
• Builds test tools and test fixtures in the test lab
• Analyses test data to determine if the product meets predetermined technical specifications
• Participates in and understands the analysis of failures
• Prevents or eliminates defects in new or existing products
• Demonstrates an understanding of fundamental design tools such as threaded connections, seals, plated surfaces, heat treating, etc
• Performs advanced engineering tasks such as fluid dynamics, vibrations, etc
• Creates performance envelopes that show the limits of the tool to the customer
• Coordinates all activities associated with technical developments, scheduling, budgeting, and resolving engineering design and test problems
• Proactively develops and communicates design guidelines for the department

Required

• 8+ years of experience as a professional engineer
• 10+ years of mechanical design in downhole oilfield tools with exposure to Cementation products (pouring, float shoes, baffle collars centralisers etc)
• Project Management experience is essential
• Experience with stress analysis of thick and thin-walled pressure vessels.

Preferred

• Creo/Pro-E, FEA/CFD design and detail
• Working knowledge of API 19G1, 19G2, 19G3 as well other API specifications
• Design of welded and heat treated assemblies

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering