Sr. Designer - Superior Completions

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, has the technology, resources, and experience to deliver effective well-completion services in any downhole condition. As a global provider of best-in-class conventional, unconventional, intelligent, and sand control tools, Superior Energy provides field‑proven state‑of‑the‑art technology that reduces risk, increases completion efficiencies, and maximizes production on the land, shelf, Deepwater, and Ultra‑Deepwater arenas.

Join Our Growing Team at Superior Completion Services

Superior Completions is excited to announce that we are currently seeking a Sr. Designer for our office in Houston, TX.

We’re looking for a Sr. Designer who will work within the Research, Design, New Product Development, and Sustaining Engineering Group and support new product development of our downhole completion tool product lines (including packers, sand control tools, fluid loss valves, interval control valves (ICVs), barrier valves, locks, nipples, and/or safety valves). In their role, they will be responsible for the design and qualification testing of new downhole completion tool products for oil and gas wells to meet our customers’ requirements and maintain existing designs.

The successful candidate will be highly self‑motivated, able to work in a quick‑paced environment, and will be responsible for preparing and reviewing engineering documents for prototyping and production; providing support to the Design Engineering Group during prototype testing of equipment; providing technical support for manufacturing and operations; and troubleshooting failed equipment or processes. The ideal candidate will have design experience developing downhole completion tools to meet industry standards such as API 11D1, API 19V, API 19ICV, API 19AC, etc.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Generate layouts and detailed engineering calculations for new and modified equipment designs.
• Actively participate in development design reviews and make best‑choice recommendations.
• Ensure that manufacturing drawings are consistent with the working layouts for product designs.
• Lead the 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.

The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified; nothing restricts the company’s right to change, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time or for any reason.

Minimum Requirements

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

Education

An Associate of Applied Science in Drafting and Design Engineering or equivalent education and experience is required.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Matching 401(k), and Personal Time Off (PTO).