System Engineer

Downhole Chemical Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K + matching

100% employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Enrollment in Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

Job summary

An oil and gas chemical company is seeking a Training, Development and Staffing Manager to manage data infrastructure and support industrial automation. Candidates should have a background in data engineering, strong SQL skills, and exposure to industrial control systems. This full-time position offers a salary range of $65,000-$80,000, along with full benefits including 401K matching and employer-paid medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in data engineering or DataOps.
• Strong SQL fundamentals and experience with relational databases.
• Exposure to industrial automation or control systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, optimize, and maintain databases and data warehouses.
• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for industrial datasets.
• Implement best practices for data quality and governance.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL fundamentals

Industrial automation

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Tools

ETL/ELT tools

RedLion Crimson

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Training, Development and Staffing Manager

Downhole Chemical Solutions (DCS) is an employee-owned oil and gas chemical company specializing in hydraulic fracturing optimization through data‑driven decision making. Founded in 2015, DCS focuses on being the best at a targeted set of solutions, supported by a strong culture of innovation in technology, operations, and engineering.

Why are we hiring? We are expanding our data engineering capabilities to support the next phase of our industrial technology roadmap.

This role will focus primarily on building and managing our data infrastructure— from databases and pipelines to near‑real‑time ingestion from industrial systems— while also contributing to the maintenance and development of our PLC / HMI applications (RedLion Crimson & IDEC).

This is an ideal position for a data engineer / dataops engineer who has some exposure to industrial automation and wants to work closely with real‑world hardware and operational technology.

Location and Schedule

• In-person - Lafayette, LA
• Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM
• Employee will work in DCS’s engineering department, and report to the Engineering Manager – Data & IT

Primary job responsibilities & expectations

Data Engineering & Infrastructure (Primary Focus — ~80%)

• Design, build, optimize, and maintain databases, data warehouses, and/or data lake environments
• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for ingesting industrial and operational datasets
• Implement best practices for data quality, governance, access control, and observability
• Improve performance and scalability of existing data infrastructure
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to design architecture for future data initiatives

Industrial Programs & Controls Support (Secondary Focus — ~20%)

• Maintain and enhance DCS’s industrial applications (RedLion Crimson HMI, IDEC PLC)
• Troubleshoot issues with industrial programs and assist in root‑cause analysis
• Collaborate on feature updates or improvements to automation logic
• Ensure data acquisition from field systems is reliable and well‑integrated into DCS’s data platforms

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in data engineering or DataOps
• Exposure to industrial automation or control systems (HMI/PLC/IPC, RedLion Crimson, Ignition, or comparable)
• Strong SQL fundamentals and experience with relational databases
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic work environment where deliverables and priorities change daily
• Comfortable collaborating with technical and field teams

Desired Skills

• Experience with ETL/ELT tools, pipeline orchestration, performance tuning, and query optimization
• Working knowledge of cloud data technology (SQL Server/MySQL, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, or similar)
• Experience with industrial data integration (OPC-UA, Modbus, or similar protocols)
• Experience with version control, CI/CD, DevOps/DataOps practices
• Willingness to learn industrial software (HMI/PLC/IPC) as needed
• Creative mindset, innovative tendencies, and self‑motivated work ethic
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to debug and support existing applications
• 65,000 – 80,000 Salary - commensurate with experience
• 401K + matching
• 100% employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision insurance premiums
• Enrollment in Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Oil and Gas