Design Engineer - Managed Pressure Drilling

Weatherford•Houston, TX

About The Position

Provides sustaining engineering support for existing Managed Pressure Drilling products and equipment. Applies working knowledge and experience in the applicable engineering discipline to a range of assignments, using established engineering principles, procedures, guidelines, and policies with moderate guidance and direction. Works with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, R&M, Quality, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality, Operations, and other supporting functions on design, documentation, troubleshooting, and product support. Builds knowledge of the Company, its processes, products, and customer requirements, and uses technical experience, judgment, and relevant precedents to analyze solutions and resolve straightforward engineering problems. Supports product quality, delivery, cost, reliability, and customer objectives while maintaining safety, regulatory, and technical requirements. The role supports engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, including investigations, documentation, manufacturing and repair support, supplier issues, product changes, and reliability improvements. It requires clear communication, responsible use of Company resources, and participation in scheduled after-hours and weekend support when required for urgent Manufacturing and R&M activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline.
2–4 years of relevant experience.
Working knowledge and practical experience in the applicable engineering discipline, with demonstrated ability to complete a range of related assignments.
Experience supporting design, manufacturing, assembly, testing, repair, maintenance, or product documentation for engineered equipment.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information clearly in straightforward situations.
Ability to work effectively with Engineering, Manufacturing, R&M, Quality, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality, Operations, and other supporting functions.
Working and expanding conceptual knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, materials, mechanics, fits and tolerances, bolted connections, pressure-containing equipment, manufacturing processes, and mechanical systems.
General knowledge of electrical, instrumentation, and control systems and ability to support troubleshooting of integrated electro-mechanical equipment with guidance.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, schematics, specifications, inspection reports, and technical procedures.
Ability to analyze straightforward technical problems, compare solutions using experience and precedents, and make recommendations within established guidelines.
Ability to recognize when technical issues require additional guidance, review, or specialist support.
Ability to balance product requirements, quality, schedule, cost, and operational priorities within assigned responsibilities.
Ability to provide hands-on engineering support during manufacturing, assembly, testing, troubleshooting, and repair.
Ability and willingness to participate in scheduled after-hours and weekend engineering support.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting oilfield, drilling, pressure-control, rotating, hydraulic, or other complex industrial equipment.
Experience providing Sustaining or Product Engineering support within Manufacturing and/or R&M environments.
Experience troubleshooting electrical, instrumentation, and control systems in addition to mechanical and hydraulic systems.
Experience evaluating manufacturing nonconformances, deviations, repairs, and engineering dispositions.
Experience supporting suppliers, first articles, supplier qualifications, and product changes.
Experience applying API, ASME, ISO, or similar engineering codes and standards.
Experience supporting products throughout their lifecycle, including obsolescence, reliability improvement, product changes, and technical documentation.
Knowledge of the energy industry, particularly drilling, Managed Pressure Drilling, pressure-control, or related equipment.
Knowledge of applicable API, ASME, ISO, and other industry standards.
Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems, sensors, instrumentation, electrical controls, PLC-based systems, and industrial communication/control systems.
Experience with pressure testing, functional testing, FATs, equipment commissioning, and failure investigation.
Experience with machining, welding, heat treatment, coatings, materials, NDE, and other applicable manufacturing processes.
Experience with CAD systems such as Creo Parametric, Autodesk Inventor, or AutoCAD.
Experience with PLM/PDM, ERP, engineering change-management, and nonconformance-management systems.
Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), tolerance analysis, and supplier manufacturing capability.
Ability to mentor less-experienced engineers and provide technical guidance to cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Maintain compliance with Company governance, security, compliance, HSE, Management System, legal, regulatory, standards, and industry requirements.
Promote health, safety, security, environmental protection, continual improvement, and mitigation of technical risks through responsible engineering practices.
Ensure engineering decisions, dispositions, repairs, deviations, and recommendations maintain applicable product safety and regulatory requirements.
Support compliance with and continual improvement of Company Quality policies and the Weatherford Management System.
Maintain product and service quality, design intent, configuration control, and technical requirements when supporting product activities or evaluating changes and nonconformances.
Investigate recurring product, manufacturing, supplier, assembly, and test issues and identify permanent corrective improvements.
Perform assigned design, analysis, documentation, and product-support activities for existing products and equipment.
Support Manufacturing, R&M, Quality, Supply Chain, and related functions during manufacturing, assembly, inspection, testing, repair, and delivery.
Analyze straightforward engineering problems using technical experience, judgment, established methods, and relevant precedents; seek guidance when necessary.
Support evaluation of nonconformances, deviations, repairs, and other technical issues under prescribed guidelines and approval requirements.
Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, instrumentation, control, software, configuration, and component-related issues within demonstrated capability.
Read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, electrical and wiring diagrams, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics, specifications, test procedures, inspection data, and other technical documentation.
Create and revise drawings, specifications, BOMs, procedures, test requirements, calculations, and other controlled product documentation through established processes.
Perform assigned calculations, tolerance evaluations, design reviews, technical investigations, and product lifecycle activities with appropriate review and guidance.
Support supplier technical issues, first articles, manufacturing deviations, component changes, obsolescence, reliability improvements, and field inquiries as assigned.
Plan and complete assigned work considering requirements, quality, schedule, cost, dependencies, and operational priorities.
Participate in scheduled after-hours and weekend support when required for urgent Manufacturing and R&M activities.
Communicate technical information, requirements, results, risks, and recommended actions to team members and cross-functional stakeholders; document work clearly and raise concerns to appropriate reviewers.
Use Company resources and expenses responsibly, stay within approved budgets and financial policies, and consider cost, schedule, manufacturing, and operational impacts without compromising safety, quality, requirements, or technical integrity.
Support technically appropriate cost reduction, manufacturability, reliability, lead-time, and lifecycle improvements, and provide technical input to project estimates, business cases, and budgets when required.