Reservoir Engineer

ChampionX•Sugar Land, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration. We are searching for a Reservoir Engineer for our Technology team located in Sugar Land, Texas. As a Reservoir Engineer, you will provide reservoir engineering support for assigned Chemically Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) projects by coordinating activities with others within the team to collaboratively ensure targets are met. You will act as a liaison with internal and external customers and provide technical reports and presentations to diverse audiences. Through your work, you will perform and interpret relevant reservoir engineering analysis and draw appropriate conclusions. ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
6 years of relevant work experience in IOR (Improved Oil Recovery) / EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) techniques
Prior IOR/EOR experience in academic or industry setting
Understanding of multi-phase flow through porous media, fluids property modelling (phase behavior), routine and special core analysis
Experience in reservoir engineering including (not limited to) reservoir management, waterflooding performance evaluation/optimization, well testing, interwell tracer data analysis
Solid knowledge and experience in reservoir simulation including model construction, history matching, calibration and prediction
Proficient in Eclipse, CMG reservoir simulation software
Must be a creative thinker with the ability to build conceptual models to implement new ideas, processes and technologies
Proven ability to interact with a variety of contacts, both internal and external, including management and industry partners to identify and implement advanced reservoir engineering technologies.
Self-driven and ability to work under minimal supervision

Nice To Haves

PhD in Petroleum, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering with 2 years of relevant work experience or MS with 4 years of relevant work experience
Advanced data analytics experience
Demonstrated organizational skills
Detail-orientated with excellent time management skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team environment and maintain a professional and positive attitude
Demonstrated ability to work and think independently
Project leadership/management experience
Open to new ideas and innovations
Ability to analyze and interpret complex data

Responsibilities

Provide reservoir engineering support that includes initial screening, data collection, engineering analysis, numerical simulation/prediction in both lab and field scales for CEOR projects (both R&D and customer-based projects)
Manage assigned projects and monitor progress to ensure targets are met, while liaising with internal and external customers.
Coordinate activities with the other groups involved (Technology, Marketing, Sales and other reservoir engineers).
Split your time between technical support projects and customer interaction. It is expected that this position will spend minimum of 25% in customer-facing meetings.
Writing/presenting technical reports/publications (internally & externally)
Some advanced data analytics