Design Engineer - Managed Pressure Drilling
Weatherford · Houston, Texas, United States
Job Purpose
Provides Sustaining Engineering support for existing products and equipment using working knowledge and experience in the applicable engineering discipline. The role performs a range of assignments that broaden technical capability and applies established engineering principles, procedures, guidelines, and policies with a moderate level of guidance and direction.
Works with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, R&M, Quality, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality, Operations, and other supporting functions to complete assigned design, documentation, troubleshooting, and product-support activities. Continues to build knowledge of the Company, its processes, supported products, and customer requirements.
Uses expanded conceptual knowledge, technical experience, judgment, and relevant precedents to analyze possible solutions and resolve straightforward engineering problems. Understands key business drivers and applies that understanding to accomplish assigned work and support product quality, delivery, cost, reliability, and customer objectives.
Roles & Responsibilities
SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
· Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring activities are conducted ethically and in compliance with Company Security, Compliance and HSE policies, the Management System, applicable laws, regulations, standards, industry practices, and the Company’s Rules to Live By.
· Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security, and protection of the Environment as core values and does not knowingly place employees, processes, customers, or communities at risk.
· Promotes continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security, and environmental protection through responsible engineering practices and identification and mitigation of technical risks.
· Ensures engineering decisions, dispositions, repairs, deviations, and technical recommendations maintain applicable product safety and regulatory requirements.
QUALITY
· Is familiar with Company Quality policies and takes an active role in compliance with and continual improvement of the Weatherford Management System
· Maintains product and service quality as immediate priorities when supporting Manufacturing, R&M, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Engineering.
· Provides technically sound and appropriately documented engineering decisions and dispositions.
· Supports investigation of recurring product, manufacturing, supplier, assembly, and test issues and identifies opportunities for permanent corrective improvements.
· Maintains design intent, configuration control, and applicable technical requirements when evaluating deviations, nonconformances, repairs, or product changes.
· Identifies opportunities to improve drawings, specifications, engineering practices, and technical requirements where deficiencies or recurring issues are identified.
OPERATIONS
· Performs assigned design, analysis, documentation, and product-support activities for existing products and equipment.
· Supports Manufacturing, R&M, Quality, Supply Chain, and related functions during manufacturing, assembly, inspection, testing, repair, and delivery activities.
· Analyzes straightforward engineering problems using technical experience, judgment, established methods, and relevant precedents; seeks guidance when issues exceed assigned competency or authority.
· Supports evaluation of nonconformances, deviations, repairs, and other technical issues in accordance with prescribed guidelines and approval requirements.
· Troubleshoots mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, instrumentation, control, software, configuration, and component-related issues within demonstrated capability.
· Reads and interprets engineering drawings, GD&T, electrical and wiring diagrams, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics, specifications, test procedures, inspection data, and other technical documentation.
· Creates and revises drawings, specifications, BOMs, procedures, test requirements, calculations, and other controlled product documentation through established engineering processes.
· Performs assigned calculations, tolerance evaluations, design reviews, technical investigations, and product lifecycle activities with appropriate review and guidance.
· Supports supplier technical issues, first articles, manufacturing deviations, component changes, obsolescence, reliability improvements, and field inquiries as assigned.
· Plans and completes assigned work considering requirements, quality, schedule, cost, dependencies, and operational priorities.
· Participates in scheduled after-hours and weekend support when required for urgent Manufacturing and R&M activities.
COMMUNICATION
· Clearly communicates technical information, requirements, results, risks, and recommended actions to team members and cross-functional stakeholders.
· Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations and asks questions to confirm requirements, assumptions, and priorities.
· Documents work clearly and raises technical concerns or uncertainties to the appropriate reviewer or subject-matter expert.
FINANCIAL
· Maintains personal accountability for responsible use of Company resources and expenses.
· Performs assigned activities within approved budgets and applicable financial policies and procedures.
· Considers cost, schedule, manufacturing, and operational impacts when developing solutions without compromising safety, quality, product requirements, or technical integrity.
· Supports cost reduction, manufacturability, reliability, lead-time, and lifecycle improvement opportunities where technically appropriate.
· Provides technical input to project estimates, business cases, and budgets when required.
Experience & Education
REQUIRED
· Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline, with 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.
PREFERRED
· 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, Skills & Abilities
REQUIRED
· Effective written and verbal communication skills with 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 the 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 possible soluti