Regional Engineer - Bakken
NOV · Dickinson, North Dakota, United States · onsite
- Optimize ESP designs using real-time SCADA data, wellbore diagrams, and comparative lift analysis.
- Improve system reliability by identifying failure trends, root causes, and opportunities for design or process improvement.
- Provide effective technical support to customers, Sales, and internal engineering teams.
- Integrate reliability-centered practices into product design, testing, maintenance, and new product development.
- Ensure designs and processes meet applicable industry standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations.
- Communicate technical findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
Data Analysis:
- Collect and analyze data related to system performance, failure rates, equipment reliability, and maintenance practices.
- Use statistical tools and reliability engineering methods to predict performance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Analyze real-time SCADA data and wellbore diagrams to develop optimized ESP designs.
- Evaluate field performance and validate reliability predictions using actual operating data.
Design & Development:
- Collaborate with design and engineering teams to integrate reliability principles into product and system designs.
- Conduct Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify potential and recurring failure points.
- Perform internal and external well and design reviews.
- Provide customer-facing technical support for ESP design, system optimization, and comparative lift analysis.
- Coordinate engineering design support for new product development initiatives.
Testing & Validation:
- Develop, coordinate, and oversee testing protocols to evaluate product reliability under varying operating conditions.
- Review test results and recommend design, material, or process improvements.
- Confirm product performance through field data, laboratory testing, and validation activities.
Process Improvement:
- Recommend design changes and process improvements to enhance system reliability, efficiency, and service life.
- Support the implementation of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) practices.
- Identify opportunities to reduce failures, downtime, maintenance requirements, and lifecycle costs.
Documentation & Reporting:
- Maintain accurate records of reliability metrics, design analyses, test results, failure investigations, and corrective actions.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, and recommendations for customers, Sales, engineering teams, and management.
- Document lessons learned and communicate recurring failure trends and best practices.
Collaboration & Technical Support:
- Work closely with R&D, production, quality assurance, supply chain, Sales, and field service teams.
- Communicate with Sales teams to identify opportunities to optimize ESP designs and improve customer outcomes.
- Provide training and technical support to team members on reliability concepts, tools, and processes.
- Serve as a technical resource for regional customers and internal stakeholders.
Compliance & Standards:
- Ensure products, designs, testing activities, and processes comply with applicable industry standards, regulations, and customer requirements.
- Stay current with reliability engineering methods, ESP technologies, industry practices, and analytical tools.
- Promote consistent application of engineering standards and quality requirements across regional activities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience with ESP systems, artificial lift, rotating equipment, oil and gas operations, or related engineering applications.
- Experience analyzing SCADA data, well performance data, and wellbore diagrams.
- Knowledge of ESP design, comparative lift analysis, and well performance evaluation.
- Experience with FMEA, RCA, reliability analysis, and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, test data, and field performance information.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, presentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, Sales, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.
- Willingness to travel within the assigned region and support customer or field activities as required.
- Familiarity with applicable oil and gas industry standards and regulations is preferred.
- Professional engineering registration, reliability certification, or relevant industry certification is an advantage.