Engineering

Senior Engineer – Electrical / Software

Houston, TX, us Full-time

Company Description

Parker Wellbore helps energy companies accomplish their drilling and production goals efficiently, reliably, and safely. Our global team supports oil and gas operators with innovative land and offshore drilling services, premium rental tools and well services, and advanced operations and management support. Founded in 1934, Parker Wellbore helps customers manage their costs and mitigate their risks, to achieve their operational goals in a safe and efficient manner. With experience in both harsh-environment regions and complex drilling situations, you can trust Parker Wellbore to get the job done.

Job Description

This position provides engineering and technical support for the Company’s technology development group. This support includes design and analysis for New Product Development and Sustaining Product Development as well as related project management. The primary responsibilities of this position are to develop innovative technology products that automate manual processes related to wellbore construction, develop digital software tools to optimize the drilling process and monitor equipment health.

Essential functions

  • Engineer products from concept through detailed design in support of the innovation and technology development program.
  • Develop system and product design information and formulate models and simulations to represent their performance.
  • Implement design improvements and enhancements based on user evaluation.
  • Provide engineering and technical support to other departments as required.
  • Assist in development of product requirements, specifications, procedures, and standards
  • Development of project work scopes, cost and scheduling for projects.
  • Participate in design FMEA and FMECA studies.
  • Serves as project engineer on moderate and/or complex projects.
  • Ensure designs are executed within budget and as scheduled.
  • Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Necessary qualifications, skills and abilities

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is required. A Master’s is preferred.
  • Should have at least 5 years of commercial software development experience.
  • Must be proficient with programming with C++, C#, Java, Python or R, or similar object oriented language, related data science packages, and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
  • Must be proficient in software version control and release management with Git, Azure DevOps
  • Have working experience in PCB design and be proficient in microcontroller/Arduino programming
  • Have working experience in wireless communication protocols such as Zigbee, XCTU, and LoRa
  • Have a general understanding of wellbore construction processes such as drilling or Tubular Running Services
  • Have a working knowledge of cloud based services and platforms such as Azure or AWS

Position competencies

  • People Management Provides team with a clear sense of direction and objectives; creates a stable and re-assuring work atmosphere; supports employment development through coaching, Highly integrated with strategic talent management processes including performance management, succession planning, talent development, and engagement/retention, etc. Get results through people.
  • Effective Communication Communicates in a clear, precise and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction; listens attentively and objectively.
  • Personal Accountability Demonstrates enthusiasm for and commitment to the position and accepts responsibility for personal actions. Takes pride in the job. Actively engages in professional self-development opportunities. Demonstrates professionalism and emotional intelligence across situations.
  • Flawless Execution Clearly defines priorities and objectives. Uses a systematic approach with commitment and determination to achieve high quality results. Capably leads the business day-to-day and evaluates the risks and rewards new opportunities present.

Physical demands and work environment

  • Oversee and manage the overall quality of projects and/or employee performance.
  • Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
  • Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, reason logically, and make sound decisions.
  • Ability to comprehend, remember, and follow verbal and written directions and comply with Company policies, procedures and standard.
  • Use repetitive wrist, hand or finger movements at a computer.
  • Ability to work as a team, communicate and interact with others in a professional manner, and consider alternative and diverse perspectives.

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