Weatherford

Overview

Weatherford has a great opportunity for a Project Engineer to join the Completion Team at Spencer Road, Houston TX. The Project Engineer will be responsible for the design and development of downhole oil and gas completion tools from concept through finished product using 3D CREO CAD modeling.

Responsibilities

• Exposure to Intelligent Completion products and operations.
• Perform fundamental engineering tasks within the established Product Development Process.
• Address strength of material problems, electromechanical products, and perform stress analysis.
• Conduct analyses for torque, tension, burst, collapse, and compression.
• Engage in complex statics and dynamics, material selection, cost estimation, and tolerance studies.
• Modify existing products to meet internal or external customer requirements.
• Create new engineering layouts for fit, form, and function checking.
• Prepare calculations and design packages for design reviews.
• Prepare, check, and direct the preparation of detailed drawings and layouts.
• Coordinate the manufacture of prototypes.
• Develop experimental test programs.
• Build test tools and test fixtures in the test lab.
• Analyze test data to determine if the product meets predetermined technical specifications.
• Participate in and understand the analysis of failures.
• Prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products.
• Demonstrate understanding of fundamental design tools such as threaded connections, seals, and heat treating.
• Perform advanced engineering tasks such as fluid dynamics and vibrations.
• Create performance envelopes that show the limits of the tool to the customer.
• Coordinate all activities associated with technical developments, scheduling, budgeting, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
• Proactively develop and communicate design guidelines for the department.