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Overview

The Design Engineer - Managed Pressure Drilling position at Weatherford involves providing Sustaining Engineering support for existing products and equipment, applying engineering principles with moderate guidance. The role requires collaboration with various functions to enhance product quality and reliability while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain corporate governance and compliance with Company policies and regulations.
  • Promote continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security, and environmental protection.
  • Support Manufacturing, R&M, Quality, Supply Chain, and related functions during product activities.
  • Analyze straightforward engineering problems and seek guidance when necessary.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and software-related issues.
  • Create and revise technical documentation through established engineering processes.
  • Participate in after-hours and weekend support for urgent activities.
  • Communicate technical information clearly to team members and stakeholders.
  • Document work clearly and raise technical concerns to appropriate reviewers.
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 75 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 321 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 178 different employers. 89 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 497 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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