Applications Engineer

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other's successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

Weatherford currently has a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Applications Engineer to join the team in Houston. The Applications Engineer is responsible for developing and executing a clear strategy to grow Weatherford's completion and well construction products business across the location or multiple locations within their client base.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Executes multiple project workstreams through full lifecycles according to best practices, methodologies and in line with the company's Operational Excellence Performance System and Product Service Realization Process.

• Be accountable for all project deliverables, responsible for mitigating risks, applying appropriate governance frameworks, and managing project finances effectively to eliminate any product and service delivery challenges within the business unit's product lines.

• By working with and understanding the customer requirements across the Geozone, the Applications Engineer will coordinate the assigned customer's projects with the Operations and Sales teams, Geozone and Global Business Unit to deliver and commercialize required systems processes, products and services to attain a market leadership position.

• Provides necessary detailed technical support to the broader organization, internal and external stakeholders, suppliers and service users.

• Collaborate with leadership to promote the continual quality improvement strategy of the company to meet strategic business objectives and profitability.

• Assists in defining the budgetary/financial forecasts requirements based on qualification/validation customers activity plans.

• Insight into overall customer service delivery projects and review with internal stakeholders and clients to ensure seamless delivery of services.

• Demonstrates creativity, strategic thinking and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving engineering problems, determining Clients objectives and requirements.

• Provide a critical support role in the execution of operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline plus at least 3 years of industry-related experience (or non-degree qualified with 8+ years experience in a similar role).

• Experience in full lifecycle project management of Well Completion, Well Services or Well Construction projects.

• Experience in the application and installation of completions and well services equipment and services in an offshore environment.

• Direct experience in any of the following disciplines in an offshore environment would also be advantageous; Cased and Open Hole completions, liner hangers, wellbore cleaning, gas lift, sand control, reservoir monitoring and well services (plugs, packers, production enhancement solutions).

• Knowledge of project management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of resources is preferred.

• Proven track record of building a solid and positive relationship with significant industry clients at various levels.

• Good verbal and written communication skills and customer service orientation.

• Excellent computer literacy, including MS Office.

• SalesForce, Windchill, JD Edwards experience is advantageous.

• Experience in simulation software to analyze Torque & Drag, Surge & Swab, Stand Off, Gas Lift design, Nodal Analysis, Tubing Movement, etc., to support equipment selection and field service execution would be beneficial.

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and work effectively under pressure.

• Ability to analyze problems and determine root causes.

• Good understanding of specifications and properties of metals, elastomers and other materials widely used in the industry.

• Good understanding of engineering drawings and mechanical concepts.

• Ability to follow and relay detailed and complex instructions.

• Understanding of basic budgetary process and fiscal responsibility requirements is preferred.