Project Engineer - Mechanics

<b> Overview </b><br><br>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. <br><br> 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. <br><br> 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. <br><br> 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. <br><br> Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provide you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course. <br><br>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. <br><br><b> Responsibilities </b><br><br><b> JOB SCOPE: </b><br><br> We're looking to the future with a clear vision and a strong mission. Our goal is to address the headwinds facing the industry, and revolutionize the oilfield with digital technology, integrated solutions, and world-class talent. We accept every challenge for the benefit of our Company, our industry, and the world. <br><br> Weatherford is currently seeking a Project Engineer - Hydraulics who is passionate about conceptualizing, developing, and deploying physics-based models to accurately characterize hydraulic processes taking place during well drilling and completion operations. The successful candidate will work with multiple domain experts to improve existing modeling solutions and create new solutions addressing energy industry challenges energy in a business-effective way. <br><br><ul><li> Works on all aspects related to mechanical engineering during the creation and delivery of physics-based modeling solutions for drilling, completion, and other energy industry operations </li><li> Responsible for selecting and/or developing the optimum model(s) for characterization of drilling and completion mechanical processes, including testing, validating, and benchmarking analytic solutions derived from the models </li><li> Shares expertise with peers and other domain experts sustaining an open collaborative environment focused on solving complex engineering problems </li><li> Works closely with other modelling engineers, software developers, product lines and management team to identify opportunities for improving the performance of existing modeling solutions </li><li> Works closely with other members of technical staff, product management, services, and management to evaluate third-party solutions and determines their applicability to existing modeling products </li><li> Develops and tunes steady-state, transient, and explicit dynamic models for drilling, completion and other processes in the energy industry </li><li> Leads the research in analytic and/or computational modeling of mechanical systems applied to drilling and completion operations </li><li> Participates in technical seminars and writing technical papers </li><li> Participates in estimation, planning, and identification of risks and issues related to model accuracy and uncertainties </li><li> Partners and works with data scientists and other modeling engineers to create hybrid analytics solutions (physics plus AI/ML). </li></ul> <br><br><b> Qualifications </b><br><br><ul><li> Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (thermal or mechanical focus) or related technical subject area with a minimum of 10 years of related experience </li><li> Solid understanding of mechanical modeling and numerical methods. Generate models based on equations. (Applied to the energy industry a plus) </li><li> Experience with steady-state, transient and explicit dynamics modeling tools for mechanical processes </li><li> Proven experience in developing physics-based solutions for mechanical processes (in the energy industry is a plus). This may include but is not limited to drilling mechanics, downhole mechanics, torque and drag, vibration, explicit dynamics, (drilling bottom home assembly integrity a plus) abrasion, failure analysis, heat transfer and dissipation, etc. </li><li> Focused on investigation and develop of products and software development. </li></ul>