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 have a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Engineer (Senior Design Engineer) to join the team in Altens, Aberdeen.

The Project Engineer is responsible for design of new products and makes improvements to existing products. Performs complex tasks and fulfils broad responsibilities where required outcomes are defined, but methods and procedures may vary based on precedent or professional judgment. Considerable latitude for unreviewed action. Confers with supervisor on unusual matters. Coordinates the work of others on projects and may assign work to and assist less experienced professionals or support staff.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

OPERATIONAL

• Provides technical authority and support of our global technical sales and operations teams business

• pursuit and associated support functions, inclusive of customer facing activities.

• Prepares detailed design proposals, schedules and cost estimates for assigned projects.

• Ensures technical input specifications are documented clearly and any changes are managed formally.

• Executes engineering projects; on time, on budget with respect to input specification and planning.

• Designs for manufacture via collaboration with manufacturing, ensuring product cost targets are met.

• Prepares new and existing product design packages in alignment with process, ensuring standards and requirements are met, maintained and sustained.

• Leads and attends cross functional and customer design reviews for new and existing products.

• Produces, develops, maintains, sustains standardized engineering data and documentation.

• Proactively engages and constructively contributes to the activities, deliverables and development of others.

• Checks and approves product design packages and associated engineering data and documentation of others.

• Proactively supports the standardization of best practices and solutions.

• Leads, plans and prepares product test protocols and procedures.

• Produces, develops, maintains and sustains high quality technical documentation to support other functions engagement and quality of services on associated products.

• Prepares detailed technical reports as necessary to support internal and external customer communications and understanding of events.

• Prepares, maintains and sustains product technical and commercial test summary data, ensuring; customer, regulatory and Weatherford planned protocols are complete and transparent.

• Dispositions NCR’s, supports CPAR’s and associated root cause analysis.

• Provides manual assistance in the process of assembly & testing of new and existing products.

• Identifies any opportunities for improvement (OFI) regarding design, planning and associated processes.

• Proactively trains, develops and supports global roofline teams via the delivery of effective training and competency content associated with new products.

• Ensures product data, documentation and associated toolboxes are clean, standardized and ready to support efficient supply chain and field operations.

• Supports the development of operationally running procedures, FMECA’s, HAZOPS in support of associated products service delivery excellence.

• Proactively supports technology transfer and associated management of change (MoC) projects.

  SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

• Adhere to all Weatherford QHSSE policies and procedures.

• Adhere to all Customer QHSSE policies and procedures.

• Contribute to safety meetings & culture.

• Report task specific and area risk assessments.

• Develop and maintain procedures and work instructions ensuring full compliance to HSE and quality expectations.

• Train and develop in accordance with defined training structure and competency system.

  FINANCE

• Responsible for the project cost planning and control and project level.

• Responsible for product cost outcomes.

• Responsible for the planning and assessment of cost implications of design changes or new designs, informing projected costs to line management

• On time, on budget delivery for all assigned projects.

• Responsible for reporting of monthly planned v actual progress of assigned projects.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years related relevant industry experience – should have experience in designing and testing downhole tools.

• Must have Engineering Degree and demonstrated practical knowledge and work experience.

• Experience in product realization and commercialization processes at a Project Engineer level.

• Working knowledge of 3D CAD and associated engineering systems.

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications.

• Working knowledge of mechanical engineering practices, standards, specifications and regulations particularly related to the oil and gas industry.

• Experience with completion services and products.

• A bias for process discipline and an established track record of executing to plan and achieving results.

• Experience in technology transfer and the development of others.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.

• Able and willing to push through constraints in an engaging and collaborative manner.

• Must possess effective technical leadership and assertiveness skills as well as proficient communication skills,

• both verbal and written.

• Committed to providing a quality product and service to internal and external customers.

• Self-motivated and can do attitude.

• Methodical and naturally inquisitive mindset.

• Committed person with a flexible attitude to work patterns.

• Good team player that has worked in a multi-functional environment.

• Ability to function effectively under pressure throughout busy periods.

• Availability to travel as necessary is essential.

Job Locations UK-ABERDEEN

ID 2024-250701

Category SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Position Type Regular Full-Time