JOB Summary

Join a team working on Performance Products with the best in class, innovative technology. Develop techniques to automate drilling, downhole performance and equipment to improve safety, efficiency of the drilling process. Be part of the Nabors Early Career Development Program (ECD) to fast track your career! This rotational program will provide access to advance your knowledge and skills in high-profile roles within the ACE (Actively Changing Energy) program. You will start as a full-time Performance Product Engineer. The ECD program offers rotational opportunities in key areas during initial 12-18 months of employment, to help your knowledge and career development. Works with various departments including, Performance Products, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Product Design, Quality Assurance and Software Engineering to develop the skillset required to successfully contribute to performance products and equipment.  Learn from real life business exposure in the best-in-class oil and gas technology industry to take your talents to the next level. Be part of the Nabors team. Position based out of Houston, TX. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as Performance products (software) engineer with role of designing and developing software for automated downhole physics & AI/ML software based on given requirements and specification.


• Understanding of physics, mathematics, AI and machine learning.


• Software development will include developing algorithmic numerical models & machine learning algorithms in Visual Studio platform in C# / C++ / Python.


• Software architecture design, Code, Operations manuals.


• Sustain current software applications in the rig and debugging / fixing issues that are reported in the field. This could be by answering calls and working with technicians, remotely connecting to rig system and troubleshoot, or by traveling to the rig site and working with rig personnel to fix the issue.


• Commissioning of new products during deployment.


• Maintain product safety in all designs.


• Perform design prototyping, including field implementing and testing.

MInimum qualifications / SKILLS

BS degree in Mechanical engineering, Electrical, Petroleum Engineering or Computer Science with related experience in numerical models, ML/AI for drilling.

0-1 years of experience in designing and implementing numerical methods, ML.

Application engineering interest and knowledge.

Previous experience with drilling.

preferred qualifications

·    Master’s Degree or PhD in Engineering

·    Internship or experience in the energy or drilling industry

BEHAVIORAL COMPENTENCIES

• Strong desire to learn and ability to be part of a team


• Effective communication skills both verbal & written, both 1-1 and group situations


• Situational leadership


• Time management

TECHNICAL COMPENTENCIES

• Knowledge of Physics, ML/AI.


• Experience with mathematical algorithms


• Strong ability to write C# / C++ code


• Strong understanding of code versioning tools like Git etc.


• Understanding of MATLAB / Simulink or similar tools.


• Understanding of Windows programming and messaging architecture


• Experience with high performance computing, multi-threading and optimizations


• Engineering experience


• Software architecture design and development experience


• Strong hands-on software troubleshooting and software debugging skills


• Project management and presentation skills


• Ability to extract and document requirements from user problem description

physical requirements / working conditions

While this position is primarily based in a professional office environment, travel to yards and rigs is essential and required.  

•               25% travel is expected with valid passport/domestic and international travel may be required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit, stand or walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear and smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to vibration, risk of electrical shock, wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high and precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions and extreme cold and heat.