Domain Research Engineer

About the role

The Reservoir Simulation/Management Engineer assists in delivering safe, efficient, and reliable products and services, consults with operations, identifies improvement opportunities, promotes new technology, supports risk management, provides real-time and technical support throughout sales and delivery, aids in job design, evaluates tenders, stays current on technologies, engages with professional societies, publishes technical content, collaborates with universities and customers, and ensures compliance with safety and quality policies.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in delivery of safe, efficient, and reliable products and services to customers.
• Consulting with operations groups as needed to support the area of expertise and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement of product and service delivery and formally communicating findings.
• Actively participating in promoting new technology and services offerings.
• Supporting the PL in risk management and applying lessons learned to improve job design and execution as related to the area of expertise.
• Providing real-time support to operations as required.
• Providing technical support in the area of expertise throughout the Sales and Product and Service Delivery process.
• Assisting as required with the development of technical job designs for PLs.
• Assisting with identifying areas where new and cost effective techniques can be applied.
• Exploring opportunities for value-added products and services.
• Consulting with Design/Technical Engineer role as required to optimize the technical design.
• Assisting in real-time incident response, recovery, and investigation as related to the area of expertise.
• Assisting in evaluating technical viability and overall appraisal of tenders as related to the area of expertise.
• Remaining current on new technologies.
• Maintaining customer visibility through active participation in professional society activities and calls for papers.
• Understanding the competition’s technical offering.
• Participating in external technical societies and communities.
• Contributing, writing and reviewing technical publications.
• Engaging with local universities, Customer institutes and research organizations.
• Having knowledge of operating practices of services pertinent to discipline as well as practical understanding of the software process and contributing constructively to its improvement.
• Making independent studies, analysis, interpretations and conclusions.
• Helping evaluate new services and techniques under field test.
• Offering technical guidance to Geoscientists or Technicians assigned to work on a common project.
• Organizing client seminars, understanding and cataloguing client needs and implementing solutions.
• Representing the Organization at Service Quality meetings, forums and conferences.
• May participate in recruiting.
• Complying with applicable company policies, including Personnel, Quality System and Health, Safety and Environment standards and procedures.
• Successfully completing all required safety training.