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, world-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

• Works on all aspects related to developing physics-based models for drilling hydraulics.

• Responsible for selecting and/or developing the optimum model(s) for characterization of drilling and completion hydraulics processes, including testing, validating, and benchmarking analytic solutions derived from the models.

• Collaborates with peers and other domain experts sustaining an open environment focused on solving complex engineering problems.

• Works closely with other modelling engineers, software developers, product lines and management team to identify opportunities for improving the performance of existing modeling solutions.

• Develops and improves steady-state and transient hydraulics models for drilling, completions, and other areas in the energy industry.

• Participates in technical seminars and writing technical papers.

• Participates in estimation, planning, and identification of risks and issues related to model accuracy and uncertainties.

• Partners and works with data scientists and other modeling engineers to create hybrid analytics solutions (physics plus AI/ML).

• Must understand and comply with all safety rules and company policies of Weatherford.

• Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.

Qualifications

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.

Weatherford is currently seeking an Engineering Intern - Hydraulics who is passionate about conceptualizing, developing, and deploying physics-based models to accurately characterize processes taking place during well drilling, completions, and other operations in the energy industry. 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.

Minimal Qualifications:

• This position is open for Petroleum, Mechanical Engineering or similar (Bachelors of Masters level) students and recent graduates Graduating 2024-Spring 202

  Essential Qualifications:

• Good understanding of hydraulics modeling and numerical methods applicable to the energy industry

• Basic understanding of steady-state and, transient modeling tools for hydraulics processes

• Willingness to learn how to develop physics-based solutions for hydraulics processes in the energy industry. This may include but is not limited to drilling hydraulics, downhole hydraulics, drilling bottom hole assembly integrity, abrasion, failure analysis, heat transfer and dissipation, etc.

• Able to apply engineering principles and analysis to develop and improve physics-based solutions.

• Basic knowledge of oil and gas and energy industry data types

• Strong scientific and technical writing/presentations

• Exemplary interpersonal skills including conflict resolutions.

• Ability to manage multiple issues to successful completion.

• Capability of working collaboratively in a team environment in person and remotely maintaining effective interactions with team members coming from a broad range of backgrounds both cultural and technical.

• High level of personal accountability.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technology trends.

• Open-mind, humble and curious attitude

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work in cross-functional multi-cultural teams, meet deadlines, and prioritize multiple projects.

• Be able to legally work in the United States, without company sponsorship or time restrictions ever in the future.

• Summer Intern Program will be 10 weeks long.(June 3 - August 9)

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with Software Development processes and methodologies

• Experience with higher-level interpreted programming languages applied to sciences such as MATLAB, Python and/or R

• Familiar with C+

• • Understanding of managed pressure is an advantage

Job Locations US-TX-HOUSTON

ID 2024-256398

Category SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Position Type Regular Full-Time