Position:

Lead Engineer

Desired Experience/Qualifications include

• Experience designing downhole tools and the project development cycle
• Experience of leading cross functional teams is desired
• Academic knowledge and experience in energetics design and testing is a plus
• Experience handling energetics is a plus
• Familiarity of design tools such as solid modeling, FEA, and CFD
• Experience in testing, troubleshooting, and failure investigation
• Certification as a Professional Engineer is desired

Responsibilities

• Under broad direction, supervises engineers and/or other technical staff members
• Provides technical guidance to the group through design review and one on one direction
• Conducts goal setting and performance appraisals of personnel
• Leads a cross functional, cross department or cross Center team in executing various corporate projects and/or initiatives (e.g., standards, best practices, lessons learned), or a standing sub-PSL design team
• Utilizes project management skills and tracking tools in the organization and execution of project assignments
• Executes tactical action plans as set by department goals and objectives
• Manage the development team to ensure delivery of design with high levels of engineering rigor
• Possesses thorough understanding of downhole tool design and an understanding of energetics.
• This person will have responsibility for identifying and filling technological and functional requirements
• A technical leader will be capable of managing outside consultants in developing solutions and coordinate project design and milestone reviews
• Incorporates reliability analysis and promotes optimum use of development tools and standards during the design process
• Understands and promotes HES’s quality directives
• Though this individual’s focus will be technical leadership, they will perform development tasks maintaining their development expertise
• Job role has budgetary type accountabilities or directly impacts a revenue center’s viability or its quality of service via personal contributions

Software: Solidworks, SAP,, Climate Element Analysis, Microsoft Office Suite

Education

• Skills are typically acquired through an undergraduate degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Material Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent degree, and minimum of 8 years related experience or through 12 years of related experience. Incumbents at this level will usually hold a certification as a Licensed/Chartered Professional Engineer
• Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher-level roles give (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs. Depending on education, experience, and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available from the Lead Technology Engineer up to the Senior Lead Technology Engineer