Drilling Optimization Engineer (EIT)

The Role

The Drilling Optimization Engineer in Training (EIT) will work with a diverse set of stakeholders at Pason, including senior Engineers, Account Managers, R&D, product managers, and our clients to help drive continuous improvement in their drilling operations. This will be done by analyzing our clients' drilling data, providing technical recommendations/insights, and creating Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and similar reports to better inform end-users in how they utilize our products. The individual will be exposed to a wide array of Pason products and end-users, with heavy emphasis Pason’s drilling automation and optimization applications.

The Team

The Drilling Optimization team works to improve drilling efficiency for Pason's customers through products such as DAS, Toolface Control, AutoDriller, PvT, Gas Analyzer, Drilling Mud Analyzer and the DataHub. Located in Calgary, AB, the team looks to provide technical analysis and insights on the products mentioned above to assist our customers in realizing the full benefit of these products for our North American and International customers. This is done through KPI performance reports, real time monitoring, training, and recommendations communicated to the customers. The team also works with a wide variety of teams within Pason to help drive the development and sale of these products to the customer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support product trials, including drilling automation and mud management, and analyze drilling data to develop KPIs, visualizations, reports, and presentations that identify opportunities to improve drilling efficiency and product performance.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support product development and improvements based on customer needs and operational insights.
• Assist senior engineers and internal support teams in troubleshooting customer issues related to Pason’s drilling automation and KPI products.
• Travel to client locations (office, rig, and virtual) for project preparation, product training, and performance presentations may be required. Approximately 10% of travel outside Calgary is expected.
• Support the Account Management team by analyzing customer data and identifying opportunities to demonstrate product value and grow product-line revenue.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of fundamental drilling practices and industry vernacular via prior field and office experience.
• Strong organization and time management skills required to prioritize tasks and deadlines related to concurrent projects will be the norm.
• Analytical and detail-oriented with strong critical-thinking skills and a high degree of accuracy in analyses, reports, and presentations.
• Ability to clearly communicate and present technical information to diverse internal and external audiences in a professional manner.
• Self-starter, with the ability to work effectively both independently and within team settings.

Pre-employment Conditions

• Completion of a satisfactory Criminal Record Check

Experience

• 1-4 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry
  • 1 year minimum field experience, ideally with focus on drilling operations
• Is licensed as a EIT with APEGA, or has the ability to obtain.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly in Excel
• Exposure to BI software tools (ie. Spotfire, PowerBI, etc.) and data analysis through Python is a plus
• Sales, marketing, customer service, and related experience would be an asset

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical, Petroleum, Mechanical or related Engineering or related field from an accredited University.
  • Other engineering disciplines will be considered in conjunction with relevant work experience.