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Halliburton’s Perforating technology team at the Jet Research Center is focused on researching and developing advanced perforating gun systems and advancing shape charge design. The technology team leader is responsible for a dynamic team of engineers and designers. The engineering team works closely with the testing department to coordinate and conduct explosive testing to qualify new development. The team leader is responsible for maintaining a high level of engineering rigor in design to reduce the instances of failures from within the design, while assuring that the projects are being delivered, on time and in budget.  

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

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

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