Vibrantz Technologies Inc. · 14 hours ago
Senior R&D Engineer, Energy
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expVibrantz Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions. The R&D Product Development Engineer will be responsible for developing new drilling fluids products and providing advanced technical customer support, while collaborating with engineers and customers to identify market needs and opportunities.
Chemicals
Responsibilities
Work both independently and in collaboration with other engineers, sales representatives, and customers to develop new products for the oil/gas drilling industry
Contribute to feed the new product development pipeline by identifying unmet market needs and opportunities
Supervise and plan laboratory work and prescribe instruction for technicians. Develop new procedures to support development and scale-up of energy products, as well as raw materials qualification, production support and customer support related projects
Provide written and verbal reports and project status updates to internal and external customers
Support process engineering initiatives, improving yield and profitability of production processes, working with the operations team and manufacturing engineers
Document project work and manage project deadlines. Create reports to summarize current progress, results, and next steps
Be proficient in operation of appropriate R&D and manufacturing equipment and test instruments
Identify and plan projects for potential new development opportunities, as required by customers and market demands
Familiarize yourself with Vibrantz ISO procedures and practice them
Maintain documentation to organize, analyze, and record your work in both electronic and paper format
Practice good housekeeping, organization, and safety in the laboratories. Identify and use safety labels on product containers
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in science or engineering discipline
5+ years' experience in drilling fluids and/or drilling fluid additives and strong working knowledge of how drilling fluids are used in different formations
Prior lab and product development experience
Experience using personal protective equipment; knowledge of common laboratory safety practices
Experience with project management software or systems and generating reports, to plan experiments and record, analyze, and summarize results
Preferred
8+ years of R&D experience in drilling fluids, cementing and production chemicals
Lab management experience, including writing procedures, and implementing and developing best safety practices
Experience working closely with a manufacturing plant
Established relationships within the drilling fluids industry and experience conduct technical presentations to customers or partners
Company
Vibrantz Technologies Inc.
Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global technology leader in color solutions, functional coatings and specialty minerals whose purpose is to bring color, performance and vibrancy to life in countless products across a broad array of end markets.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Wendy Simpson - CP, CSSGB
Executive Assistant to CEO & CFO
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2024-04-23
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