PRINCIPAL DESIGNER

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, word-class team.
When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger \u a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers.
We celebrate each other\us 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 The  Technical Designer  plays a vital role in supporting both the engineering and manufacturing teams.
Reporting to the engineering manager, they function as a team member across multiple projects.
Their primary responsibility is to recommend, design, build, and test electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical assemblies for testing systems related to Rotary Steerable components and products.
These tests often require the use of new and unique assembly processes, contributing to the continuous improvement of the final product.
The  Technical Designer  is expected to collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to create efficient assembly methods.
They develop innovative solutions for assembly processes, including designing new tooling and fixtures where necessary.
Additionally, the  Technical Designer  regularly communicates efforts, thoughts, and test results to the engineering team through detailed reports.
Proactively providing feedback on potential design improvements and process optimization is a key aspect of this role.
The  Technical Designer  also documents assembly methods thoroughly for future reference.
During product validation and verification, the  Technical Designer  operates test equipment, collecting relevant data.
They are responsible for designing new test fixtures or modifying existing ones as needed for product or component testing, working closely with the responsible engineer.
The  Technical Designer  also facilitates the work activities of other team members and coordinates work beyond their own area.
The technicial designer assists the engineering & manufacturing teams to design and fabricate the means of testing and assembling Rotary Steerable components / products.
The technicial designer reflects his efforts, thoughts, and test results via reports to engineering and is expected to be proactive in providing feedback on potential design improvements and process optimization.
The technicial designer develops, improves, and documents a means of assembly for manufacturing, including, where applicable, development of new tooling/fixtures for the product.
Reads and writes test procedures, standards and protocols.
Gathers test parts and equipment to set up tests per given specifications.
Ensures that sufficient supplies are on hand to complete test programs.
Operates all test equipment, collecting test data as needed for product validation/verification documentation.
Designs new and modifies existing test fixtures as needed to conduct product or component testing under the guidance of the responsible engineer.
Qualifications 15 or more years of working experience in a technical environment.
5 or more years of working experience in a manufacturing environment Associates degree, bachelor\us degree, or equivalent experience in a relevant technical field.