R&D Lead Chemist / Chemical Engineer (Drilling & Completion Fluids) - Houston, TX

Baker Hughes Company • Full-time • Houston, Texas, United States • $80k - $120k / year • 2w ago

Do you enjoy creating innovative solutions?

Would you like to play a leading role in chemical research and development?

Join our team and innovate with technology

Our Drilling & Completions Fluids Technology Development team creates solutions for facilitating optimum well construction. Our family of industry leading water-based and emulsion-based drilling and completion fluid technologies provide advanced performance driving safe and cost-effective operations. Through our innovations, our customers can drill and complete wells faster and more efficiently and realize higher production rates at lowest cost per barrel.

Partner with the best

As a R&D Chemist / Chemical Engineer, you will be proving and validating the viability of technologies from their conception to first deployment through the application of scientific and engineering methodologies. You will take ownership of research and development projects for novel solutions to existing and new challenges in Oil and Gas and Geothermal operations. You will demonstrate through test or analyses the performance and implementation potential of a concept.

As an R&D Chemist / Chemical Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Conducting research and experiments to analyze data and test hypotheses to gain an understanding of products and processes

Applying sophisticated scientific understanding to research or development problems to provide inventive solutions toward new development efforts

Collaborating with research and manufacturing functions throughout product development cycle projects to ensure successful project delivery

Communicating research results to stakeholders through reports and presentations

Creating and protecting intellectual property for our company to ensure ownership of our products and designs

Working in R&D, product modification, product scale-up, and chemistry troubleshooting

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will have:

Bachelor's degree in chemistry or other scientific/petroleum degree or 5 years' experience working in the Drilling & Completions Fluids industry
3+ years' experience testing and formulating Drilling & Completion Fluids
2+ years' experience working in a Lab
Have a strong foundation of laboratory skills and safety
Ability to develop new test methods for in-depth product characterization
Show a solid understanding of chemical structure-property relationships
Be able to show excellent problem-solving, process improvement and analytical skills
Demonstrate a basic understanding of project management
You must be able to regularly lift and stand for an extended amount of time/frequently lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
Have excellent written and verbal English skills and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment
Be able to travel to visit customers or Baker Hughes locations 10%

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

Standard working schedule supporting the clients needs

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect: Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities Comprehensive private medical care options Safety net of life insurance and disability programs Tailored financial programs Additional elected or voluntary benefits

Join us, and you can expect:

Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Education Assistance
Generous Parental Leave
Mental Health resources, Virtual Therapy Programs
Dependent and Partners Care
Pet Insurance
Additional elected or voluntary benefits

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