APPLICATION ENGINEER III - Well Completions

Role Overview

Application Engineer III - Well Completions at Weatherford UAE. This role provides advanced technical and applications engineering support for Well Completion Technologies product lines.

Role Purpose

To independently execute and review complex completion designs, perform advanced engineering calculations and simulations, and act as a technical focal point between Engineering, Operations, Technical Sales, Product Lines, Field Operations, and customers. The role delivers fit-for-purpose technical solutions for complex and critical well completion applications while providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior staff.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Engineering Execution

• Independently develop and review complex well completion designs, schematics, and technical solutions.
• Perform advanced calculations including hydraulics, hydrostatics, burst, collapse, tensile, torque, swab & surge, tubing movement, and Torque & Drag.
• Perform and review hydraulic modelling, tubing stress analysis, and NETool simulations.
• Select appropriate elastomers, metallurgy, and completion equipment based on well conditions and customer requirements.
• Ensure application designs are technically robust, operationally feasible, and aligned with Weatherford procedures and product specifications.

Technical Support & Field Operations

• Provide technical support during pre-job planning, engineering reviews, field execution, and post-job activities.
• Provide daily technical support to Well Site Field Service Supervisors, Field Engineers, Operations, and Engineering during complex completion operations.
• Act as a technical interface with internal and external customers.
• Provide technical guidance and escalation support for complex applications and operational challenges.
• Available on a 24-hour call basis, when required, to respond to critical customer or operational needs.

Sales & Proposals

• Prepare and support RFQs, quotations, tenders, feasibility studies, and technical proposals.

Compliance & Standards

• Ensure compliance with Weatherford Quality, HSE, WPTS, and technical procedures.
• Support continuous improvement, lessons learned, RCA/QIR activities, and standardization of engineering practices.
• Support the development of standard engineering templates, calculations, workflows, and best practices.
• Conducts knowledge-sharing sessions and promotes standardization of engineering practices.

Mentoring & Development

• Coach and mentor junior Applications Engineers and Field Personnel and support competency development.
• Provide technical leadership to junior staff.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline.
• 5–8+ years of relevant Well Completions operations or Applications Engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of completion design, wellbore dynamics, hydraulics, tubing movement, Torque & Drag, and tubing stress analysis.
• Experience with NETool or equivalent completion or well modelling software.
• Strong understanding of completion equipment, elastomer, and metallurgy selection.
• Previous experience in customer-facing engineering support preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Visio, and relevant engineering software.