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Houston, TX

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This is full-time or contract role

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 Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes for oil & gas directional drilling tools, focusing on drilling technologies such as: Measuring While Drilling (MWD) Tools: Mud Pulse Telemetry (MPT), & Electromagnetic Telemetry (EMT), & Inter Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) Communications Tools: Micro-Hop (MH), & Short-Hop (SH). Collaborate w/ design, mechanical, & electrical engineers using SOLIDWORKS to refine product designs for enhanced productivity & reduced costs, w/ a strong focus on materials technology. Utilize SOLIDWORKS to design specialized tools, fixtures, & equipment aiding in manufacturing, assembly/testing of downhole tools, & create detailed technical drawings, schematics, or documentation to communicate design specifications & requirements to manufacturing teams & suppliers. Ensure adherence to safety policies & quality standards in manufacturing MPT, EMT, MH, & SH Probes & Gap-Subs by training production personnel in quality control technology, assembly, & qualifying processes of oil & gas downhole tools. Evaluate & select Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques such as ultrasonic, radiographic, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, & eddy current testing. Analyze NDT data & inspection results to identify defects & determine significance on product quality, performance, & safety using quality control technology. Investigate & resolve operational & product problems related to directional drilling tools, addressing material use variances, production bottlenecks, & challenges in designs, materials/processes through quality control & material technology. Apply continuous improvement methods to enhance manufacturing processes, leveraging product design & materials technology knowledge to improve reliability, quality, & cost-efficiency. Collaborate w/ engineering team & Supply Chain to address challenges in engineering documentation & manage vendor relationships & inventory. This includes rectifying issues such as absent components in downhole tools Bill of Materials (BOMs), inaccuracies in BOM parts, incomplete/ambiguous drawings, & incorporating manufacturing technologies for optimal resource utilization. Provide technical expertise & support & collaborate w/ Director of Operations to prepare periodic reports summarizing directional drilling tools manufacturing performance, emphasizing improvements in drilling technologies. Integrate new manufacturing methods & processes such as casting, injection molding, & 3D printing specific to downhole tools: MPT, EMT, SH, & MH. Determine root causes of failures & recommend changes in designs, materials, tolerances/processes; implement solutions using statistical procedures, & prepare documentation for new processes tailored for MWD Tools; Inter BHA Communications Tools, & Gap-Subs, focusing on materials technology. Design shop equipment & lab workspace layouts for maximum efficiency in production of directional drilling tools, considering new manufacturing technologies. Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules/other downhole tools production process information. Design, install/troubleshoot manufacturing equipment for directional drilling tools. Evaluate & design qualification tests for manufactured oil & gas downhole products like Gap-Sub connection threads, assessing tolerances.