Performance Engineer

Company Profile

Taurex Drill Bits is a premium bit company in Houston, TX delivering high-performance drill bits to customers worldwide. We specialize in delivering top notch products for oil and gas, and geothermal wells for both drilling and completions. Our engineers have access to the most advanced bit wear forensic tools in the industry. Our exclusive Bit Vision™ technology uses automated robotic sequences to give us insight into our product performance and wear statistics for unrivaled analysis. Our employees have the tools to succeed in a high-paced, dynamic environment.

Position Summary

As a Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting sales and engineering with data analysis, product development, and generating technical sales material. Performance Engineers identify and evaluate trends associated with product performance. They work closely with sales, operations, repair, manufacturing, and design.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

·        Responsible for knowing assigned applications and communicating how

nuances specifically effect drilling dynamics

·        Provide technical sales material to inform internal and external customers of

our products and services

·        Assist account managers in finding relevant offsets and using Taurex’s

software

·        Analyze performance and identify opportunities to improve products

·        Assist internal and external customers with questions concerning product

specifications and best practices and provide training as necessary

·        Gather information from customers on their needs and unique practices to

provide exceptional product designs and recommendations

·        Liaise with Taurex design engineers to incorporate customer and application

needs and provide relevant feedback on past designs

·        Aid in field trials, to gather and interpret data while relaying important details

·        Assist sales department in identifying and tracking opportunities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

•·        Strong mechanical aptitude and keen attention to detail

·        Ability to visualize and interpret data

·        Ability to prioritize time and manage multiple projects simultaneously

·        Capacity to use critical thinking to solve problems

·        Comfortable and confident communicating with peers and clients

·        Ability to travel to rig site and be present for bit runs as needed

·        Coding skills are a plus (VBA, JSL, Python, R, etc.)

·        Experience with visual analytics tools such as Spotfire, JMP, Tableau, or

PowerBI is a plus

Education and Experience

·        Bachelor of Science in Engineering, or related technical degree

·        Drilling experience preferred, but not required

·        Technical sales experience preferred, but not required

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- Dental insurance

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Vision insurance

- Disability insurance