How do they match: Petroleum Engineers

  • Mining and Oil Field Equipment Design Engineer
  • Mining and Oil Field Equipment Test Engineer
  • Mining and Oil Well Equipment Research Engineer

  • Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production.
  • Assign work to staff to obtain maximum utilization of personnel.
  • Coordinate activities of workers engaged in research, planning, and development.
  • Coordinate the installation, maintenance, and operation of mining and oil field equipment.
  • Evaluate findings to develop, design, or test equipment or processes.
  • Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.
  • Supervise the removal of drilling equipment, the removal of any waste, and the safe return of land to structural stability when wells or pockets are exhausted.
  • Take samples to assess the amount and quality of oil, the depth at which resources lie, and the equipment needed to properly extract them.
  • Test machinery and equipment to ensure that it is safe and conforms to performance specifications.

  • Design industrial equipment.
  • Develop technical methods or processes.
  • Direct equipment maintenance or repair activities.
  • Inspect equipment or systems.
  • Prepare detailed work plans.
  • Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.