How do they match: Petroleum Engineers

  • Research Engineer
  • Mining and Oil Well Equipment Research Engineer

  • Conduct engineering research experiments to improve or modify mining and oil machinery and operations.
  • Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems.
  • Coordinate activities of workers engaged in research, planning, and development.
  • Take samples to assess the amount and quality of oil, the depth at which resources lie, and the equipment needed to properly extract them.

  • Research advanced engineering designs or applications.