Technical Support Engineer, Coiled Tubing

About the role

Baker Hughes' Pressure Pumping team is looking for a Technical Support Engineer, Coiled Tubing, to provide engineering expertise and technical support for the planning, design and execution of coiled tubing and pressure pumping operations. The role works closely with customers, field personnel, operations and maintenance teams and third-party providers to build technically sound job programs. Operations are based in Paramaribo, Suriname, and the position may start remotely depending on project needs; relocation support is available.

Key responsibilities

• Review customer objectives, well data, completion schematics and equipment limitations to design intervention solutions.
• Design and support coiled tubing programs for cleanout, milling, nitrogen lifting, chemical treatment, cement placement, stimulation, isolation and abandonment.
• Perform force, fatigue, buckling, lock-up, hydraulic, solids transport and operational reach modelling with approved engineering software.
• Select and specify coiled tubing strings, BHAs, downhole tools, fluids and pumping parameters, and define operating envelopes and technical limits.
• Prepare job procedures, engineering calculations, BHA schematics, pressure-control stack-ups, pumping schedules and contingency plans.
• Verify compatibility of coiled tubing units, injectors, reels, power packs and pressure-control equipment, and support equipment readiness through maintenance reviews and audits.
• Lead and take part in HAZIDs, HAZOPs, MOC reviews, risk assessments and pre-job meetings, and provide real-time technical support during field operations.
• Maintain fatigue-management records, support incident investigations, and prepare daily engineering updates, technical reports and post-job analyses.
• Support feasibility studies, technical proposals, tender submissions and cost estimates, and coach field engineers on software and equipment applications.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in petroleum, mechanical or chemical engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in coiled tubing, pressure pumping, well intervention or completions.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the planning, design and execution of coiled tubing operations.
• Willingness to travel to customer facilities, shipyards, supplier locations and offshore installations, and to work outside normal hours when needed.
• Desired: IWCF Well Intervention Pressure Control certification, MODU experience, knowledge of DNV, NORSOK, API, ISO and NACE standards, and previous field experience as a Coiled Tubing Engineer or similar.

Required skills

• Coiled tubing job-design and modelling software, preferably Baker Hughes CIRCA or equivalent.
• Force, fatigue, hydraulic and solids transport modelling, and BHA design.
• Well control, pressure-control barriers, emergency response and risk management.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, technical communication and problem-solving skills.