Senior Drilling Engineer

Hybrid Remote
• Houston, TX •
   Drilling
    
    Job Type Full-time

Description

Fervo is working to build the most cost-effective, repeatable geothermal power plants in the world. Delivering on this mission requires first-of-a-kind well designs, disciplined execution in the field, and continuous learning across the full well lifecycle. Joining Fervo’s Geoblock Factory organization means operating where subsurface innovation meets real-world execution, with safety, reliability, and capital efficiency as non-negotiables. We are seeking a Senior Drilling Engineer who is excited by Fervo’s mission and motivated to design and execute advanced geothermal drilling in a highly dynamic environment.

This role is ideal for an engineer with strong drilling engineering background, deep drilling experience, and the ability to operate effectively where standard oil and gas playbooks must be adapted—or reinvented—for geothermal applications. The Senior Drilling Engineer is responsible for well planning, design, engineering, and daily operations support. The Senior Drilling Engineer will also support contract management and work with partners and suppliers to deliver continuous improvement in drilling performance.  

Requirements Responsibilities Detailed  well planning including design, engineering, and drilling procedure

Provide drilling engineering support for all well operations within a cross-functional operations team and coordinate recovery plans during NPT events

Conduct risk assessments for all operations and prepare mitigation plans to ensure safe and effective delivery

Prepare detailed time and cost estimates and ownership of tracking plan vs actual

Coordinate and manage drilling contractors supporting planning and execution activities, including NPT resolution and technical review

Budgeting, building AFEs, and managing cost throughout operations

Tracking performance with micro-KPI’s and driving continuous improvement initiatives in well cycle time and cost

Post well closeout and reporting including lessons learned and best practices to implement in future wells Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in engineering
10+ years of experience in drilling engineering / operations (minimum 5 years with an operator in US Onshore horizontal drilling)?

Ability to demonstrate competency in core well engineering fundamentals, including casing design, directional drilling, drill string / BHA design, drilling fluids, cementing, and contingency planning

Proficient in standard well engineering design software

Experience in risk assessment and well time / cost estimates

Planning complex drilling operations

Experience in executing horizontal drilling in unconventional wells

Experience with supply chain and cost management

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (a team player)
Ability to develop ideas and technical proposals with aligned organization intent.

Strong problem solver committed to continuous improvement

Hands-on field experience across drilling operations

Unwavering commitment to protecting Health, Safety, and Environment in all aspects of design and operations

Preferred Experience mentoring or supporting early-career engineers

Experience working on first-of-a-kind, non-standard, or technically complex well designs