Technical Engineering Technician
Listed on 2026-07-27
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Oil & Gas, Process Engineer, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Technical Engineering Technician
Compensation $50.00/hr Location Midland, Texas Schedule Monday–Friday, 5/2 schedule Two night-shift positions and one day-shift position Quantity 3 Target Start Date ASAP A&D Classification Basic Exposure Allowance Agency truck provided
Position Overview The Technical Engineering Technician will support Midland field operations through a combination of production operations, mechanical maintenance, process monitoring, troubleshooting, safety coordination, and technical engineering support. This is a hands-on field position requiring experience with oil, gas, water-handling, pumping, compression, or related industrial systems. The two night-shift employees will initially work days before transitioning to nights. The positions currently participate in a callout rotation, which is expected to transition into a formal rotational schedule.
Primary Responsibilities
- Monitor and maintain stable production from oil and gas wells and associated facilities.
- Operate and monitor gas compressors, air compressors, pumping systems, pipelines, and water-handling equipment.
- Identify equipment and process failures and coordinate maintenance to minimize deferred production.
- Support preventive and corrective mechanical maintenance.
- Monitor and control oil, gas, diluent, produced water, and injection-water systems.
- Track well and facility operating variables and make process-control decisions.
- Support the design, modification, and continuous improvement of pumping and production systems.
- Perform production inspection, measurement, accounting, and daily reporting.
- Assist with LAND flow measurement systems and positive-displacement meters.
- Interpret operating data and monitor process and equipment performance.
- Support well-control and surface-monitoring systems.
- Develop and update operating, safety, and management-of-change procedures.
- Assist with pipeline construction and field coordination activities.
- Support cathodic protection monitoring for pipelines and storage tanks.
- Prepare and control work permits and conduct job safety evaluations.
- Coordinate with maintenance, operations, engineering, and construction personnel.
- Follow all company safety, environmental, and operational requirements.
Candidate Qualifications
- Associate or bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline preferred.
- Field operations experience required.
- Strong mechanical experience required.
- Oil and gas operator experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with oil, gas, water-injection, storage, transportation, or production systems preferred.
- Manufacturing, chemical plant, or refinery experience is a plus.
- Instrumentation and electrical experience is a plus.
- Industrial engineering experience is a plus.
- Industrial safety and work-permitting experience is a plus.
- Due-process background or procedural compliance experience is preferred.
- Experience with pumping systems, multiphase pumps, compressors, pipelines, or production measurement is beneficial.
- PIPESIM or similar process-simulation experience is beneficial.
- HVAC, refrigeration, electrical troubleshooting, welding, or pressure-testing experience may be considered relevant.
- Former Exxon Mobil experience is a plus.
- Must be willing to work onsite in Midland during the workweek.
- Candidates outside Midland may be considered if they can meet the onsite requirement.
- Must be willing to participate in callouts and accommodate future schedule changes.
Interview Process 45-minute meet-and-greet conducted in person or by Zoom.
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