Senior Scientist Physics - Advisor Scientific Physics

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Job description:

Halliburton Sr. Scientist, Principal Scientist or Scientific Advisor, depending on the experiences and background, for LWD Electromagnetic (EM) resistivity tool development, modeling, and inversion.

Duties:

Under minimum supervision, the employee will perform the following tasks, including

• Sensitivity studies using numerical modeling codes for tool development, inversion studies
• ML algorithms to improve the inversion performance
• Numerical modeling studies using in-house or commercial modeling software

The employee will be able to perform the following tasks independently:

• Detailed documentation from presentations, reports, and disclosures
• Novel ideas to address a new or challenging issue and document in a disclosure
• Communicate issues, progress and proposed ideas to supervisors and project managers daily and weekly

Qualifications/skills:

Programming language:

• Must be familiar with MATLAB or Python or Julia
• Knowledge of FORTRAN codes
• C #, C is plus

Must have experience on inversion algorithms or EM resistivity concept

• Inversion algorithms including but not limited to: MCMC, deterministic inversion, etc.
• EM resistivity concepts:
  • Experience on 1D, 2D or 3D numerical modeling development
  • Experience on numerical modeling methods including but not limited to FDTD, FEM, IE, etc.
  • Knowledge of 3D modeling software including but not limited to CST, HFSS, COMSOL, etc.
• ML or AI experience is plus
• Skills typically acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree in Science, Engineering or similar discipline, and 4 years of related experience
• Completion of a masters or PHD in Science or Engineering is preferred

Candidates having qualification that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher-level roles given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs. Depending on education, experience and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available from Senior Scientist Physics, Principal Scientist Physics, up to an Advisor Scientific Physics