Senior Control Engineer

Job Duties

Position Summary

• Demonstrates creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in solving complex problems during the development and application of new and improved products and processes.
• Establishes best practices incorporating Reliability, Health, Safety, and Environment principles to guide others in analysis and design.
• Evaluates proposed theoretical results to meet design requirements.
• Acts as a technical expert, solving system equations and creating custom models to simplify problems using advanced engineering tools.
• Coaches, develops, and reviews the work of other engineers.
• Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Contributes to Halliburton’s Intellectual Property portfolio with innovative and commercially viable solutions.
• Works across global teams (Brazil, US, Singapore, India).
• Closely collaborates with Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Project Management teams at the Halliburton Technology Center in Brazil (HBTC).

Qualifications

• Master’s or doctoral degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) or a closely related discipline is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 10+ years in R&D, preferably in multidisciplinary and international team environments.
• Proven experience designing complex system solutions across Oil & Gas, mining, and/or aerospace industries.
• Background in subsea applications and well control solutions involving multiple disciplines is desirable.
• Experience in well intervention solutions is also desirable.
• Ability to guide and mentor junior engineers.
• Involvement in patent development processes.
• Regularly prepares and delivers technical status reports to stakeholders.
• Proficient in Risk Assessment, FMEA, and other reliability methodologies.
• Knowledge of power control and communication systems/solutions.
• Advanced skills in electronic circuit design and simulators (e.g., LTSPICE, PSPICE), as well as math tools like Matlab and MathCAD, focused on embedded systems in harsh environments (O&G, mining, aerospace).
• Experience with system automation using robotics.
• Skilled in modeling, control design, and simulation of electromechanical systems using standard tools (Matlab, LabView, ROS, PLC software, etc.).
• Strong knowledge in control system design, signal processing, feedback loops, and system dynamics.
• Familiarity with ROV operations, subsea inspection, and autonomous underwater systems is a plus.
• Understanding of MIMO in motion planning (sensing and feedback for power/torque control).