Design Lead VSD

About Sensia

We bring together the best of the best: the pioneering process automation, real-time control and IoT technologies of Rockwell Automation, combined with the unmatched measurement and instrument, software and analytics capabilities of Schlumberger.  Sensia is further strengthened by the oil and gas domain expertise and artificial lift experience shared by Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger. The result is Sensia – the leading automation specialist in oil and gas production, transportation and processing with a team of more than 1,000 experts serving customers globally in more than 80 countries. As the first fully integrated oilfield automation solutions provider, Sensia makes the production, transportation and processing of oil and gas simpler, safer, more secure, more productive and better understood from end to end. Now every oil and gas company can experience the advantages of industrial-scale digitalization and seamless automation, enabling each asset to operate more productively and more profitably.

We are also looking for the best of the best to join our team. If you have top-tier talent with a collaborative mindset, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to generate innovative, out-of-the-box solutions. We would love to have you join our team!

Job Description

• Overall responsibility for developing standard product insourced ESP VSD drive designs, focusing on:
• Technical design
  • Implementing lessons learned
  • Transfer of designs to manufacturing and supporting the inhouse prototype sourcing and manufacture of completed designs including minimizing stranded inventory.
  • Expediting the design and qualification process
  • Minimizing overall cost to build
  • Functionality and reliability requirements (including ease of installation and maintenance in the field)
  • Design for manufacture
  • Project Management of the VSD drive design process to meet scope, budget and timeline requirements.

• Managing the relationships with subcontract design engineers and in-house offshore design resources, to include
  • Technical/Functional direction of design resources
  • Building the in-house offshore team to meet the workload requirements, including training and guidance

• Collaborating with product management to define the feasibility, cost functional design specifications, and maintenance requirements of new insourced products or product enhancements

• Preferred skills:
  • Thermodynamics/Heat calcs
  • Strong background in mechanical and electrical fundamentals
  • Knowledge of Industry standards – e.g. UL508A, IEC, CSA and translating them into design requirements
  • Knowledge of IP and NEMA enclosure Protection Ratings
  • Best practices for drive and drive enclosure designs
  • Understanding of field requirements for VSD Installation, operation and maintenance

• Experience:
  • Engineering degree
  • Minimum of 5-7 years relevant experience