Nuclear Physicist (Senior - Advisor)

Company: Halliburton
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 28, 2023

Job Description:

We are looking for the right people - people who want to innovate, achieve, grow and lead. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees and empowering them to develop themselves and their careers. Experience the challenges, rewards and opportunity of working for one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the global energy industry.

Position Description and Responsibilities

Under general direction from Senior Scientists and the Team Leader, applies physics theories, principles, and practices to develop technology for nuclear logging measurements in oil and gas wells. Duties will include:

• Design logging instrumentation (tools) using computer modeling and experimentation
• Work with engineers to implement the design
• Characterize logging tools so as to convert tool measurements into the desired formation properties.
  • Specify detailed plans for laboratory measurements (to be acquired by technicians)
  • Analyze laboratory and computer-modeling data to devise the required algorithms
  • Work with the field to resolve systematic issues observed with the tools
  • Document work
  • Make internal presentations describing results, conclusions, and recommendations
  • Communicate well with colleagues, managers, and clients
  • Write papers for presentation at conferences such as SPWLA and SPE
  • Work in a safe manner and comply with all Halliburton HSE requirements
    
    Education
    • Ph.D. in Physics (specializing in nuclear or particle physics) or Nuclear Engineering is preferred, although a master's or Bachelors in Physics or Nuclear Engineering with sufficient experience is acceptable.
      
      Skills
      The successful candidate should have a majority of the following skills.
      • Solid knowledge of basic physics
      • Familiarity with neutron and photon detection
      • Experienced with data analysis
      • Experimental experience
      • Experience with MCNP
      • Good programming skills (e.g., Python, C++, C#, FORTRAN)
      • Good problem-solving ability
      • Good oral and written English
      • Good communicator
        
        Personality Traits
        The successful candidate should have the following personality traits.
        • Self-motivated
        • Ability to take direction
        • Ability to collaborate with multi-discipline team
          
          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 Advisor Scientist-Physics Halliburton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.
          
          Location
          3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Houston, Texas, 77032, United States
          
          Job Details
          Requisition Number: 173162
          Experience Level: Experienced Hire
          Job Family: Engineering/Science/Technology
          Product Service Line: Sperry Drilling Svcs
          Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
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