2nd position in the oil industry

Edward W. Walbridge — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:27:04 -0400

Our Agency, Reliability Analysis Associates, Inc., is seeking candidates for the "Manager, Methods and New Product Support" position described below. Note that the position requires significant work experience in industry. Salary range: $90K - $130K per year.

Reliability
Analysis Associates, Inc.

1440 North Lake Shore Drive, #30F,
Chicago, IL 60610

Phone:
312-274-0542; Fax: 312-274-0574; E-mail: reliability@nidus.com

Specializing in
the recruitment of Reliability, Maintainability,

Test,
Logistics, and System Safety Engineers

RAA, Inc. is seeking candidates
for the position described below:

Title of Position: Manager, Methods and New Product Support

Type of Position: Full-time, permanent Company: RAA Client

Location: Houston,
TX

Responsibilities: Manage a team of engineers responsible
for the development and validation of predictive methods and tools that will
support reliability and life management assessments of the mechanical
sub-assemblies comprising bottom hole drilling systems. Specifically, this
group will:

Develop life and design methods
for use in assessments of production, field and new design hardware
challenges and issues.
Develop algorithms and software
to transform proposed life methods into accurate predictive tools. Maintain and improve tools as required.
Validate methods and tools using
actual down-hole data, testing and simulation, and materials data.
Actively seek, propose and drive
technology needs to enhance the state-of-the-art in predictive life
capability.
Work closely with life
management, product reliability and design teams to determine their
needs. Provide a continuous
feedback loop ensuring the latest and greatest methods and tools are
applied.
Direct the offshore team to
support the above activities.

The emphasis in
this group will be on the understanding of component behavior and the
prevention of complex fatigue & fracture mechanisms.

Requirements:

Strong written and
oral communication and presentation skills.
Strong analytical and
problem solving skills. Strong cross-functional integration and
teaming skills.
Demonstrated team and project
leadership skills, including project planning, resourcing, team building,
and ownership.

Education, Experience and Training:

BS in Mechanical
Engineering or Applied Mechanics; MS preferred.
10+ years experience
in mechanical design and/or life management in the Oil and Gas industry or
related field.
2+ years experience as
a manager.
Background in low
cycle fatigue, crack growth, dynamics and interaction effects.
Proven experience with
industrial finite element model development and analysis.
Strong background in
probability and statistics.
Familiar with
vibration theory; fluid flow and heat transfer.

Compensation/Benefits:

·
$90K - $130K per
year, depending on background.

Interested candidates should call Ed Walbridge at 312-274-0542 and submit their
resumes to him at reliability@nidus.com
or via fax to 312-274-0574.

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