Senior Drilling Engineer

The posting, as Quaise Energy, Inc wrote it

Quaise Energy is unlocking Earth’s deep heat to deliver clean, reliable, baseload energy at scale – almost anywhere in the world. As both a technology innovator and project developer, Quaise builds and operates solutions that harness superhot geothermal energy far below the surface, enabling power generation that can rival the output of today’s most efficient fossil fuel and nuclear plants. Leveraging millimeter wave drilling, developed after more than a decade of research at MIT, Quaise’s mission is to make superhot geothermal a backbone of the modern energy system, offering affordable, zero-carbon power and true energy independence for communities and nations everywhere.

The Senior Drilling Engineer will support the planning, design, engineering, and execution of complex geothermal well construction programs. This role translates subsurface, reservoir, completions, and development objectives into safe, practical, field-ready drilling plans, with responsibility for well design quality, operational readiness, risk mitigation, cost and schedule estimates, and continuous improvement across the drilling lifecycle.

This position works closely with exploration geology, reservoir engineering, completions, mechanical engineering, HSE, supply chain, permitting, and field operations teams to prepare drilling programs that can be executed safely and efficiently in the field. Success requires strong drilling engineering fundamentals, hands-on operational judgment, disciplined technical assurance, and the ability to adapt conventional oil and gas drilling practices to high-temperature geothermal applications and first-of-a-kind well architectures.

This role is expected to provide engineering support before, during, and after field operations, including periodic travel to drilling sites and vendor or partner locations. Field support may include participation in pre-job planning, contractor readiness reviews, rig-up or rig-over activities, daily operations calls, technical troubleshooting, after-action reviews, and end-of-well reporting.

Essential functions (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver properly engineered and practical drilling and well construction programs, procedures, and cost estimates.
• Utilize continuous improvement practices in the well design process to reduce well cycle times & cost.
• Lead the technical planning process for assigned wells, including well design, casing and cementing programs, and risk assessment.
• Assist drill-site supervisors in the preparation of “Plan Forward” drilling procedures and guidelines to be reviewed with drilling crew and service crews in each phase of the operation.
• Conduct offset data review of well histories and reconnaissance offset operations.
• Evaluate, select, and procure well construction services and materials including tubulars, wellheads, cement

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well as use hands to feel, reach, grasp, handle, or operate objects, tools and/or controls.

• The employee may occasionally lift, move, push, pull, or carry items up to 20 pounds for operational or field support needs.
• Ability to adjust work hours and travel schedules as needed to support field operations and project activities.
• The vision requirement includes reviewing written and electronic materials in digital and physical format.
• This role requires prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, as well as use hands to feel, reach, grasp, handle, or operate objects, tools and/or controls.
• The employee must be able to lift, push, pull, transfer, or move items up 20 pounds at times for departmental needs.
• Ability to move from one worksite to another or travel to various job sites and locations to complete tasks.
• The vision requirement includes reviewing written and electronic materials in digital and physical format.
• Ability to work safely around high voltage and high power systems, consistently prioritizing safe work environments and adhering to established safety protocols and procedures.
• The employee must be able to adjust to changing work hours and locations as needed considering the strong focus on external communications and relationships.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Management reserves the right to change, rescind, add, or delete the duties and responsibilities of positions within this job classification at any time.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

Quaise Energy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, disability, military status or age.