Senior Production Engineer (Oil & Gas) – 6‑month contract

About the role

Airswift is seeking a Senior Production Engineer for a six‑month contract in Mexico City to support a key Oil & Gas client on a strategic short‑term project. The role focuses on artificial lift system definition, well intervention planning, and integrated production modelling.

Key responsibilities

• Perform artificial lift system (ALS) definition using nodal analysis and sensitivity studies for gas lift and ESP across various well life‑cycle stages.
• Contribute to well intervention analysis and planning for heavy, medium, and light interventions, assessing impact on production performance.
• Conduct well cleanup assessments, including simulations of initial rates, expected duration, and fluid analysis.
• Support integrated production modelling efforts, accounting for facility constraints and multiple production scenarios.

Required profile

• Over 15 years of experience in production engineering and optimization.
• Strong technical knowledge in petroleum engineering, nodal analysis, integrated production modelling (IPM), production optimization, field surveillance, and flow assurance.
• Experience with offshore platform operations and subsea project environments.
• Problem‑solving mindset with ability to work in integrated, multidisciplinary teams.

Required skills

• Nodal analysis
• Artificial lift system design (Gas Lift, ESP, SRP, HJP)
• Production modelling software (Petex Suite, Pipesim)
• Integrated Production Modelling (IPM)
• Production optimization and flow assurance techniques