Directional drilling and wellbore placement services for oil, gas, and mining
Scientific Drilling is a drilling-services operator founded in 1969, now spanning 1,000+ employees across North America and international markets. The tech stack reveals an operations-heavy organization: SAP dominates (MM, S/4HANA, Master Data Governance), supported by TestRail and Jira for quality and project tracking. Active hiring skews toward engineering and manufacturing roles, while projects center on vendor quality management, CAPA processes, and SAP system upgrades—indicating internal focus on operational rigor and supply-chain control in a capital-intensive business.
Scientific Drilling International provides directional drilling, rotary steerable services, MWD/LWD solutions, and wellbore surveying for oil & gas, coal-bed methane, geothermal, and mining customers. The company operates globally with hubs in the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil. Core service lines include well planning, drilling motor services, magnetic ranging, and cased-hole operations. The organization operates a field-service model supported by SAP-based materials management and inventory control, with ongoing investments in product reliability, vendor qualification, and process standardization.
Primary tools: SAP (MM, S/4HANA, Master Data Governance), Linux, Windows, Active Directory, Cisco IOS, TestRail, Jira, Python, JavaScript. Infrastructure: OpenLDAP, Watchguard, IPv4/IPv6.
Actively recruiting in the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil. Current open roles span engineering (9), manufacturing (3), operations (3), and research (2).
Key initiatives: vendor quality management program, CAPA process implementation, SAP material master data system upgrades, halo tool assembly/disassembly for field ops, and new tool testing and development.
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