India: Data Scientist
Helmerich & Payne · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Oil and Gas · 5,001-10,000 employees
About the role
You will build and maintain data pipelines while developing machine learning models for time-series problems and LLM-based workflows. Additionally, you will create visualizations and collaborate with subject matter experts to translate field pain points into technical solutions.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in Data Science, Petroleum/Mechanical Engineering, or a related quantitative field with 0-2 years of experience. Proficiency in Python, SQL, and core machine learning concepts is required, along with a willingness to learn industrial drilling domain concepts.
Full description
At H&P, our people are our strength.
As a P1 hire, you will rotate across multiple AI projects, contributing hands-on to data pipelines, models, and prototypes while learning the drilling domain from SMEs.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain data pipelines that transform raw one-second sensor data into analysis-ready datasets (drilling events, stand-level aggregations, contextual joins with BHA, survey, and mud data)
- Develop, test, and iterate on machine learning models for time-series problems: anomaly detection, failure prediction, dysfunction classification, and performance benchmarking
- Support retrieval and LLM-based workflows : embedding pipelines, text-to-SQL over drilling related data model, and evaluation of agent outputs.
- Create dashboards, visualizations, and internal tools that make model outputs usable by field engineers and ROC operators
- Perform exploratory analysis to answer engineering questions
- Write clean, documented, version-controlled code and contribute to model monitoring once projects reach production
- Participate in stakeholder interviews and requirement sessions with SMEs and translate field pain points into technical tasks.
What You'll Bring (Required)
- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Petroleum/Mechanical Engineering, or a related quantitative field (0–2 years of experience; strong internship / professional analyst experience)
- Solid Python fundamentals, including pandas/NumPy and at least one ML framework (scikit-learn, XGBoost, Langchain)
- Working knowledge of SQL and comfort querying large relational datasets
- Understanding of core ML concepts: supervised learning, cross-validation, feature engineering, and evaluation metrics
- Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to non-technical audiences
- Curiosity about industrial operations and willingness to learn drilling domain concepts (ROP, MSE, DvD, BHA, flat time) on the job.
Nice to Have
- Exposure to time-series analysis or sensor/IoT data
- Experience with cloud data platforms (Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Databricks, or Snowflake)
- Familiarity with LLM application patterns: RAG, embeddings, vector databases, prompt engineering, or agent frameworks
- Dashboarding experience (Power BI, Plotly or React-based tooling)
- Prior internship or project in energy, manufacturing, or another heavy-industrial domain
- Git-based collaboration and basic CI/CD awareness
Why Join
You'll work at the intersection of AI and heavy industry. You will get the opportunity to work on a defined roadmap spanning quick wins to advanced autonomy, and a team culture that pairs new hires with experienced SMEs and data scientists. Few early-career roles offer this breadth: real-time systems, classical ML, and frontier LLM applications inside a single position.
Thank you for your interest in joining our team!
