Drilling Data Analyst
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. INSPYR Solutions scores B on the Alion truth index.
Location: Houston, TX 77040
Duration: 6-12 Month Contract
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, or Authorized to Work in the US
NOTE: This is an onsite position
Description:
The Data Science and Analytics team is a growing group of energetic, passionate individuals working to improve and inform the organization through data. We work primarily with the drilling automation team to help design, evaluate, and improve novel drilling automation technology.
Some example projects that we are applying analytics and data science to include:
- Modeling greenhouse gas emissions from the rig fleet to reduce environmental impact and improve reporting
- Generate analyses over drilling advisory systems to improve drilling efficiency and product utilization
- Developing automated monitoring, detection, and alerting of operational events
The Drilling Data Analyst will help build next-generation drilling systems by:
- Analyzing data to forward our understanding of various drilling phenomena
- Creating and automating insightful reports that support commercialization and utilization
- Providing quality control checks against new and existing products
- Working directly with the product development team to understand key needs
The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the project life cycle, including working directly with stakeholders, cleaning and analyzing data, generating and presenting visuals and reports, and providing quality control and support of commercial products. The ideal candidate would be a collaborator, possess advanced data analytics skills, be expert in working with large data sets in Python, and be able to communicate clearly with numerous stakeholders. This role is designed for early career candidates with an emphasis on training and development and performs under the general direction of a Lead Data Scientist.
Detailed Description:
- Execute in parallel multiple analytics projects of varying complexity and data sources (~1 week to ~3 months)
- Quickly learn aspects of the drilling process and equipment to efficiently derive insights from our data
- Independently manage and execute above projects from start-to-finish, including understanding stakeholder needs; acquiring necessary data; cleaning / analyzing data and innovating beyond initial requirements; generating visuals / reports; and presenting results to stakeholders
- Provide quality control and sustainment work to existing products by finding and addressing issues
Job Requirements
- Able to quickly learn the details of oil and gas drilling to better analyze our data
- Able to analyze data efficiently and accurately by utilizing Python and Power BI
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team, managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously to meet challenging deadlines
- Able to visit operating rigs on short-duration trips to become familiar will drilling operations
- Able to think strategically and translate concepts into action plans and track results
- Comfortable explaining complex analytics concepts and results to end-users
- Excellent verbal and written English language communication
Minimum Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in engineering, physics or related field
- 2 years of experience with Python for data analysis (such as Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, Matplotlib)
- 2 years of experience using Power BI for data visualization
- 2 years of experience using SQL for data extractions
Preferred Qualifications
- A master's degree in engineering, Physics, or related field
- 2 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
- 1 year of experience working in cross-functional roles and communicating directly with product users, customers, or other stakeholders
About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.
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