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ChristopherChristopher - Technical Team Leader, Subsea equipment
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"I quickly became involved in non-engineering type work that has stretched my skill set in other areas."

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MinghuiMinghui - Research Engineer
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"I feel proud to work for a company that helps raise the standard of living for people everywhere."

Research and Development Engineering

Chevron’s investment in the future is illustrated by its major commitment to research and development. Engineers in all disciplines, especially those with advanced degrees, join in this effort at one of Chevron’s research centers described here.

Who we hire
What you’ll do
Where you’ll work

Who we hire

We’re looking for candidates with a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or Petroleum Engineering.

What you’ll do

Engineers at Chevron Energy Technology Company (ETC) take advantage of leading-edge technology to solve a variety of challenges. If you join one of ETC’s self-directed teams, you’ll work on projects that are crucial to Chevron’s business. These include providing technology products and technical services in reservoir management, earth science, drilling, production engineering and facilities engineering.

ETC business lines

  • Drilling and Production Systems focuses on drilling solutions, floating production and drilling systems, marine services, subsea production systems, deepwater pipelines, flow assurance and production optimization.
  • Reservoir Performance Optimization focuses on heavy oil recovery, reservoir modeling, subsurface project and reservoir management, intelligent completions, reservoir surveillance and data integration.
  • Subsurface Characterization focuses on linked seismic processing and analysis capabilities to determine reservoir properties from seismic imaging, high-fidelity seismic imaging, accurate and repeatable reservoir characterization through integrated stratigraphy, structure, seismic, geostatistics and formation evaluation, and the use of information technology advances to lower costs and increase automation.

Where you’ll work

As a Research and Development Engineer, you’ll start your career in the U.S. in Houston, Texas, or Richmond or San Ramon, California.