Honeywe'll is looking for a Technical Product Owner who possesses deep expertise in the upstream oil and gas sector. In this role, you will be responsible for leading R&D teams in the design and development of automation solutions for we'll operations. The position acts as a crucial link between field operations, control systems engineering, and Honeywe'll R&D, ensuring that all solutions are safe, reliable, and directly aligned with customer needs.
The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of we'll operations and control systems, as we'll as the ability to convert complex domain knowledge into actionable product requirements for agile R&D teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and prioritize the product backlog for we'll control and automation solutions, ensuring it reflects both business objectives and customer needs.
- Translate upstream we'll operations requirements into clear user stories and technical specifications for the development team.
- Provide guidance to R&D teams working on edge-based and distributed control solutions tailored for we'll operations.
- Collaborate closely with control systems, software, and architecture teams within Honeywe'll to maintain alignment and integration.
- Ensure that all solutions comply with Honeywe'll s control platforms, automation standards, and cybersecurity requirements.
- Engage with customers, field engineers, and internal stakeholders to validate both requirements and completed solutions.
- Support the testing, piloting, and field deployment of newly developed solutions, ensuring they are robust and effective in real-world environments.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in engineering, such as Petroleum, Electrical, Control Systems, Automation, or a related field.
- Over 12+ years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, particularly with we'll operations and automation/control systems.
- Strong familiarity with upstream workflows, including production, artificial lift, and we'll monitoring.
- Practical field experience in upstream operations, such as commissioning, production, or maintenance.
- Demonstrated experience working with customers, marketing teams, and business leaders.
- Hands-on experience with SCADA, DCS, PLCs, RTUs, or edge control systems.
- Familiarity with Honeywe'll control systems, including Experion, SCADA, and ControlEdge RTU.
- Exposure to edge computing, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or digital oilfield solutions.
- Knowledge of we'll simulation concepts and techniques.
- Understanding of industrial cybersecurity standards is considered an advantage.
- Familiarity with Agile or Scrum software development lifecycle methodologies.
Key Skills
- Deep expertise in upstream oil and gas, especially in we'll operations and control systems.
- Strong knowledge of industrial automation and control architectures.
- Ability to translate domain-specific problems into actionable product requirements and maintain detailed backlogs.
- Familiarity with agile development practices.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Other Relevant Skills and Abilities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Effective team player, confident in project work, assertive, analytical, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to bring structure to ambiguous problems, and a collaborative, goal-oriented approach to teamwork.
- Motivated to develop new technologies rapidly with a high-performing team.
- Excellent communication skills, with a passion for innovation and solving complex, unfamiliar problems.
- Proven track record of creating new solutions from concept to implementation.
- Comfortable working under tight deadlines and making decisions under pressure, with a preference for fast-paced, challenging environments.
What you'll Deliver
- Clear product vision and roadmap to guide development efforts.
- Detailed requirements and specifications for new solutions.
- A we'll-defined and prioritized product backlog for R&D teams.
- Sprint goals & release outcomes for readiness assessment.
- Quality and value assurance to meet acceptance criteria and business value.
- Field-ready solutions for upstream we'll operations.
- Strong alignment between customer needs, engineering execution, and Honeywe'll s overall product strategy.
