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Data Engineer – Drilling & Well Operations (mfd)
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12 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
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9 August 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
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Vercana GmbHis a leading company in the field of Drilling & Well Engineering known for the high technical standards in the planning and execution of demanding drilling projects. By applying stateoftheart technologies with a strong focus on safety environment and sustainable processes we actively contribute to the energy transition. Our core expertise lies in well design and the operation of drilling rigs for geothermal energy and lithium mining.
To strengthen our team at our Karlsruhe office location we are looking for a fulltime (40 hours/week) permanent Drilling & WellData Engineer (m/f/d).
To strengthen our team at our Karlsruhe office location we are looking for a fulltime (40 hours/week) permanent Drilling & WellData Engineer (m/f/d).
Your mission
- Design development and operation of reliable data pipelines for drilling and well operations
- Collection processing and quality assurance of realtime rig data including sensor and timeseries data
- Implementation and monitoring of automated data flows from rig systems to central data platforms
- Development and validation of machinelearning modelseg for drilling parameter prediction
- Analysis of daily drilling and operational data to identify performance safety and cost deviations
- Creation of datadriven insights to optimize drilling performance
- Development of automated operational costtracking solutions
- Establish solid data orchestration & data warehousing procedures
- Development maintenance and continuous optimization of analytics reporting and dashboard workflows
- Documentation of data models pipelines and analytical outputs for operational use
Your profile
- Degree in Computer Science Engineering or a comparable technical field
- Experience in data engineering ideally in industrial or energyrelated environments
- Handson experience in developing training and operationalizing machinelearning models
- Experienced in building data models for cost tracking and project controlling
- Ability to structure process and analyze large and heterogeneous datasets
- Working with cloud platforms (AWS)
- Strong analytical mindset and structured problemsolving skills
- Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams
- Basic understanding of drilling & well operations and key drilling parameters
- Solid expertise in SQL and experience with relational as well as timeseries databases
- Strong proficiency in Python (e.g. Pandas NumPy Scikitlearn)
- Integrated LLMs into data workflows to automate the extraction of structured data from unstructured sources.
- Developed automated pipelines utilizing Prompt Engineering and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) to enhance data accessibility.
- Leveraging AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot ChatGPT) to accelerate code documentation unit testing and SQL optimization
We offer
- Responsible position with creative freedom in a future-oriented company
- Collaboration on groundbreaking projects in the field of geothermal energy and lithium mining
- Individual trainingand development opportunities as well as targeted mentoring by experienced colleagues
- Modern working environment and a collegial appreciative team
- Long-term prospects in an industry with great growth potential
- Attractive compensationpackage and benefits
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Interested Simply send us your resume using the application form and tell us why you would like to join Vercana. If you have any questions please contact Robert Ritschel (Well Construction Manager) at.
*** Please note that all applications must be completed using the application form - we do not accept applications via email. ***
*** Please note that all applications must be completed using the application form - we do not accept applications via email. ***
About us
At Vulcan we are united by the idea of a more sustainable and independent supply of energy and raw materials for Europe. We are pioneers in the field of CO2-neutral lithium extraction using a direct lithium extraction process and have developed an innovative and forward-looking technology for this purpose. We bring together talents and experts from over 40 nations and work passionately on the planning and construction of geothermal and lithium extraction plants which we will operate ourselves in order to accelerate the climate-neutral mobility and energy industry. With companies such as Stellantis and Renault we already have strong partners who are supporting us on our way to becoming a market leader.
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At Vulcan, we are united by the idea of a more sustainable and independent supply of energy and raw materials for Europe. We are pioneers in the field of CO2-neutral lithium extraction using a direct lithium extraction process and have developed an innovative and forward-looking techn ... View more
