Qualifications
Technical Product Owner Upstream Oil & Gas R&D
Job Location
Honeywell Bangalore, Campus II
Role Overview
Honeywell 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 well operations. The position acts as a crucial link between field operations, control systems engineering, and Honeywell R&D, ensuring that all solutions are safe, reliable, and directly aligned with customer needs.
The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of well operations and control systems, as well 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 well control and automation solutions, ensuring it reflects both business objectives and customer needs.
- Translate upstream well 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 well operations.
- Collaborate closely with control systems, software, and architecture teams within Honeywell to maintain alignment and integration.
- Ensure that all solutions comply with Honeywell'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 well operations and automation/control systems.
- Strong familiarity with upstream workflows, including production, artificial lift, and well 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 Honeywell control systems, including Experion, SCADA, and ControlEdge RTU.
- Exposure to edge computing, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or digital oilfield solutions.
- Knowledge of well 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 well 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 well-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 well operations.
- Strong alignment between customer needs, engineering execution, and Honeywell's overall product strategy.
About HONEYWELL
Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical demands around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a guide software-industrial company dedicated to introducing state-of-the-art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high-growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more about Honeywell: click here
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