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MaverickX is developing precision biologics to revitalize critical resource extraction. The company brings cutting-edge biotechnology products to oilfield and resource industries.
The Applications team owns testing and performance validation of chemistry, responsible for both lab evaluation and field execution. It is a small, cross-disciplinary group working directly with technical operators to deploy, prove, and iterate on solutions.
You will own the chemistry behind the flagship oilfield product, PetroX Boost—a biochemical treatment that selectively alters mineral phases in unconventional reservoirs to enhance oil production. You will define and interpret the laboratory program behind each treatment and translate chemistry into constraints and recommendations that shape how the fluid is blended and pumped.
Key responsibilities include:
• Characterize how the fluid reacts with target mineral phases, including dissolution behavior, reaction kinetics, and chemistry of penetration and spending. Define what chemistry implies for treatment sizing and placement.
• Own spent-fluid behavior chemistry, including precipitation risk, secondary reactions, and formation-damage potential.
• Validate compatibility with co-injected fluids, production chemical programs, brines, and physical equipment. Define conditions under which PetroX Boost is viable.
• Provide technical constraints for treatment designs, such as spending rate versus target depth, precipitation thresholds, and compatibility limits.
• Support technical evaluation of new oilfield applications for the platform as they emerge.
You will work on-site in Austin with willingness to travel to field sites, other MaverickX facilities, and industry events. Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 lbs, reaching overhead, bending, and standing for long periods. BSL2 lab operation guidelines apply.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of hands-on oilfield chemistry experience with personal ownership of formulations and their performance
• Depth in one or more of: oilfield stimulation chemistry, acidizing chemistry, chelant/sequestrant chemistry, mineral dissolution, or aqueous inorganic chemistry
• Experience characterizing reaction kinetics and precipitation behavior in complex fluid systems
• Experience designing and interpreting laboratory testing (dissolution, compatibility, precipitation, corrosion)
• Bias toward action and strong ownership; comfortable without a corporate playbook
• Strong desire to meaningfully contribute to American dynamism and the global resource supply chain
PREFERRED:
• End-to-end validation experience from bench to field deployment
• Experience with bio-based chemistries
• Working familiarity with Permian, Bakken, and Eagle Ford basins and their mineralogies
• Working familiarity with production chemical programs (scale and corrosion inhibitors, biocides, demulsifiers)
• Lab experience with a leading energy operator or service company
