Subject Matter Expert

About the role:

We are seeking a highly experienced Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) systems to join our team and guide the development of Lift.ai, an advanced analytical and machine learning platform for production optimization. This role is designed for a senior professional who combines deep ESP domain knowledge with the ability to collaborate on the integration of cutting-edge ML solutions that deliver unprecedented value to operators.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the technical authority for ESP design, operations, and optimization within n.lift
• Define and validate core ESP performance calculations, physics-based workflows, and diagnostic methodologies.
• Work with data scientists to embed machine learning models into engineering workflows, ensuring results are physically sound, explainable, and actionable.
• Review and validate hybrid (physics + ML) algorithms for optimization, prediction, and anomaly detection.
• Provide domain expertise to ensure ML outputs align with real-world ESP performance, failure modes, and operational constraints.
• Collaborate with software engineers to translate ESP physics, correlations, and field practices into scalable algorithms and user-facing tools.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge transfer across the team.
• Support product strategy by identifying high-value use cases for analytics + ML integration in artificial lift management.
• Represent Lift.ai as an industry thought leader in the application of advanced analytics and ML to ESP systems.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of direct experience with ESP systems (design, operations, optimization, or troubleshooting).
• Expertise in ESP diagnostics (power, current, voltage, vibration, performance degradation, failure mechanisms).
• Solid understanding of petroleum production systems, artificial lift methods, and multiphase flow.
• Experience collaborating with software/ML teams on applied AI solutions (not required to build ML models, but able to guide and validate them technically).
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to balance physics-based engineering and data-driven insights.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and client engagement.
• Advanced degree (preferred) or equivalent experience in Petroleum, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.

This is a strategic role at the intersection of engineering expertise and machine learning innovation. As SME, you will ensure that Lift.ai becomes the industry s most trusted AI-driven ESP optimization and system health platform, combining the best of engineering science with the power of data.