SLB Technology Returnship Program

Pivot from career break to driving innovation with our technology returnships

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Come back to the workforce stronger and prepared

Pausing your career to pursue other priorities is important and should not stand in the way of your next chapter. And now, you’re ready to help develop technologies and create solutions that drive the energy transition. So we created the SLB Technology Returnship program for you. We are looking for experienced and passionate engineers eager to return to technology after a break of two or more years.

This 3-months paid returnship refreshes your technical skills with technical training suited for your key job responsibilities, along with professional development and peer mentoring with full access to SLB technical communities. We designed our returnship with an intent to hire—i.e., the possibility of becoming a full-time employee after program completion with a technology leader in the energy industry.

Join us in taking on the world’s greatest energy balancing act alongside others who have been where you are, who understand and appreciate nontraditional career journeys, unique skills, and life experience like yours.

Years of experience

Generally 5–20+ years

Career break

2–20+ years

Education

Bachelors and up

Are you supercharged, engaged, and ready to join and innovate in the energy sector? Don’t hesitate. Explore your opportunities today.

Eligibility: Technical contributors in engineering, software, or IT with 5 or more years of experience after 2 years or more of a career break

Program Duration and Features: 3 months

Types of Roles:

Electrical engineer
Mechanical engineer
Chemist or chemical engineer
Electomagnetics physicist
Modeling and simulation engineer
Power electronics engineer
Software engineer
General engineering
And more

Locations: US, India, and UK with more to come

Our returnship program is for those rejoining the workforce after

Starting a family
Caring for family member
Teaching
Serving your community
Fulfilling military service
Exploring entrepreneurial ventures
Serving in political office
Continuing education

Individual postings

All	Organization	City	Country
SLB Technology Returnship Chemist	WEC - Technology Delivery	Sugar Land	United States
SLB Technology Returnship Design for Manufacturability Engineer	WEC - Technology Development	Sugar Land	United States
SLB Technology Returnship Electrical Engineer	WEC - Technology Development	Sugar Land	United States
SLB Technology Returnship Electrical Engineer	Technology - Delivery	Stonehouse	United Kingdom
SLB Technology Returnship Embedded Software Engineer	WEC - Technology Development	Stonehouse	United Kingdom
SLB Technology Returnship Embedded Software Engineer	WEC - Technology Delivery	Sugar Land	United States
SLB Technology Returnship Mechanical Engineer	WEC - Technology Delivery	Stonehouse	United Kingdom
SLB Technology Returnship Mechanical Engineer	RFP - Technology Delivery	Sugar Land	United States
SLB Technology Returnship Modeling and Simulation Engineer	DVP_CTH	Sugar Land	United States
SLB Technology Returnship Modeling Engineer	WEC - Technology Development	Sugar Land	United States
SLB Technology Returnship Software Development (Fluids)	WEC - Technology Development	Sugar Land	United States
SLB Technology Returnship, Electro Magnetics Physicist	WEC - Technology Development	Sugar Land	United States

SLB Technology Returnship Program is part of the STEM Re-entry Task Force, the groundbreaking career reentry initiative co-led by the Society of Women Engineers and iRelaunch.

If you cannot find the perfect listed position, apply to a general post or send your resume to returnships@slb.com

Explore our program

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Eligibility

Open to experienced professionals having taken a professional career break of two or more years.

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Program duration

SLB Technology Returnship is a paid 3-month program that enables participants to join a community of technical professionals that contributes to energy innovation.

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Program features

Participants receive comprehensive training, professional development, and networking opportunities. You are paired with a mentor during the returnship.