As an aside, what's wrong with petroleum engineering? Is it the drop in oil prices, or something wrong with the profession in general?
They make software to handle real time data (since the 80s), and a majority of their clients are oil companies. I worked in IT department for a couple years. On their client support side, they hire a lot of chemical engineers, and I'm sure petroleum engineers fall in the same category for them.
If you have a resume, I can forward it to a contact of mine. email in profile.
I come from a mechanical engineering background.
Is it ok I send my resume to you? Thanks.