Baker Hughes

Applications Engineer

Posted 19 Hours Ago

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Midland, TX, USA

In-Office

Entry level

Energy

The Role

Designs technical job programs and application solutions for well construction and production objectives. Performs engineering calculations, modeling, risk analysis, contingency planning, incident investigations, and post-job reviews. Collaborates with sales, service delivery, clients, and cross-functional teams to support job execution, resolve issues, improve products, and ensure contract compliance. Provides on-call and field support, documents plans and lessons learned, and contributes to continuous improvement and sales support.

Summary Generated by Built In

The Applications Engineer ensures Baker Hughes can deliver flawless execution through involvement in pre-planning, job execution, and post-job analysis. This position delivers a technical job program or application design that maximizes our opportunity to meet the job objectives in line with the contract terms and conditions. This position works seamlessly together with the Service Delivery Coordinators and other resources across organizational boundaries to ensure all aspects and constraints of the applications are understood and have been considered.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensure compliance with manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process
Work with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to understand the client’s well construction or production objectives as well as the commercial terms for Baker Hughes (i.e. outcome-based contract, line-item contract, etc.)
Perform offset job analysis and product/service specific engineering modelling calculations to understand application hazards and incident potential
Work together with all disciplines and stakeholders to ensure all aspects and constraints of the application and suggested products/services have been considered
Design a job program, including risk mitigation plans and contingency plans, that can meet the client’s objective(s), maximize revenue potential and ensure future job assignments for Baker Hughes
Work with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to ensure any risk of not meeting the client’s objective is communicated to the client using the appropriate channels/processes for the respective client
Accurately document any calculations/simulations/plan revision and/or changes during the project cycles for visibility to dependent teams and audit purposes
Provide on-demand support in accordance with product portfolio or on-call schedule for job execution
Compare job as-planned versus job as-executed, document any lessons learned and develop recommendations for further improvements to procedures to ensure continuous improvement takes place
Work on Field Incidents related to products/services
Participate in Incident Investigations when required, ensuring the end-to-end process is considered, (including job planning, preparation, and execution), when determining incident root cause(s) alongside appropriate corrective actions
Ensure timely incident management to enable fast customer issue resolution and cash collection
Advise on product improvement opportunities for repetitive component/product failures
Responsible for providing sales support and product application recommendations
Product line specific responsibilities as applicable
Handles special projects as required

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics
Excellent leadership, strong interpersonal, influencing and planning skills
Ability to be on call outside of normal business hours
Ability to work in a global matrix organization
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
Must have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc.)

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

Significant operational experience
Comfortable presenting in front of an audience of experienced peers
Ability to manage, develop, coach, and mentor teams across organizational boundaries
Ability to learn and use various computer tools to prepare data and visualizations for analysis
Ability to work independently

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Specialist - Applications Engineering

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
Excellent leadership, interpersonal, influencing, and planning skills
Ability to be on call outside normal business hours
Ability to work in a global matrix organization
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, and training
Significant operational experience
Comfort presenting to experienced peers
Ability to manage, develop, coach, and mentor teams across organizational boundaries
Ability to learn and use computer tools for data preparation and visualization
Ability to work independently

Baker Hughes Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement contributions combine automatic employer funding with a dollar‑for‑dollar match, with immediate vesting on the match. This structure can meaningfully increase savings for employees who participate consistently.
Equity Value & Accessibility — Feedback suggests a discounted employee stock purchase program with regular purchase periods and no brokerage fees provides accessible ownership upside. Program parameters are clearly laid out through the benefits hub and plan materials.
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests exempt staff have flexible, manager‑approved time off while non‑exempt employees accrue vacation and receive paid personal time. Company‑paid holidays and paid parental leave further broaden time‑away options.