Lead Application Engineer – Upper and Intelligent Completions
Are you an Application Engineer looking for a new project?
Do you enjoy being part of a successful team?
Join our team!
Join our world class Oilfield Services Team
As a leader in the oilfield services & equipment industry, Baker Hughes offers opportunities for qualified people who want to grow in our high-performance organization. Our leading technologies and our ability to apply them safety and effectively create value for our customers and shareholders.
Partner with the best
As an Application Engineer, you will deliver flawless execution through involvement in pre-planning, job execution, and post-job analysis. 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.
As a Lead Application Engineer, you will be responsible for:
Ensure compliance with iMtJC process . Intelligent manage the job cycle
Work with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to understand the clients well construction or production objectives.
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 has been considered
Design a job program, including risk mitigation plans and contingency plans, that can meet the client’s objective and maximize revenue potential and ensure future job assignment for Baker Hughes
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
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 sale support and product application recommendations
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role you will:
Have a Bachelor’ Degree in an Engineering discipline or similar. Relevant hands-on experience may compensate for education.
Have 5+ years of working experience as an Application Engineer.
Have more than 5 years of experience in Upper Completions
Additional experience in either Intelligent Production Systems, Lower Completions, Wellbore Constructions or Wellbore Intervention is a benefit.
Have experience and comfort with client interactions.
Fluent in English, both verbal and written
Be an experienced problem solver, with a methodical approach to solving complex customer issues
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone.
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 must 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
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits
About Us
With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we are committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we are always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.
Join Us
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent hands-on experience
- 5+ years working experience as an Application Engineer
- More than 5 years of experience in Upper Completions
- Experience with Intelligent Production Systems
- Experience in Lower Completions
- Experience in Wellbore Construction
- Experience in Wellbore Intervention
- Experience and comfort with client interactions
- Fluent in English, verbal and written
- Methodical problem-solving skills for complex customer issues
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.
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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.
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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.
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