Baker Hughes

Mud Engineer

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Nairobi, KEN

In-Office

Senior level

Energy

The Role

As a Mud Engineer, you'll conduct tests to adjust fluid properties, manage costs, ensure safety compliance, and support drilling operations.

Summary Generated by Built In

Would you like be a part of our regional Drilling Services Team

Do you enjoy being part of a successful team?

Join our innovating Field Engineering team

Our Drilling services Team provides industry-leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production, and processing of energy. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity.

Partner with the best

As a Mud Engineer, you will be responsible for conducting tests to adjust fluid properties, collaborating with the drilling team, managing fluid-related costs, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

You will be responsible for:

Providing onsite services by measuring, testing, and supervising the running of fluid mixing and pumping, including technical analysis and specific recommendations for controlling fluid properties.
May make sales calls on the field and field office level or accompany Sales Representative performing the same function.
May train and direct work of entry level engineers.
Conducts all business activities in accordance to Baker Hughes HSE policies, Legal, Compliance requirements and Baker Hughes Core Values.

Fuel your passion.

To be successful in this role you will:

Have a Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
Have a least 5 year’s experience with in-depth knowledge of Drilling Fluids products and services
Able to identify the proper product and service for simple to complex applications.
Have the ability to work in a global matrix organization.
Have excellent communication and presentation skills.
Have exceptional organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.
Have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, trainings, etc.).

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 too.

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
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: FIELD ENG GEN - FLD

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics
At least 5 years of experience with drilling fluids products and services
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Ability to travel to rig sites and other locations

Baker Hughes Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Baker Hughes and has not been reviewed or approved by Baker Hughes.

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.