Baker Hughes

Senior Systems Engineer

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High Street, Cornwall, England, GBR

In-Office

Senior level

Energy

The Role

Lead tender development and technical delivery for subsea control systems. Define system architecture, manage requirements and interfaces, maintain system models, drive V&V and integration, support testing and handover, assess new technologies, manage technical changes, and support customer negotiations and technical proposals.

Summary Generated by Built In

Senior Systems Engineer

Are you ready to lead both tender development and technical delivery for cutting‑edge subsea control systems?

Can you combine customer-facing expertise with systems engineering skills to drive successful subsea project outcomes?

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving energy and industrial customers in more than 120 countries. Built on over a century of innovation, the company provides advanced products, services, and digital solutions that support efficient, safe, and lower‑carbon energy operations. Its portfolio spans oilfield services and equipment, turbomachinery, industrial technologies, and emerging energy transition solutions such as hydrogen, carbon capture, and emissions management. Baker Hughes continues to help customers meet the world’s evolving energy needs through technology leadership, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to sustainability.

Fuel your passion

Senior Systems Engineer plays a key role across both tender development and full‑lifecycle technical delivery of subsea control systems. This position combines customer‑facing application engineering with systems engineering expertise to define system architecture, manage requirements, ensure robust integration, verification, and acceptance of complex subsea control solutions. The role ensures technical compliance, supports commercial competitiveness, and drives successful project execution from initial concept through final system handover.

As an Senior Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Leading tender studies, developing technical proposals, and supporting commercial teams with compliant, competitive subsea control system offerings.
Reviewing client specifications, preparing technical documentation (writeups, risk registers, compliance), and supporting customer negotiations.
Defining system architecture, requirements, and interfaces using Systems Engineering principles throughout the full project lifecycle.
Maintaining system models, generating requirement specifications, and producing design review and functional design materials.
Assessing new technologies and ensure alignment with overall system design intent and project constraints.
Defining Verification & Validation strategies and producing supporting design verification evidence.
Managing technical changes through a controlled change management and impact assessment process.
Supporting system integration, testing, acceptance, and ensure compliance with industry standards and subsea control system best practice.

To be successful in this role you will:

Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.
Have strong experience with subsea control systems and Systems Engineering practices (ISO‑15288 or equivalent).
Have proven technical involvement across full lifecycle engineering projects, including requirements, design, and verification.
Have experience in tendering, technical proposal development, or engineering project management.
Have knowledge of control system technologies, communication architectures, and subsea design considerations.
Be able to engage confidently with customers and support technical discussions and negotiations.
Have strong prioritization, problem‑solving skills, and ability to work under pressure.
Have a permanent work permit in UK

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. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

4 days from office
1 day from home (remote)

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: Senior Engineer, Systems, Disciplinary Engineering and Science

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
Strong experience with subsea control systems and Systems Engineering practices (ISO-15288 or equivalent).
Proven technical involvement across full lifecycle engineering projects, including requirements, design, and verification.
Experience in tendering, technical proposal development, or engineering project management.
Knowledge of control system technologies, communication architectures, and subsea design considerations.
Ability to engage confidently with customers and support technical discussions and negotiations.
Strong prioritization, problem-solving skills, and ability to work under pressure.
Permanent work permit in UK.

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.