Are you an application Engineer looking for a new challenge?
Are you experienced in Drilling & Completion Fluids?
Join our Well Construction team!
This position ensures Baker Hughes DCF can deliver flawless execution through involvement in preplanning, job execution, and post job analysis. This position delivers a drilling technical job program or applications 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 the Service Delivery Technical Manager to ensure all aspects and constraints of the application are understood and have been considered.
As an Applications Engineer - Drilling and Completions Fluids, you will be responsible for:
- 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 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 assignments for Baker Hughes
- Work with the 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.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Petroleum/Mechanical Engineering
- Have a minimum of 10 years of experience working in similar role or in a field Engineering role in drilling and completion fluids. Field Experience is key. 15 years of experience is desirable.
- Ability to be on call outside of normal business hours.
- Thorough understanding of the Drilling and Completion Fluids product line and technical job planning requirements.
- Have strong experience in drilling fluids design, applications, and performance.
- Be Technically competent to understand all Drilling Fluids API related standards.
- Have excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Must have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc.)
- Comfortable presenting in front of an audience of experienced peers.
- Ability to work independently.
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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
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The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Senior Specialist - Applications EngineeringSkills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
- At least 10 years of experience in a similar role or field engineering role involving drilling and completion fluids
- 15 years of relevant experience
- Availability for on-call support outside normal business hours
- Thorough understanding of drilling and completion fluids products and technical job planning
- Strong experience in drilling fluids design, applications, and performance
- Technical competency with API drilling fluids standards
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, and training
- Ability to present to experienced professional audiences
- Ability to work independently
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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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