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Are you ready to guide safe, efficient, and high‑performance well construction planning?
Are you able to partner with multidisciplinary teams to deliver flawless drilling execution?
Partner with the best
An Applications Engineer at Baker Hughes is a critical discipline that ensures every well is engineered for success before operations begin. Our Well Planners work seamlessly across organizational boundaries, collaborating with Service Delivery Coordinators, drilling engineers, and customer teams to design precise well profiles, anticipate risks, and support safe, efficient execution.
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 an Application Engineer, you will be responsible for:
Ensuring compliance with manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process.
Working with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to understand the client’s well construction or production objectives.
Design well profiles and perform applications engineering task 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
Working on Field Incidents related to products/services.
Participating in Incident Investigations when required, ensuring the end to end process.
Providing sales support and product application recommendations.
Handling special projects as required.
To be successful in this role you will:
Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering
Have minimum 5 years of experience in Well planning/ Applications engineering roles within Drilling Services.
Be able to speak and write in English (advanced level).
Have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc.).
Have the ability to be on call outside of normal business hours.
Have excellent strong interpersonal, influencing and planning skills.
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
