Field Service Engineer - Controls Systems

Baker Hughes•Houston, TX

2d•$17 - $62•Remote

About The Position

Field Service Engineer - Controls Systems Are you passionate about being part of a successful global field service organization? Do you enjoy working collaboratively and solving critical challenges for customers? Join our Field Services Team! Our Industrial and Energy Technology (IET) business operates in more than 120 countries and supports the full energy value chain and industrial sector. We deliver an extensive portfolio of rotating equipment, process flow technologies, transmission solutions, and lifecycle services. Our Engineering Transformation team continuously enhances the quality and efficiency of our engineering processes. Partner with the best As a Field Service Engineer (FSE), you will represent Baker Hughes both technically and professionally, ensuring that equipment is installed, maintained, and started up safely and effectively As a Field Specialist Controls, you will be responsible for: Providing on-site technical direction for control system installation, loop checks, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance across oilfield, power generation, and industrial facilities. Validating control sequencing and functionality for key auxiliary systems, including lube and hydraulic oil, starters, cooling, ventilation, Fire & Gas, seal systems, fuel/process valves, and anti‑surge systems. Leading installation, maintenance, and commissioning activities while meeting schedule targets and strictly following Quality and HSE standards. Delivering daily HSE toolbox inputs, highlighting critical tasks and safety considerations. Applying strong problem‑solving skills and engineering documentation to support turbomachinery commissioning, start-up, and gas turbine maintenance. Preparing job‑planning documentation according to the defined scope (installation, upgrade, outage). Providing technical leadership to skilled labor and ensure all work meets BH standards. Contributing to daily outage reports or weekly installation reports. Communicating effectively with project, services and site management regarding planning, progress, and personnel logistics. Preparing accurate technical reports for customer records and future reference. Participating in customer and contractor meetings. Following all applicable Quality procedures and ensure documentation is properly completed and updated. Applying Site Quality Checklists, Job Cards, and Field Procedures, ensuring proper sign‑off. Completing marked‑up drawings and reports after field modifications. Addressing technical and material non‑conformities using Baker Hughes digital tools and follow through to resolution. Ensuring compliance with local regulations, site requirements, and all elements of the Site Safety Manual Fuel your passion To be successful in this role you will: Have an Engineering Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics) (preferred) Have Technical Diploma, with a minimum of 5 years of field experience working with gas turbines, compressors, or rotating equipment. Have ability to demonstrate hands-on proficiency with any of the following: Mark VIe/VI/V control systems, PLCs, or safety systems. Have experience in the installation, commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting of rotating equipment, including hands-on proficiency with HDGT (Frame 5, 6, or 7E) or ADGT (LM2500, LM6000, LMS100) instrumentation, control logic, and auxiliary systems. Have experience with DLN (Dry Low NOx) or DLE (Dry Low Emissions) systems mapping is a plus Show exhibit strong customer-service orientation and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Have ability to work efficiently and independently with minimal supervision. Show proven analytical skills and a commitment to continuous quality improvement. Possess strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities. Have a solid Health, Safety, and Environmental mindset with full compliance to HSE standards. Be willing and able to travel extensively (at least 70%), including internationally and offshore, without geographical restrictions. Have a current or previous TWIC card or be eligible to obtain one. 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: Remote Work - Regular responsibilities performed away from the designated business location for a portion or entirety of the arranged work hours. 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 Education Assistance Generous Parental Leave Mental Health resources Dependent Care Additional elected or voluntary benefit The annual pay scale for this position is between $17.48 - $61.62. Candidates for this role (office-based/ hybrid/ remote) must be located in or near the locations displayed above. The pay range/scale displayed above represents Baker Hughes’ good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum for this position at the time of this posting and applies to the possible locations for this position. Baker Hughes will issue a non-bias competitive offer; the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hires, full-time salaries in some U.S. locations, not including equity or benefits. Where an applicant will ultimately fall within the pay range/scale depends on a variety of factors, including, for example, geographic work location, skillset, qualifications, internal pay alignment, level of experience, and demonstrated performance over time. Please keep in mind that the range stated above is the full base salary range for the role and does not include other forms of compensation. Your recruiter can share more about the pay range for this position during the hiring process. You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans. This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies. Baker Hughes will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories, including candidates with arrests or convictions records, in a manner consistent with the law according to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA). The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Field Specialist II - SVS - CTRL At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. 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. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.

Requirements

Have an Engineering Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics) (preferred)
Have Technical Diploma, with a minimum of 5 years of field experience working with gas turbines, compressors, or rotating equipment.
Have ability to demonstrate hands-on proficiency with any of the following: Mark VIe/VI/V control systems, PLCs, or safety systems.
Have experience in the installation, commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting of rotating equipment, including hands-on proficiency with HDGT (Frame 5, 6, or 7E) or ADGT (LM2500, LM6000, LMS100) instrumentation, control logic, and auxiliary systems.
Show exhibit strong customer-service orientation and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
Have ability to work efficiently and independently with minimal supervision.
Show proven analytical skills and a commitment to continuous quality improvement.
Possess strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities.
Have a solid Health, Safety, and Environmental mindset with full compliance to HSE standards.
Be willing and able to travel extensively (at least 70%), including internationally and offshore, without geographical restrictions.
Have a current or previous TWIC card or be eligible to obtain one.

Nice To Haves

Have experience with DLN (Dry Low NOx) or DLE (Dry Low Emissions) systems mapping is a plus

Responsibilities

Providing on-site technical direction for control system installation, loop checks, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance across oilfield, power generation, and industrial facilities.
Validating control sequencing and functionality for key auxiliary systems, including lube and hydraulic oil, starters, cooling, ventilation, Fire & Gas, seal systems, fuel/process valves, and anti‑surge systems.
Leading installation, maintenance, and commissioning activities while meeting schedule targets and strictly following Quality and HSE standards.
Delivering daily HSE toolbox inputs, highlighting critical tasks and safety considerations.
Applying strong problem‑solving skills and engineering documentation to support turbomachinery commissioning, start-up, and gas turbine maintenance.
Preparing job‑planning documentation according to the defined scope (installation, upgrade, outage).
Providing technical leadership to skilled labor and ensure all work meets BH standards.
Contributing to daily outage reports or weekly installation reports.
Communicating effectively with project, services and site management regarding planning, progress, and personnel logistics.
Preparing accurate technical reports for customer records and future reference.
Participating in customer and contractor meetings.
Following all applicable Quality procedures and ensure documentation is properly completed and updated.
Applying Site Quality Checklists, Job Cards, and Field Procedures, ensuring proper sign‑off.
Completing marked‑up drawings and reports after field modifications.
Addressing technical and material non‑conformities using Baker Hughes digital tools and follow through to resolution.
Ensuring compliance with local regulations, site requirements, and all elements of the Site Safety Manual

Benefits

Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Education Assistance
Generous Parental Leave
Mental Health resources
Dependent Care
Additional elected or voluntary benefit
You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k).
You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs.
Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.
This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.