Lead Applications Engineer

Baker Hughes • Pleasanton, TX

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About The Position

The Lead Applications Engineer is part of the Oilfield Services team and contributes across the full job lifecycle, including planning, execution, and post-job analysis. The role designs technical job programs and applications aligned with customer objectives while maximizing business outcomes in accordance with contract requirements. It provides technical support during job execution, including participation in on-call schedules, and contributes to incident resolution, product improvement, sales support, and product line initiatives. The role generally follows 8 AM–5 PM hours and may require travel to customer locations, field sites, and operational facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, or a closely related discipline.
• Hands-on experience in Upstream Oil & Gas Chemicals, including production chemicals, stimulation chemicals, drilling/completion fluids, asset integrity, or related applications.
• Strong understanding of chemical treatment programs, field applications, troubleshooting, and customer-facing technical support.
• Experience with technical job planning, treatment execution, performance optimization, and commercial/P&L considerations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and customer engagement skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation capabilities, including the ability to translate field results into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to work effectively in a global matrix organization and collaborate with sales, operations, technology, and customer teams.
• Willingness to travel to customer locations, field sites, and operational facilities as required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting field trials, product evaluations, and technical solutions development for upstream operators.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the Manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process.
• Work with Service Delivery Coordinators and Sales teams to understand customer well construction or production objectives and commercial terms.
• Perform offset job analysis and engineering modeling to identify application risks, hazards, and performance expectations.
• Design job programs, including risk mitigation and contingency plans, to meet customer objectives and maximize value.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address technical and operational constraints.
• Provide on-demand technical support during job execution, including participation in on-call schedules.
• Document calculations, simulations, and plan revisions for visibility and audit purposes.
• Compare planned and executed jobs, capture lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement.
• Support field incident investigations, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure timely incident management and customer issue resolution.
• Advise on product improvement opportunities based on recurring issues or failures.
• Support sales teams with technical recommendations and application expertise.
• Participate in customer discussions about service delivery performance and KPI outcomes.
• Support product line initiatives, including cost reduction and performance improvement projects.
• Handle special projects as required.

Benefits

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
• Company-sponsored health and welfare programs
• Thrift Plan (401k)
• Additional forms of compensation such as bonuses, subject to applicable benefit plans or policies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior