Lead Applications Engineer

Baker Hughes • Pleasanton, TX

3d

About The Position

Join our Oilfield Services team! As an Applications Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring flawless job execution by contributing across the full job lifecycle, including planning, execution, and post-job analysis. You will design technical job programs and applications that align with customer objectives while maximizing business outcomes in line with contract requirements. 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 a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Have a strong understanding of technical job planning and P&L considerations
• Demonstrate excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Display strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational capabilities
• Be able to work effectively in a global matrix organization
• Be willing to travel to field locations, customer facilities, and training sessions

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with the Manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process
• Working with Service Delivery Coordinators and Sales teams to understand customer well construction or production objectives and commercial terms
• Performing offset job analysis and engineering modeling to identify application risks, hazards, and performance expectations
• Designing job programs including risk mitigation and contingency plans to meet customer objectives and maximize value
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure all technical and operational constraints are addressed
• Providing on-demand technical support during job execution, including participation in on-call schedules
• Documenting calculations, simulations, and plan revisions for visibility and audit purposes
• Comparing planned vs. executed jobs, capturing lessons learned, and driving continuous improvement
• Supporting field incident investigations, identifying root causes, and recommending corrective actions
• Ensuring timely incident management and customer issue resolution
• Advising on product improvement opportunities based on recurring issues or failures
• Supporting sales teams with technical recommendations and application expertise
• Participating in customer discussions on service delivery performance and KPI outcomes
• Supporting product line initiatives including cost reduction and performance improvement projects
• Handling special projects as required

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
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
• Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k)
• Choice of coverage options that best suit your needs
• Eligibility for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses

What This Job Offers

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