Senior Principal, Product Design and Engineering - Automation & Control

Baker Hughes • Austin, TX

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About The Position

As a Senior Principal, Product Design and Engineering – Automation & Control, you are leading the development of new and enhanced microprocessor‑based electro‑mechanical industrial monitoring and control instrumentation. You are overseeing product architecture, mechanical and pneumatical design, electrical systems, embedded firmware, and software development for Baker Hughes’ valves monitoring and control instrumentation. You are driving technical excellence, ensuring compliance, and enabling high‑performance engineering execution across the full product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Have a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Have a minimum of 7 years of professional experience in digital product development within an engineering capacity
• Have strong knowledge of positioner mechanical and pneumatical design
• Have a solid understanding of overall positioner design principles
• Have strong problem‑solving skills with excellent verbal and written communication abilities
• Have proven leadership, mentoring capability, and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Have high energy with a results‑driven mindset
• Have strong analytical and critical‑thinking abilities
• Have the ability to work effectively with all levels of engineering and management

Responsibilities

• Developing the mechanical and pneumatical design of next‑generation positioners
• Managing a cross‑functional development team across Mechanical, Pneumatical, Embedded Firmware, and Software Engineering
• Leading engineering teams for new product introduction (NPI) and enhancement projects from concept through mass‑production readiness
• Developing comprehensive schedules, identifying critical paths, and maintaining execution throughout program timelines
• Driving rigor in instrumentation development related to safety, compliance, performance, and cost
• Ensuring baseline agency certifications are obtained for all new instrument NPI projects
• Providing resource management, coaching, and stewardship to strengthen engineering capability and technical expertise
• Further developing core capabilities of the NPI engineering team by building training plans, career paths, and high‑performance teams
• Driving reliability and system integration throughout all stages of product and technology development
• Driving strategic collaboration with Global Supply Chain (Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality) to ensure component quality and cost‑out initiatives

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
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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