Lead Application Engineer - Upper and Intelligent Completions

  • Baker Hughes Company
  • Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
  • 22/07/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Lead Application Engineer - Upper and Intelligent Completions

Join our world class Oilfield Services Team. As a leader in the oilfield services & equipment industry, Baker Hughes offers opportunities for qualified people who want to grow in our high-performance organization. Our leading technologies and ability to apply them safely and effectively create value for our customers and shareholders. Partner with the best.

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.

Responsibilities
  • Ensure compliance with iMtJC process.
  • Intelligently manage the job cycle.
  • Work with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to understand the client's well construction or production objectives.
  • Perform offset job analysis and product/service specific engineering modelling calculations to understand application hazards and incident potential.
  • Work together with all disciplines and stakeholders to ensure all aspects and constraints of the application and suggested products/services have been considered.
  • Design a job program, including risk mitigation plans and contingency plans, that meets the client's objective, maximizes revenue potential, and ensures future job assignments for Baker Hughes.
  • Accurately document any calculations, simulations, plan revisions, and/or changes during the project cycles for visibility to dependent teams and audit purposes.
  • Provide on demand support in accordance with product portfolio or on call schedule for job execution.
  • Compare job as planned versus job as executed, document lessons learned, and develop recommendations for further improvements to procedures to ensure continuous improvement.
  • Work on field incidents related to products/services.
  • Participate in incident investigations when required, ensuring the end to end process is considered.
  • Ensure timely incident management to enable fast customer issue resolution and cash collection.
  • Advise on product improvement opportunities for repetitive component/product failures.
  • Provide sale support and product application recommendations.
Qualifications
  • Have a Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline or similar. Relevant hands on experience may compensate for education.
  • Have 5+ years of working experience as an Application Engineer.
  • Have more than 5 years of experience in Upper Completions.
  • Additional experience in either Intelligent Production Systems, Lower Completions, Wellbore Constructions, or Wellbore Intervention is a benefit.
  • Have experience and comfort with client interactions.
  • Fluent in English, both verbal and written.
  • Be an experienced problem solver with a methodical approach to solving complex customer issues.
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.