Controls Application Engineer

Baker Hughes Company; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Controls Applications Engineer to design and propose comprehensive Power Management System solutions, collaborating with commercial, tendering, engineering and product teams. You will translate customer requirements into robust technical specifications and lifecycle upgrade plans.

Key activities include developing proposals, delivering technical documentation, and ensuring compliance with industry standards while supporting risk management and product development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Proven experience developing technical proposals for industrial control systems.
• Knowledge of Modbus, TCP/IP, and cybersecurity basics.
• Ability to interpret power system designs and generator controls.
• Familiarity with IEC 61850 standards (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical focal point during tendering for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop full lifecycle upgrade, retrofit, and replacement solutions for control systems.
• Provide technical support from concept through proposal and handover.
• Create technical solutions that satisfy CTQ requirements.
• Support risk mitigation, product development, lifecycle, and obsolescence planning.
• Produce documentation: functional specs, system diagrams, I/O schedules, equipment lists.

Skills

Technical proposals

Control systems knowledge

Cybersecurity concepts

IEC 61850 familiarity

Customer requirements interpretation

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Control Engineering

Job description

Controls Application Engineer

Are you passionate about delivering advanced control and power management solutions that drive efficiency and reliability in the energy and industrial sectors? Would you like the opportunity to work on innovative control system technologies and collaborate with global customers to solve complex operational challenges? Join Our Team

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. Our Industrial & Energy Technology team delivers innovative solutions that help customers improve performance, reliability, and sustainability. We partner with our customers to provide cutting‑edge technologies and services that enable the energy transition and optimise industrial operations.

Fuel Your Passion: As a Controls Application Engineer, you will be responsible for developing technical proposals and system solutions utilizing PRISMIC control systems. You will work closely with commercial, tendering, engineering, and product management teams to understand customer requirements and deliver tailored Power Management System (PMS) solutions that meet operational and commercial objectives.

• Be serving as the technical focal point throughout the tendering process for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Be developing full lifecycle upgrade, modification, retrofit, and replacement solutions for control systems.
• Be providing technical support through all stages of the tendering process, from concept development through proposal submission and project handover.
• Be creating optimal technical solutions that satisfy customer Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements.
• Be supporting risk mitigation initiatives, product development activities, lifecycle management, and obsolescence planning.
• Be producing technical documentation including functional specifications, system architecture diagrams, I/O schedules, equipment lists, and other bid support documentation.
• Be reviewing customer specifications and providing technical clarifications while identifying opportunities to add customer value.
• Be identifying and communicating technical, delivery, and quality risks throughout the tendering lifecycle.
• Be evaluating existing control systems and recommending upgrade, retrofit, or replacement solutions for third‑party supplied systems.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Have proven experience developing technical proposals and commercial offers for industrial control systems.
• Have knowledge of software‑based control systems, industrial communication networks, Modbus, TCP/IP Ethernet, cybersecurity principles, and network redundancy architectures.
• Have the ability to interpret electrical power system designs, generator control systems, and switchgear configurations while developing technical and functional specifications.
• Have experience interpreting customer specifications and applicable industry regulations.
• Have knowledge of IEC 61850 standards for power system communications (preferred).
• Have awareness of commercial considerations and market‑driven product development strategies with a customer‑focused approach.
• Have excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Work in a way that works for you We recognise that everyone is different and that the way people work and perform at their best varies. In this role, we can offer flexible working patterns and encourage discussions around arrangements that support your productivity and well‑being.

Working with us Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our employees are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. 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.

Working for you Our inventions have revolutionised energy for over a century. We are committed to rewarding those who embrace challenge and innovation. We offer contemporary work‑life balance policies and wellness activities, comprehensive private medical care options, safety net programs, and tailored financial programmes, along with additional elected or voluntary benefits.

• contemporary work‑life balance policies and wellness activities
• comprehensive private medical care options
• safety net programs
• tailored financial programmes
• additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Engineer 1, Automation & Control, Product Design and Engineering

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 revolutionised 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.