Controls Application Engineer — Power Systems Upgrades

Baker Hughes; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Controls Application Engineer to design and deliver Power Management System solutions using PRISMIC control systems. You will collaborate with commercial, tendering, engineering and product teams to meet customer requirements and drive project success.

You will serve as the technical lead during tendering, develop full lifecycle upgrade and retrofit strategies, and produce detailed documentation and system architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing technical proposals and commercial offers for industrial control systems.
• Knowledge of software-based control systems and industrial communication networks (Modbus, TCP/IP).
• Awareness of cybersecurity principles and network redundancy architectures.
• Ability to interpret electrical power system designs, generator control systems, and switchgear configurations.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850 standards for power system communications (preferred).
• Understanding of commercial considerations and market-driven product development with a customer focus.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Be the technical focal point throughout the tendering process for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop full lifecycle upgrade, modification, retrofit, and replacement solutions for control systems.
• Provide technical support through all stages of the tendering process, from concept development through proposal submission and project handover.
• Create optimal technical solutions that satisfy CTQ requirements.
• Support risk mitigation, product development, lifecycle management, and obsolescence planning.
• Produce technical documentation including specifications, system diagrams, I/O schedules, and equipment lists.
• Review customer specifications and provide technical clarifications while identifying opportunities to add value.
• Identify and communicate technical, delivery, and quality risks throughout the tendering lifecycle.
• Evaluate existing control systems and recommend upgrade, retrofit, or replacement for third-party systems.

Skills

Proposal writing

Control systems

Industrial networks

Modbus TCP/IP

Cybersecurity basics

Power system designs

Customer communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Electrical Engineering

Control Systems Engineering

Job description

Baker Hughes is seeking a Controls Application Engineer to design and deliver Power Management System solutions using PRISMIC control systems. You will collaborate with commercial, tendering, engineering and product teams to meet customer requirements and drive project success.

You will serve as the technical lead during tendering, develop full lifecycle upgrade and retrofit strategies, and produce detailed documentation and system architectures.