Lead Maintainability Engineer

Baker Hughes; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Baker Hughes as a Lead Maintainability Engineer in Leicester, where you’ll optimize the performance and lifespan of equipment. This role involves innovative design, collaboration with engineering teams, and significant contributions to maintainability projects, offering a dynamic work environment and flexible options.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote working options

Comprehensive private medical care

Life insurance and disability programs

Tailored financial programs

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field is required.
• Professional experience in Mechanical or Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering.
• Familiar with CAD modelling and FEA; fluency in English is expected.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative methodologies for equipment maintenance and installation.
• Conduct 3D simulations and analyze equipment installations.
• Design tools tailored for maintenance challenges.

Skills

Mechanical Design

CAD modelling

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Master Degree in Mechanical/Aeronautical/Aerospace/Energy Engineering

Tools

CAD software

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02.06.2025

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Job Description:

Are you a Mechanical Engineer passionate about Mechanical Design ?

Would you be part of a successful team?

Join our Team!

As a , you will play a crucial role in ensuring the maintainability and efficiency of equipment and infrastructure within production and processing facilities.

You will work closely with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to develop strategies and solutions aimed at optimizing the performance and lifespan of assets while minimizing maintenance downtime and installation risks.

In your role you’ll have to conceptualize and design solutions and tools to optimize the maintenance and installation of new components in existing plants, and to intervene in the NPDs (New Product Development) by introducing the concept of Design For Maintainability, aimed at developing products oriented as much to performance as to maintainability over time.

As a Lead Maintainability Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing innovative methodologies for installation & maintenance of BH equipment.
• Conducting detailed 3D simulations and clash analysis evaluations of equipment installations and facility layouts. Identify opportunities to enhance maintainability through thoughtful design and spatial planning, and work closely with stakeholders to implement design improvements. Collaborate with design and engineering teams to implement solutions that optimize maintainability and accessibility.
• Conceptualizing, designing, and prototyping tools and solutions tailored to specific maintenance challenges and operational requirements. Leverage your creativity and technical expertise to develop innovative solutions that streamline maintenance tasks and improve overall efficiency.
• Conducting comprehensive assessments of lifting operations, incorporating design principles to ensure safety and efficiency.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a Master Degree in Mechanical/Aeronautical/Aerospace/Energy Engineering
• Have a solid background with professional experience in Mechanical or Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering.
• Have professional experience in the field of Maintainability, Design and Field activities
• Have experience in Turbomachinery
• Have knowledge of mechanical systems configuration and structural design.
• Demonstrate good computer skills and be familiar with CAD modelling, FEA, programming.
• Be fluent in English both oral and written
• Demonstrate effective skills with the ability to influence and build relationships with the team and the internal and external customers
• Be able to travel internationally
• Be a self-starter, proactively taking the initiative to solve problems and provide solutions
• Exhibit the highest standards of ethical conduct and responsibility for fully understanding and complying with company policies
• Be proficient in CAD software and other design tools, with the ability to create detailed designs and prototypes.
• Have analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply design principles to optimize maintainability and operational performance.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and drive change across multidisciplinary teams
• Hold EU passport
• Willing to attend 2 months of training in Florence (Italy) plant

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
• Working remotely

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 people 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 revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• 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