Senior Engineer, Product Design and Engineering - Automation & Control (M/F/D)

bakerhughes; Firenze; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care options

Life insurance

Tailored financial programs

Flexible working patterns

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking an Instrumentation & Electrical Senior Engineer to drive design and packaging projects in our Industrial & Energy Technology team. You will coordinate between Instrumentation Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Suppliers to ensure compliant, scalable designs and flawless execution.

The role emphasizes reducing defects, improving yield, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across international standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, electronic engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent.
• Significant experience in instrumentation engineering within industrial, energy, process, or manufacturing environments.
• Solid knowledge of instrumentation design processes, engineering tools, and applicable industry codes and standards.
• Experience collaborating with Manufacturing, Procurement, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Strong understanding of Electrical and Instrumentation installation practices, including cable routing and equipment integration.
• Experience with engineering lifecycle management tools, ERP systems, and product data management environments (e.g., Oracle, PLM).

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface between Instrumentation Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Electrical Packager Suppliers.
• Ensure technical compliance, execution readiness, and scalable design solutions that support business growth and project execution for packaging activities.
• Lead initiatives to reduce defects, improve first-pass yield, and strengthen supplier integration.
• Design electrical and instrumentation systems and arrangements in compliance with international standards for assigned projects.

Skills

Instrumentation design

Electrical engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Product design & engineering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronic/Automation engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

AutoCAD

Oracle PLM

ERP systems

Job description

Do you relish the prospect of working with cutting-edge energy technology? Would you enjoy contributing to global energy solutions in a dynamic and evolving industry?

Join our Industrial & Energy Technology Team

Our Industrial & Energy Technology team provides industry-leading products and services that promote the energy transition improving the extraction, production, and processing of energy. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce environmental impact and improve productivity. We design and innovate turbomachinery product solutions for our global customers and adopt cutting-edge technology and continuous innovation mindset to deal with new challenges such as #Hydrogen, #Decarbonization, #CCS, #Energy Production.

Collaborate with the best

As Instrument and Electrical Packaging Senior Engineer (Senior Engineer, Product Design and Engineering - Automation & Control), you will act as the primary interface between Instrumentation Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Electrical Packager Suppliers, ensuring technical compliance, execution readiness, and scalable design solutions that support business growth, operational efficiency, and flawless project execution for packaging activities.

You will lead initiatives aimed at reducing defects, improving first-pass yield, accelerating execution, and strengthening supplier integration while ensuring compliance with customer requirements, industry standards, and Baker Hughes engineering practices.

Moreover, as a Senior Instrumentation Engineer, you will be responsible for designing electrical and instrumentation systems and arrangements in compliance with international standards, for the assigned projects, supporting business-­critical projects and ensuring technical excellence, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation Engineering, or equivalent.
• Have significant experience in Instrumentation engineering within industrial, energy, process, or manufacturing environments, with proven involvement in the execution of complex engineering projects.
• Have a solid knowledge of instrumentation design processes, engineering tools, and applicable industry codes and standards.
• Have experience collaborating with Manufacturing, Procurement, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure successful project execution and manufacturability.
• Have a strong understanding of Electrical and Instrumentation installation practices, including cable routing and equipment integration.
• Be able to evaluate and manage engineering changes throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring compliance with established design review and change management processes.
• Have experience in working with engineering lifecycle management tools, ERP systems, and product data management environments (e.g., Oracle, PLM, or equivalent platforms).
• Have solid understanding of product quality processes, including Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), Oracle Punch Point, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Be familiar with supplier qualification, supplier technical oversight, and the review of engineering deliverables provided by external partners.
• Be familiar with 3D modeling tools, preferably Siemens NX and Autocad.

Behavioral Competencies

• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to positively influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across functions.
• Be able to manage and resolve conflicts in a constructive and professional manner.
• Be able to influence others and effectively coordinate cross-functional and virtual teams.
• Have strong commitment to quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Have self-driven and results-oriented mindset, with a strong focus on quality, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and execution discipline.
• Possess demonstrated teamwork, adaptability, flexibility, and a proactive mindset.
• Possess a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and urgency in delivering results.
• Be able to manage and prioritize multiple projects and competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Possess excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Be fluent in spoken and written English.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best varies. 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 in everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all 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

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

#LI-Hybrid

The initial pay range for this position will be EUR 45,087 To 83,000. The provisions of Contratto Collettivo Industria Metalmeccanica e della installazione di impianti will be applied to this position. Section VI – Titolo IV of that collective bargaining agreement relates to pay.

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