Lead Applications Engineer - Drilling & Completion Fluid

Baker Hughes; al-Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 31,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contemporary work-life balance

Private medical care

Life insurance

Tailored financial programs

Additional benefits

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Lead Applications Engineer for Drilling & Completion Fluids in Kuwait. You will drive application design, planning, and execution across preplanning, job execution, and post-job analysis with cross-functional teams. Strong collaboration and risk management are essential.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 7+ years in drilling fluids, with willingness to travel and work in a global matrix organization.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate teams and priorities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working in a global matrix organization.
• Willingness to travel to rig sites and client facilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the MtJC process and project governance.
• Design and plan job programs with risk and contingency plans.
• Collaborate with service delivery coordinators and sales on objectives and contracts.
• Provide on-demand support during job execution and post-job analysis.
• Lead incident investigations and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics

Job description

Are you an application Engineer looking for a new challenge? Are you experienced in Drilling & Completion Fluids? Join our Well Construction team! The Applications Engineer ensures Baker Hughes can deliver flawless execution through involvement in preplanning, job execution, and post-job analysis. This position delivers a technical job program or applications design that maximizes our opportunity to meet the job objectives in line with the contract terms and conditions. This position works seamlessly together with the Service Delivery Coordinators and other resources across organizational boundaries to ensure all aspects and constraints of the application are understood and have been considered.

As a Lead Applications Engineer - Drilling & Completion Fluid, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring compliance with Manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process
• Working with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to understand the client's well construction or production objectives as well as the commercial terms for Baker Hughes (i.e., outcome-based contract, line-item contract etc.)
• Performing offset job analysis and product/service specific engineering modelling calculations to understand application hazards and incident potential
• Working together with all disciplines and stakeholders to ensure all aspects and constraints of the application and suggested products/services has been considered
• Designing a job program, including risk mitigation plans and contingency plans, that can meet the client's objectives and maximize revenue potential and ensure future job assignments for Baker Hughes
• Working with the Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to ensure any risk of not meeting the client's objectives is communicated to the client using the appropriate channels/processes for the respective client
• Documenting any calculations/simulations/plan revision and/or changes during the project cycles for visibility to dependent teams and audit purposes
• Providing on-demand support in accordance with product portfolio or on-call schedule for job execution
• Participating in incident Investigations when required, ensuring the end-to-end process is considered, (including job planning, preparation, and execution), when determining incident root cause(s) alongside appropriate corrective actions
• Ensuring timely incident management to enable fast customer issue resolution and cash collection
• Advising on product improvement opportunities for repetitive component/product failures

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics
• Have a minimum of 7 years of experience in drilling & completion fluids
• Have demonstrated experience coordinating teams, stakeholders, and priorities to achieve business and operational objectives
• Have the ability to be on call outside of normal business hours
• Have the ability to work in a global matrix organization
• Have thorough understanding of P/L and technical job planning requirements
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills
• Have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc.)

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.

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

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Senior Specialist - Applications Engineering

About Us:

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us:

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

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.

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