Lead Applications Engineer - Drilling & Completion Fluid

Baker Hughes Company; al-Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company is seeking a Lead Applications Engineer in Drilling & Completion Fluids in Kuwait. You will manage technical design, risk mitigation, and client-aligned execution across the job cycle, ensuring compliant planning, execution, and post-job analysis.

The role requires seven years in drilling & completion fluids, strong communication, and the ability to coordinate global teams, travel to sites, and operate in a dynamic, contractual environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in drilling & completion fluids.
• Experience coordinating teams and priorities to meet objectives.
• Ability to be on call outside normal business hours.
• Ability to work in a global matrix organization.
• Thorough understanding of P/L and technical job planning requirements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel to rig sites and client facilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process.
• Understand client objectives and commercial terms.
• Perform engineering modelling calculations to assess hazards.
• Collaborate with disciplines to consider all application constraints.
• Design a job program with risk mitigation and contingency plans.
• Communicate risk of not meeting objectives to the client.
• Document calculations and plan revisions for audit visibility.
• Provide on-demand support for job execution.
• Participate in incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure timely incident management to aid cash collection.
• Advise on product improvement opportunities.

Skills

Coordination experience

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Global matrix experience

On-call availability

Understanding of P/L and job planning

Travel readiness

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

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

Job description

Lead Applications Engineer - Drilling & Completion Fluid

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

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 revolutionized 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.