Lead System Fluid Engineer

Baker Hughes; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 262,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Lead Fluid System Engineer to drive system integration for gas turbines and compressors. The ideal candidate will have a Master's or PhD in relevant engineering fields, robust knowledge of turbomachinery, and at least 3-5 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. This role offers flexible working hours, contemporary work-life balance policies, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive private medical care options

Life insurance and disability programs

Contemporary work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in O&G engineering environment or other Energy oriented realities.
• Proven experience with technical problems resolution for turbomachinery and/or complex system design.
• Fluent in English language.

Responsibilities

• Finalize technical documentation during design phase.
• Attend design phase meetings with Customer.
• Provide support during commissioning phase.

Skills

Fluid dynamics

Mechanical and thermal physical domains

Turbomachinery

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master Degree or PhD in Mechanical, Chemical, Energy, Aerospace, Aeronautical, Nuclear

Job description

Are you a looking for an interesting and inspiring opportunity?

Would you like the opportunity to develop your career with a global energy company?

Lead Fluid System Engineer

System engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline, dealing with all activities needed to develop a solution to meet both the business need and the technical requirements of internal and external customers. System engineer will act as integrator among other engineering disciplines, being directly responsible of fluid system design of auxiliary systems.

Join our Team!

At Baker Hughes our purpose is clear. We take energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Our IET team provides industry‑leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production and processing of energy. We help our customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity.

Job Description

As System Engineer, you will be in charge of the last phases of the system definition and process integration for trains composed by gas turbines, electric motors, steam turbine, and centrifugal compressors. You will supervise quality and timeliness of engineering systems integration deliverables based on customers’ satisfaction, testing goals accomplishment, cost‑out strategy implementation and site installation/service support, ensuring the balance between design flexibility needs and standard configuration adoption. This role is focused on a specific strategic Customer and requires the proper guidance and technical expertise for a smooth finalization of the requisition projects and to deeply support Customer for topic related to the system discipline.

As a Lead System Fluid Engineer, focusing on a specific strategic Customer, you will be responsible for:

• Finalizing the technical documentation exchanged with Customer during the design phase, leading meeting with Customers / EPC as necessary to speed up a smooth closure of comments / residual technical open points.
• Attending all the meetings with Customer, such as Kick Off Meeting, HAZOP meetings and SIL review for personnel safety and asset integrity management, Final Inspections, … Support Customers in deep technical review meeting demonstrating expertise and full ownership of system discipline.
• Handling technical discussion with customer with proper acumen to understand needs and promptly engage properly Head Quarter technical subject matter expert for support and fast resolution. Candidate shall also be able to understand customer job specific technical specification/requirements to support design team for alignment.
• Providing prompt support to site team during commissioning phase or during Customer production phase, involving the proper technical experts based on the deep understanding of the issue.
• Coordinating and supporting the outsource engineering resources for the finalization of the project, monitoring their quality, timing, and productivity.
• Keeping strong connection with Head Quarter design team and manufacturing team to implement all relevant lessons learnt to sustain product continuous improvement.
• Providing technical support to the Application Engineers in BiD phase, with proactive loop back to the configurations and product policies.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Master Degree or PhD in Mechanical, Chemical, Energy, Aerospace, Aeronautical, Nuclear, or equivalent engineering
• Have robust knowledge of fluid dynamics, mechanical and thermal physical domains
• Have robust knowledge of turbomachinery and/or process design
• Have 3-5 years of experience in O&G engineering environment or other Energy oriented realities
• Proven experience with technical problems resolution for turbomachinery and/or complex system design
• Be able to show good problem-solving, process improvement and analytical skills along with interpersonal skill
• Have well‑developed interpersonal and communication skills acting as team player with ability to influence and motivate others
• Be able to interface effectively with all stakeholders, at all level of the organization
• Be fluent in English language

Qualifications that would be a plus:

• Have a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification will be considered a plus
• Be fluent in Arabic (Saudi Arabia), in addition to English language, will be considered a plus.

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 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 challenge 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