Application Engineer - Drilling Services

bakerhughes; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability programs

401k / Thrift Plan

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking an Application Engineer to deliver flawless execution across drilling operations, from pre‑planning to post‑job analysis. You will design well profiles, analyze risks, and develop technical solutions aligned with customer objectives, while collaborating with field teams and Sales to optimize outcomes.

Role requires at least 5 years in well planning/applications engineering, advanced English, and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Well planning/Applications engineering within Drilling Services.
• Advanced English (spoken and written).
• Willingness to travel (rig sites, facilities, meetings).
• On-call availability outside normal business hours.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the Job Cycle (MtJC) process.
• Collaborate with Service Delivery Coordinator/Sales to understand client objectives.
• Design well profiles and perform applications engineering tasks including risk mitigation and contingency plans.
• Work on field incidents related to products/services.
• Participate in incident investigations as required.
• Provide sales support and product application recommendations.
• Handle special projects as required.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related experience

Job description

Are you ready to deliver high‑impact engineering solutions for complex well construction operations?

Are you able to collaborate across teams to ensure safe, efficient, and optimized execution in the field?

Partner with the best

Application Engineering at Baker Hughes plays a critical role in ensuring successful execution across the full job lifecycle‑from planning through execution to post‑job analysis. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, operations, and customer engagement, ensuring that all application requirements are clearly defined, risks are understood, and solutions are optimized. By working closely with Service Delivery Coordinators, Sales, and field teams, Application Engineers contribute directly to operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

Fuel your passion

As an Application Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering flawless execution across drilling operations by supporting pre‑planning, real‑time job execution, and post‑job evaluation. You will design well profiles, analyze operational risks, and develop technical solutions aligned with customer objectives. You will also play a key role in incident analysis, continuous improvement, and supporting commercial success through technical expertise. Your work will directly impact operational performance, customer relationships, and future business opportunities.

As an Application Engineer, you will deliver flawless execution through involvement in pre‑planning, job execution, and post‑job analysis. This position works seamlessly together with the Service Delivery Coordinators and other resources across organizational boundaries to ensure all aspects and constraints of the applications are understood and have been considered.

As an Application Engineer, 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.
• Design well profiles and perform applications engineering task including risk mitigation plans and contingency plans, that can meet the client's objective(s), maximize revenue potential and ensure future job assignments for Baker Hughes
• Working on Field Incidents related to products/services.
• Participating in Incident Investigations when required, ensuring the end to end process.
• Providing sales support and product application recommendations.
• Handling special projects as required.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a bachelor's degree in engineering or related experience
• Have minimum 5 years of experience in Well planning/ Applications engineering roles within Drilling Services.
• Be able to speak and write in English (advanced level).
• Have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc.).
• Have the ability to be on call outside of normal business hours.
• Have excellent strong interpersonal, influencing and planning skills.

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 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 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. Joinus, 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

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here , and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

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