Field Service Winding Engineer

Socket.dev; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote travel opportunities

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking an Americas Field Service Winding Engineer to perform on-site inspection, testing and repair of high‑voltage generator windings worldwide. You will strip and access windings, perform mechanical and electrical work, and produce detailed customer reports.

Ideal candidates have armature winding apprenticeship background, generator winding experience, and willingness to travel extensively, including overseas assignments.

Qualifications

• Experience winding electrical generators.
• Apprenticeship in armature winding on HV machines.
• Experience with various model generator windings.
• Soldering, brazing, crimping and HV insulation procedures.
• Self-sufficient, resourceful and problem solver.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Able to undertake extensive overseas and offshore work.
• Represent the company at customer sites and operate remotely while meeting standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform winding inspection, electrical testing, maintenance and repairs on Generator HV windings on customer sites globally.
• Carry out basic mechanical strip-down and rebuild to access windings.
• Conduct electrical testing on high and low voltage windings in the field.
• Perform visual winding inspections of stator, rotor and excitation system.
• Carry out on-site winding repairs including stator re-wedge work.
• Work as part of a team for on-site stator strip and rewind operations.
• Assist mechanical service engineers on assignments as needed.
• Supervise and train internal and external customers.
• Interpret drawings and specs; prepare method statements and detailed customer reports.
• Attend technical meetings on site and at customers' premises.
• Perform on-site risk assessments for every assignment.
• Other duties as directed by Field Service Manager.

Skills

Generator winding experience

Electrical testing

Self-sufficient problem solving

Effective communication (English)

Education

Craft apprenticeship in armature winding

Job description

Field Service Winding Engineer

Are you passionate about Generator Winding Engineering?

Are you a Winding Engineer looking for a new opportunity?

Join our Baker Hughes Americas BRUSH Team!

Partner with the best:

Join the Baker Hughes Americas BRUSH Team to carry out On-site inspection, testing and repair of stator, rotor and exciter windings of large high voltage electric generators.

As an Americas Field Service Winding Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Performing Winding inspection, electrical testing, maintenance and repairs on Generator HV windings on customer sites globally.
• Carrying out basic mechanical strip-down (and rebuild) of machines to gain access to the generator windings.
• Carrying out electrical testing on high and low voltage windings in the field.
• Carrying out visual winding inspections of the stator, rotor and excitation system.
• Carrying out in-situ generator winding repairs including stator re-wedge work.
• Working as part of a team for on-site stator strip and rewind operations.
• Assisting mechanical service engineer(s) on assignments, which will not necessarily involve winding related activities.
• Supervising and training internal and external customers.
• Interpreting technical drawings, specifications and technical requirements; prepare method statements and prepare detailed and concise reports for submission to customers. Attend technical meetings on site and at customers’ premises.
• Carrying out an on-site risk assessment on every assignment.
• Carrying out other reasonable duties as directed from time to time by the Field Service Manager

Fuel Your Passion:

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have relevant experience in winding of electrical generators.
• Have been qualified through a recognized craft apprenticeship in armature winding on large high‑voltage rotating electrical machines.
• Have experience working on various model generator windings.
• Have competence in soldering, brazing, crimping and high‑voltage insulating procedures.
• Have the ability to be self‑sufficient, resourceful and an effective problem solver.
• Have strength of character and high levels of energy.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively, being fluent in both spoken and written English.
• Have the capability to undertake extensive overseas and offshore work, often for extended periods.
• Have experience representing the company at customer sites and operating remotely on own initiative while meeting required standards.

Our Americas team is growing to support the demand in the region and this includes a hub in Houston and Brazil that will support our growing demand for more Field Service Engineers.

Ideal Qualities:

• Strong leadership skills.
• Team player
• Self-driven initiative to problem solve on customer sites
• Versatile, tenacious and people orientated.

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.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and the way people want to work varies. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Starting early / finishing early
• Starting late / finishing late
• Flexibility within the day or week to get the job done

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

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: Field Specialist II - SVS