LEAD Field Engineer WLE - 2026

Baker Hughes Company; Victoria (TX); On-site; USD 82,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Career development training

Visibility to senior leaders

Working in highly diverse teams

Access to a wide range of career jobs

Working with us

Job summary

Baker Hughes invites graduates to join its Early Career Program for Field Engineers. The 36-month program blends on-site field work with mentoring, giving you hands-on experience to install, operate, and optimize equipment while collaborating with client teams.

As a Field Engineer, you will be the primary link between on-site crews and customers, developing leadership, data analysis, and project management skills, with opportunities to contribute to cost estimates and tenders as you progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field with GPA considerations.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; strong communication skills.
• Demonstrates leadership, numerical skills, data analysis and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with crew members to deploy tools and services, including liaison with customers and shore-based Operations Managers.
• Participating in finding solutions to complex technical problems through hands-on work at the work site.
• Preparing, documenting, and receiving outbound and inbound equipment and products, including products to and from the work site.
• Providing support for tenders, including data analysis and cost estimates, as well as performing invoicing activities.
• Engaging in job shadowing opportunities to develop a holistic understanding of the business.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Data analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (all fields)

Job description

Early Career Program: Field Engineering

Do you like working in collaborative teams and solving technical problems? Would you like to work in the field with our customers? Join our team of Field Engineers. Our Early Career Program for Field Engineers inspires and guides recent graduates through career-shaping experiences. This program takes approximately 36 months to complete and gets you involved in helping clients locate and produce energy more efficiently. Program graduates have the foundations to make innovative significant contributions to our future. Take your career to the next level Partner with the best.

As a Field Engineer, you will be the key interface between our on-site teams and the client. You will work technically and professionally, may have the opportunity to lead crews to ensure that equipment is installed, maintained, and started properly and that jobsite services exceed customer expectations. By making innovative key contributions to our future, you will also help create reliable, high-quality support for our customers.

As part of our Early Career Program as a Field Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Coordinating with crew members to deploy tools and services, including liaison with customers and shore-based Operations Managers.
• Participating in finding solutions to complex technical problems through hands‑on work at the work site.
• Preparing, documenting, and receiving outbound and inbound equipment and products, including products to and from the work site.
• Providing support for tenders, including data analysis and cost estimates, as well as performing invoicing activities.
• Engaging in job shadowing opportunities to develop a holistic understanding of the business.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (all fields), Engineering Technology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geosciences, or similar, within the last 12 months.
• Have a maximum of one year work experience post‑degree.
• Have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 (or equivalent).
• Be fluent in written and spoken English, with excellent communication skills.
• Applicant must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or temporary resident, and will not need employment sponsorship now or in the future.
• Have good interpersonal skills, with an aptitude for teamwork and the ability to guide others.
• Demonstrate good leadership, critical thinking, and numerical skills as well as data analysis and project management abilities.

Through our early careers program, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. You will be working in an international organization and will learn and develop with collaborative and inspiring colleagues.

Benefits offered to our Field Engineer program members include:

• Mentorship
• Career development training
• Visibility to senior leaders
• Working in highly diverse teams
• Access to a wide range of career options post program
• 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.

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 well‑being activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Hourly rate for this position is $22.50 USD. Baker Hughes pays for all hours worked for this position. The annualized calculated minimum earnings of regular and overtime pay equal at least $90,675.00.

About Us With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we're committed to achieving net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we're always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient.

Join Us Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you! 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 ENG I - CTS

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.