Principal Engineer - Lower Completions Design

Baker Hughes Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Financial programs

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company in Houston, TX is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer for Lower Completions. You will lead design activities for ICDs, screens, packers, MST systems, and barrier valves, perform stress analyses, and develop testing fixtures.

You will collaborate across teams to bring concepts to validated products. The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, independent execution, and strong communication with field operations worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology.
• 10+ years of design or sustaining engineering experience.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• 3D CAD software experience, including SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Execute design activities for new, modified, and existing Lower Completions products.
• Perform 3D CAD design, layouts, tolerances studies and analyses.
• Design qualification testing fixtures and test procedures.
• Provide technical support to worldwide field operations and plants.
• Manage design stages from concept through product validation.

Skills

Bachelors in Engineering

Communication skills

Team player

Hands-on lab work

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Teamcenter PLM

FEA tools

Job description

Baker Hughes Company in Houston, TX is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer for Lower Completions. You will lead design activities for ICDs, screens, packers, MST systems, and barrier valves, perform stress analyses, and develop testing fixtures.

You will collaborate across teams to bring concepts to validated products. The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, independent execution, and strong communication with field operations worldwide.