Senior Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer - Production Hardware

Baker Hughes; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes in Houston, TX, seeks a Principal Design Engineer to lead the hardware development lifecycle for advanced electro-mechanical products used in demanding oil and gas completions. You will drive system architecture, component selection, and design verification from concept through production, partnering with mechanical and firmware teams.

The role requires deep electronics expertise in analog/digital design, power electronics, and multilayer PCBs, plus hands-on experience with MCUs,

Qualifications

• 15+ years in electronic hardware development.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience delivering from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware development across concept to production.
• Define architecture, requirements, interfaces, and design strategies.
• Perform tradeoffs for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers and suppliers.
• Develop and maintain hardware design standards.
• Lead design reviews and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Electronic hardware design

Analog and digital circuits

Power electronics

PCB layout (Altium)

MCUs / DSPs / FPGAs

Interfaces (Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART,

Embedded hardware development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Baker Hughes in Houston, TX, seeks a Principal Design Engineer to lead the hardware development lifecycle for advanced electro-mechanical products used in demanding oil and gas completions. You will drive system architecture, component selection, and design verification from concept through production, partnering with mechanical and firmware teams.

The role requires deep electronics expertise in analog/digital design, power electronics, and multilayer PCBs, plus hands-on experience with MCUs,