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Baker Hughes

Makes oilfield equipment and gas turbines

Lead Applications Engineer

Implementation & Technical Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePleasanton, TX, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, or a closely related discipline.
  • Demonstrate hands-on experience in Upstream Oil & Gas Chemicals, including production chemicals, stimulation chemicals, drilling/completion fluids, asset integrity, or a related application.
  • Have a strong understanding of chemical treatment programs, field applications, troubleshooting, and customer-facing technical support.
  • Have experience with technical job planning, treatment execution, performance optimization, and commercial/P&L considerations.
  • Have strong communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and customer engagement skills.
  • Have strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation capabilities, with the ability to translate field results into actionable recommendations.
  • Work effectively in a global matrix organization, collaborating with sales, operations, technology, and customer teams.
  • Have experience supporting field trials, product evaluations, and technical solutions development for upstream operators.
  • Be willing to travel to customer locations, field sites, and operational facilities as required.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with the Manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process.
  • Work with Service Delivery Coordinators and Sales teams to understand customer well construction or production objectives and commercial terms.
  • Perform offset job analysis and engineering modeling to identify application risks, hazards, and performance expectations.
  • Design job programs, including risk mitigation and contingency plans, to meet customer objectives and maximize value.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure all technical and operational constraints are addressed.
  • Provide on-demand technical support during job execution, including participation in on-call schedules.
  • Document calculations, simulations, and plan revisions for visibility and audit purposes.
  • Compare planned versus executed jobs, capture lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Support field incident investigations, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
  • Ensure timely incident management and customer issue resolution.
  • Advise on product improvement opportunities based on recurring issues or failures.
  • Support sales teams with technical recommendations and application expertise.
  • Participate in customer discussions on service delivery performance and KPI outcomes.
  • Support product line initiatives, including cost reduction and performance improvement projects.
  • Handle special projects as required.

About the Company

Baker Hughes

Makes oilfield equipment and gas turbines

Baker Hughes makes equipment and runs field services for oil and gas producers, LNG plant operators, pipeline companies and industrial power users. Its products cover the whole gas chain, from drill bits and well completions to the compressors and turbines that chill natural gas into liquid for export. Its oilfield arm drills, completes and maintains wells, while its industrial arm designs, builds and services turbomachinery, valves and monitoring software. It earns money from equipment sales, project work and long-term service agreements that keep installed machines running. The current company formed in 2017 when Baker Hughes combined with GE's oil and gas business, and it is based in Houston.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1972

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