Baker Hughes
Controls Application Engineer
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Controls Application Engineer
Are you passionate about delivering advanced control and power management solutions that drive efficiency and reliability in the energy and industrial sectors? Would you like the opportunity to work on innovative control system technologies and collaborate with global customers to solve complex operational challenges?
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At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. Our Industrial & Energy Technology team delivers innovative solutions that help customers improve performance, reliability, and sustainability. We partner with our customers to provide cutting-edge technologies and services that enable the energy transition and optimize industrial operations.
Fuel Your Passion
As a Controls Application Engineer, you will be responsible for developing technical proposals and system solutions utilizing PRISMIC control systems. You will work closely with commercial, tendering, engineering, and product management teams to understand customer requirements and deliver tailored Power Management System (PMS) solutions that meet operational and commercial objectives.
As a Controls Application Engineer, you will:
- Serve as the technical focal point throughout the tendering process for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop full lifecycle upgrade, modification, retrofit, and replacement solutions for control systems.
- Provide technical support through all stages of the tendering process, from concept development through proposal submission and project handover.
- Create optimal technical solutions that satisfy customer Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements.
- Support risk mitigation initiatives, product development activities, lifecycle management, and obsolescence planning.
- Produce technical documentation including functional specifications, system architecture diagrams, I/O schedules, equipment lists, and other bid support documentation.
- Review customer specifications and provide technical clarifications while identifying opportunities to add customer value.
- Identify and communicate technical, delivery, and quality risks throughout the tendering lifecycle.
- Evaluate existing control systems and recommend upgrade, retrofit, or replacement solutions for third-party supplied systems.
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To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Have proven experience developing technical proposals and commercial offers for industrial control systems.
- Have knowledge of software-based control systems, industrial communication networks, Modbus, TCP/IP Ethernet, cybersecurity principles, and network redundancy architectures.
- Have the ability to interpret electrical power system designs, generator control systems, and switchgear configurations while developing technical and functional specifications.
- Have experience interpreting customer specifications and applicable industry regulations.
- Have knowledge of IEC 61850 standards for power system communications (preferred).
- Have awareness of commercial considerations and market-driven product development strategies with a customer-focused approach.
- Have excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
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Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way people work and perform at their best varies. In this role, we can offer flexible working patterns and encourage discussions around arrangements that support your productivity and well-being.
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 employees 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.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. We are committed to rewarding those who embrace challenge and innovation. We offer contemporary work-life balance policies and wellness activities, comprehensive private medical care options, safety net programs, and tailored financial programs, along with additional elected or voluntary benefits.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Engineer 1, Automation & Control, Product Design and Engineering
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