Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have experience in delivering engineering execution against product and technology roadmaps, ensuring alignment with strategic portfolio objectives.
• Have experience in leading the development of safe, compliant, and technically robust products and technologies across global engineering organizations.
• Have experience in establishing and managing engineering scope, budgets, schedules, resource plans, and delivery commitments for complex product development programs.
• Have experience in building and managing global engineering capabilities, capacity planning, workforce development, and technical competency frameworks.
• Have experience in driving design maturity, qualification readiness, validation activities, and first-article engineering support through structured stage-gate processes.
• Have experience in managing engineering milestone delivery and qualification activities to ensure adherence to program commitments and business objectives.
• Have experience in improving product quality through effective design reviews, technical issue resolution, root-cause analysis, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) reduction initiatives.
• Have experience in enhancing engineering efficiency through standardization, product reuse, Configure-to-Order (CTO) strategies, and reduction of Engineering-to-Order (ETO) activities.
• Have experience in driving technology readiness, qualification gate progression, and engineering program readiness across multiple product lines.
• Have experience in assessing and developing critical engineering skills, succession planning, leadership capability, and workforce capacity alignment.
• Have experience in supporting industrialization efforts by improving standard content, manufacturability, scalability, and first-article readiness.
• Have experience in developing and executing integrated Product and Technology Engineering Delivery Plans.
• Have experience in creating engineering resource, workforce, and capability plans aligned with strategic portfolio requirements.
• Have experience in managing NPI and NTI engineering milestones, risks, performance metrics, and executive reporting dashboards.
• Have experience in conducting design maturity assessments, technical assurance reviews, and qualification readiness evaluations.
• Have experience in driving engineering standardization, modularization, product reuse, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Have experience in translating technical learnings, qualification outcomes, project feedback, and field-performance insights into product improvements and engineering standards.
• Have strong leadership skills in empowering engineering teams with clear accountability, decision-making authority, and ownership while maintaining strategic oversight.
• Be skilled in defining clear governance and accountabilities between engineering delivery, portfolio strategy, and project execution functions.
• Have experience in aligning engineering resource commitments with portfolio priorities, business objectives, and available organizational capabilities.
• Be capable of driving consistency across product engineering organizations and institutionalizing lifecycle learning, knowledge sharing, and best-practice adoption across the enterprise.
• Have strong stakeholder management skills to effectively collaborate with Portfolio Leadership, Project Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial teams.
• Have strong strategic planning and decision-making capabilities to balance engineering priorities, delivery commitments, technical risks, and resource constraints.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

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.

Working for you

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

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Engineering Staff Director - Engineering Operations Management

About Us:

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us:

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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