Principal Engineer - Mechanical Component- Houston, TX

Do you love leading and motivating others to deliver successful products?

Would you enjoy being the go-to technical subject matter expert?

Join our innovating Engineering team!

Bringing cutting-edge physical and digital technologies together to create oilfield services and equipment is the beating heart of our work. Devising smarter systems that control and monitor oil and gas extraction, our subsea products and flexible pipe capabilities are industry-leading. Our team provides support for customer operations to ensure continuity for production.
 

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As a Principal Engineer, you'll be responsible for supervising / leading the mechanical engineering activities from developing initial customer requirements and developing them into design specifications, verifying the design and then converting them into manufacturing and operating specifications.

As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Supervising and leading mechanical engineering activities from developing initial customer requirements and developing them into design specifications, verifying the design and then converting them into manufacturing and operating specifications. Guide and mentor other engineers and designers.
• Particular attention will be made to Risk Assessment and Performance verification of the system.
• The approval and quality of the Design Process Management (DPM) plans and continued review of Engineering Procedures for efficiency improvements and the mentoring of others in those procedures.
• Considering broad implications for safety cases related to Design Process Management (DPM) plans and ensuring functional design specifications satisfy the HSE requirements for offshore developments.
• Attending design reviews and influencing technical discussions to mitigate all risks to people, plant and the environment as a consequence of the engineering activities ensuring lessons learned are well communicated and reflected in the design activities.
• Considering the broad implications of tasks and activities associated with a project to ensure all engineering deliverables are captured in plans to satisfy the contractual and third-party requirements. Interpret the customer and regulatory requirements, assessing the factors that will affect the outcome of the engineering activities and lead discussions and design reviews defining the engineering deliverables and process of planning.
• Assessing and implementing relevant lessons-learned into the works through the improvement loop, ‘lessons-learned meetings’ and to all Technical Staff Worldwide as appropriate. Take any opportunities to improve the outcome either through risk reduction, cost reduction and or performance improvement.. Develop Improvements to Engineering Activities.
• Conducting repair dispositions and support execution related to refurbishment and upgrades scopes and support ITO during tender phase.
• Being the primary point of contact for offshore operations and customer interface during field issues.

Fuel your passion!

To be successful in this role, you will:

• MSc/BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering, with 15+ years on design engineering development experience.
• Conscientious, flexible, versatile, and determined. Capable of assertive and positive communication and performance.
• Sufficient understanding of behavioral personnel issues.
• Effective team working and leadership. Flexible approaches to changing work demands
• Extensive and detailed standard of technical, safety and professional knowledge as defined by competences.
• Highly knowledgeable of current relevant industry standards and codes for area of work.
• Experience of current Design / Modelling / Financial / project Management / Analytical software and techniques.
• Experience with Floating Production Systems, Subsea Production Systems, Wellheads.

Desired qualifications:

• Solid oral and written communication skills.
• Solid interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Solid problem-solving skills.

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 flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

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 develo