Application Engineer Drilling Service

Application Engineer Drilling Service

 

Driving Excellence Through Accurate Reporting, Compliance, and Process Optimization.

 

Do you enjoy partnering with global stakeholders to deliver high-quality reporting and operational excellence?

 

Partner with the best
 

Baker Hughes stands as a leading global energy‑technology company, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, the company blends deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. With over a century of heritage, Baker Hughes partners with customers in oil and gas, industrial sectors, and emerging energy markets to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable energy future.

 

Fuel your passion

 

As an Application Engineer for drilling service, you will be responsible for delivering flawless execution across drilling operations by supporting pre‑planning, real‑time job execution, and post‑job evaluation. You will design well profiles or trajectory, analyze operational risks, running engineering simulations and develop technical solutions aligned with customer objectives. You will also play a key role in incident analysis, continuous improvement, and supporting commercial success through technical expertise. Your work will directly impact operational performance, customer relationships, and future business opportunities.

As an Application Engineer, you will deliver flawless execution through involvement in pre-planning, job execution, and post-job analysis. This position works seamlessly together with the Service Delivery Coordinators and other resources across organizational boundaries to ensure all aspects and constraints of the applications are understood and have been considered.

 

As an Application Engineer Drilling Service, you will be responsible for:

• Ensure compliance with managing the Job Cycle (MtJC) process
• Work with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to understand the client’s well construction particularly drilling service objectives as well as the commercial terms for Baker Hughes (i.e. outcome based contract, line-item contract, etc.)
• Design well trajectory using approved software (Well Architect, Compass etc) and draft bottom hole drilling assembly, running engineering simulation such as torque & drag, hydraulic etc
• Perform offset job analysis and product/service specific engineering modelling calculations to understand application hazards and incident potential
• Work together with all disciplines and stakeholders to ensure all aspects and constraints of the application and suggested products/services have been considered
• Design a job program, including risk mitigation plans and contingency plans, that can meet the client’s objective(s), maximize revenue potential, and ensure future job assignments for Baker Hughes
• Accurately document any calculations/simulations/plan revision and/or changes during the project cycles for visibility to dependent teams and audit purposes
• Provide on-demand support in accordance with product portfolio or on-call schedule for job execution
• Work on Field Incidents related to products/services
• Participate in Incident Investigations when required, ensuring the end-to-end process is considered, (including job planning, preparation, and execution), when determining incident root cause(s) alongside appropriate corrective actions
• Ensure timely incident management to enable fast customer issue resolution and cash collection

 

To Be Successful in This Role You Will:

 

• Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

• Have minimum 1 years of experience in Well planning/ Applications engineering roles within Drilling Services or have experience in field operations for drilling services/ Wellbore construction as directional driller or MWD engineer or experience as drilling engineer

• Be able to speak and write in English
• Have the ability to travel (potential for travel to customer office or facilities, meetings, training, other SEA location etc.).
• Have the ability to be on call outside of normal business hours.
• Have excellent strong interpersonal, influencing and planning skills.
• Have problem-solving, process improvement, analytical and basic leadership 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 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 must 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: Services Experienced Professional - Applications Engineering