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The Applications Engineer ensures Baker Hughes can deliver flawless execution through involvement in pre-planning, job execution, and post-job analysis. This position delivers a technical job program or application design that maximizes our opportunity to meet the job objectives in line with the contract terms and conditions. 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 Applications Engineer, you will be responsible for:
Ensure compliance with manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process
Work with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to understand the client’s well construction or production objectives as well as the commercial terms for Baker Hughes (i.e. outcome based contract, line item contract, 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
Work with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to ensure any risk of not meeting the client’s objective is communicated to the client using the appropriate channels/processes for the respective client
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
Compare job as-planned versus job as-executed, document any lessons learned and develop recommendations for further improvements to procedures to ensure continuous improvement takes place
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
Advise on product improvement opportunities for repetitive component/product failures
Responsible for providing sales support and product application recommendations
Product line specific responsibilities as applicable
Handles special projects as required
To be successful in this role you will:
Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics
Excellent leadership, interpersonal, influencing and planning skills
Ability to be on call outside of normal business hours
Ability to work in a global matrix organization
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Excellent organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
Must have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc.)
Significant operational experience
Comfortable presenting in front of an audience of experienced peers
Ability to manage, develop, coach, and mentor teams across organizational boundaries
Ability to learn and use various computer tools to prepare data and visualizations for analysis
Ability to work independently
Must have completed NYSC
Qualifications
BA/BSc/HND
