Lead System Engineer

Are you passionate about leading complex engineering programs?

Do you want to drive innovative system development in a global technology environment?

About Us

Baker Hughes is a global leader in energy technology—designing, developing, and delivering innovative solutions that drive safer, cleaner, and more efficient energy production. Our people, culture, and technology power the future of energy while fostering growth, inclusion, and excellence.

Partner wit the Best

As a Lead System Engineer you will be steering high‑impact development programs from concept through validation. In this role, you will be shaping technical strategy, coordinating cross‑functional teams, and ensuring product excellence. You will be driving innovation, strengthening engineering discipline, and enabling the successful delivery of next‑generation technologies.

As a Lead System Engineer, you will be responsible for

Defining program goals, scope, and requirements with Product Management and cross‑functional teams.Leading engineering execution and serving as the primary technical contact for stakeholders.Driving Product Development Process activities, ensuring documentation and gate reviews are completed.Managing engineering hours, planning tasks, and supporting issue resolution.Conducting feasibility studies, developing conceptual designs, and assessing development risks.Creating technical scope, system requirements, test plans, and quality documentation.Owning system design activities including FMEA, HAZOP, FEA, and technical qualification.Planning and executing verification and validation to meet design and quality standards.

Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role you will:

Have proven experience in product or program development within power, industrial, or automation sectors.Have experience working in manufacturing and delivering capital equipment projects.Strong leadership and stakeholder‑management abilities.Excellent communication and documentation skills.Proficiency in engineering analysis tools and relevant software.Ability to lead complex development programs in technical environments.Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making capability.Experience collaborating with cross‑functional engineering teams.

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:

Flexible working hours with the opportunity to work from home once per week.

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 activitiesComprehensive private medical care optionsSafety net of life insurance and disability programsTailored financial programsAdditional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Lead Engineer, Systems, Product Design and Engineering