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Sr Mechanical Engineer

Baker Hughes

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Location
Houston, TX
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Baker Hughes seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for its Wellbore Construction Engineering group in Houston. The role develops new products, supports existing equipment, and responds to operational and customer feasibility needs. The engineer provides design and qualification support for product-line equipment, leads technical work across teams, and plans product validation testing. The posting requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 10 years of completions technologies experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Communication, requiredTeam Collaboration, requiredFlexibility, requiredDesign, requiredModeling, requiredAnalysis, requiredProduct Qualification, requiredDownhole Oilfield Equipment Design, nice to haveFinite Element Analysis, nice to haveExpandable Liner Hangers, nice to haveOilfield Practices, nice to haveStress Calculations, nice to haveTolerance Studies, nice to haveQualification Testing, nice to haveTest Fixture Design, nice to haveAPI 19LH, nice to haveManufacturing Processes, nice to haveDesign for Manufacturability, nice to haveSolidWorks, nice to haveTeamcenter, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering, required10 Years Completions Technologies Experience, requiredLiner Hanger Design Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Partnering with the Best

We are the leader in well construction and production. Our innovative physical and digital solutions improve efficiency, production and increase reservoir value. Our Completions Team partners with on-site operators and customers to provide support and guidance to ensure the capacity and value of the well is maximized to its full potential.

Fueling Your Passion

Baker Hughes has an opening for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Wellbore Construction in Houston, TX. As part of this team, you will be responsible for driving our culture of innovation and technical excellence. The Wellbore Construction Engineering group provides product design and qualification support for product line equipment worldwide. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer takes ownership in developing new products, provides support for the existing products, and responds to operations/customer feasibility work.

As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for:

  • Execute the evaluation, design, analysis, test, or integration of individual and team projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.

  • Apply system engineering methodologies such as requirements definition, system architecture and integration, analyses, configuration management, and risk management in the design phase of products

  • Provide technical leadership to personnel/cross functional teams supporting the assigned project.

  • Implement and recommend plans with guidance to meet technical requirements of assigned components, systems, or programs.

  • Lead or participate in teams assigned to address organizational initiatives and generic issues.

  • Present or participate in technical and program design reviews.

  • Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.

  • Estimate and manage assigned project timelines and costs.

  • Plans and executes product validation testing.

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in completions technologies.

  • Strong communication skills, with an ability to interact with both internal and external customers.

  • Be an effective team collaborator with good understanding of behavioral and personnel dynamics; Able to work independently and as a member of a team.

  • Be able to demonstrate flexibility in adapting to changing projects or workload demands.

  • Be proficient in design, modelling, analysis, and product qualification.

Desired Characteristics:

  • Experience in the design of down hole oil field equipment, especially liner hangers

  • Strong experience with FEA (finite element analysis), especially plastic deformations, load reversals, and kinematic hardening

  • Strong preference for Expandable Liner Hanger experience

  • Understanding of basic oilfield practices and applications

  • Experience with product design including stress calculations, tolerances studies

  • Familiarity with qualification testing and test fixture design, especially API 19LH

  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes/design for manufacturability

  • Experience with SolidWorks 3D CAD system

  • Experience with Teamcenter PLM software

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all 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 innovations have transformed the energy industry for over a century. To continue progressing, we look for individuals who embrace change and contribute to building the future.

What 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

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here , and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Senior Engineer, Mechanical, Product Design and Engineering 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,313 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$117–160K/yr258 salary ranges
  • Texas median$42–61/hr20 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 709 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Texas and 7,313 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,166 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,993 of the 7,313 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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