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Location
field, Odessa, Texas, United States
Commitment
Full Time
Level
Junior (<2 years)
Required skills
Job Description
Do you like working in collaborative teams and solving technical problems?
Would you like to work in the field with our customers?
Join the LEAD Field Engineer Development Program
The LEAD (Learn, Excel, Achieve, Develop) Field Engineer Development Program is a strategic, accelerated three and half year development program designed for recent engineering graduates seeking a career in Field Engineering. Through structured technical training, field experience, competency-based progression, coaching, and professional development, participants build the skills and experience required to perform in some of the most demanding operating environments in the energy industry. This program combines classroom learning, field execution, mentoring, and real-world customer operations to accelerate readiness for future technical and operational leadership opportunities.
Partner with the Best
As a LEAD Field Engineer, you will develop technical expertise by working alongside experienced engineers while supporting critical customer operations around the world. You will progress through defined competency stages that build capability, confidence, leadership skills, and operational readiness.
Over the three-and-a-half-year program, you will:
- Participate in structured technical bootcamps, on-the-job training, and competency-based development
- Execute field operations alongside experienced engineers in live operating environments
- Deploy, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain technical equipment and services
- Apply procedures and make decisions in dynamic, high-pressure situations
- Support customers and field crews during critical operations
- Coordinate with operational teams, service delivery personnel, and customers to ensure successful execution of work
- Develop problem-solving skills through hands-on troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, and system-level challenges
- Gain experience across multiple operational environments through travel and field assignments
- Participate in mentoring, job shadowing, cross-functional rotations, and developmental projects
- Progress through defined Field Engineer competency levels based on demonstrated capability, performance, and safety leadership
- Complete a capstone project and all required technical and professional milestones required for program graduation
This role includes significant domestic and international travel, rotational schedules, non-standard work hours, and extended assignments at customer locations. Successful candidates must be comfortable working in unpredictable environments where safety, execution, and customer impact are paramount.
What You'll Gain
The LEAD Program provides:
- Structured technical training and field coaching
- Hands-on experience supporting high-intensity customer operations
- Exposure to global operations and diverse working environments
- Mentorship from experienced technical leaders
- Competency-based career progression
- Visibility to senior leaders and cross-functional teams
- Professional development, leadership development, and project experience
- Clear career pathways following program graduation
Graduation from LEAD signifies successful completion of all required technical, professional, and developmental milestones. Graduates become eligible for advancement opportunities across the organization based on performance, business needs, and available openings.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Have graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (all disciplines) within the previous 12 months
- Have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 (or equivalent)
- Be fluent in written and spoken English, with excellent communication skills
- Demonstrate a strong interest in hands-on technical work and field operations
- Be willing to travel extensively and work rotational schedules
- Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced, and sometimes unpredictable environments
- Possess strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
- Demonstrate leadership potential, learning agility, and a strong safety mindset
- Be motivated to continuously develop technical expertise and professional capabilities
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and must maintain work authorization throughout their employment without requiring sponsorship by Baker Hughes, now or in the future
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: FIELD ENG I - CHC
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