Application Engineer - Drill Bits

About the role

Baker Hughes' Drill Bits team provides products and services that optimise the extraction, production and processing of energy, helping customers across the value chain reduce operating costs and improve productivity. As an Application Engineer, you will create technical solutions for customers, work with cross-functional teams to give product guidance and scope for new requisitions, and learn alongside major energy companies. The internal title for this role is Services Specialist - Applications Engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Provide skilled sales support and product application recommendations on the drill bit product line(s)
• Coordinate and implement product strategies and best practices in the Caspian area
• Help the sales team develop and maintain strategies to increase sales and profits through major accounts and complex product lines
• Generate drill bit proposals, application engineering studies, design recommendations, performance drilling parameters and vibration mitigation recommendations
• Work with operators and BKR design engineers to modify existing products or new designs to fit current applications
• Investigate unusual or unsatisfactory product performance to find the root cause and prevent recurrence
• Coordinate deliveries of drill bits and accessories

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
• At least 2 years of experience in drill bits or a related field
• Experience preparing technical proposals, holding meetings, answering sales and customer questions, and explaining technical topics
• Knowledge of the drill bits industry, its competitors, products, markets, key players and customers
• Fluent Azerbaijani and English; another regional language is a benefit

What we offer

• Flexible working: standard 5/2 schedule with possible field trips to the rig site, or hybrid working with manager approval
• Training, development and rewards for talent and leaders at all levels