Associate Fellow – Subsea Wellheads & Well Systems
Responsibilities
* Define, govern, and advance global best practice for Subsea Wellheads, Completions and Well Systems across Subsea Projects and Product Development within SP&S and the wider enterprise.
* Provide technical leadership, vision, and authoritative expertise for well systems architecture, subsea trees, subsea wellheads and completion interfaces, driving high‑value initiatives with broad business impact across all life cycle phases.
* Serve as the key technical contact for customer escalations and critical technical reviews.
* Demonstrate a sustained track record of resolving complex cross‑functional technical issues; reduce complex problems to key elements and communicate clearly to leadership and customers.
* Act as technical risk manager for the area of purview, ensuring risks are identified early, mitigations are defined, and technical conflicts are brought to closure.
* Drive synergies across Baker Hughes by maximizing reuse of best practice, leveraging enterprise capability, and independently securing the right expertise and resources to resolve issues.
* Provide technical staffing advice and counsel to business leadership; support talent/bench reviews and succession planning for the discipline/technical community.
* Identify market and field needs and drive implementation of technical solutions, including standardization and technology roadmap inputs.
* Support development and maintenance of discipline training pathways (early‑career and continuous development) and contribute to definition of global competencies for the discipline.
* Provide stewardship of engineering QMS procedures and governance expectations for the discipline.
* Lead or sponsor Quality, HSE, Product Safety, and technical improvement initiatives as required, including prevention, escalation support and closure of complex issues.
* Support the Technical Title Holder (TTH) pipeline through review of nominations, evaluation of nominees and mentoring/guidance of newly approved TTHs.
* May step into a project managerial/leadership function when required to ensure delivery of business‑critical outcomes.
Qualifications
* Degree (Hons) in Mechanical, Petroleum, Subsea Engineering or related discipline.
* Demonstrated Chief Engineer / Technical Authority experience in Subsea Xmas Trees, subsea completions and wellheads.
* Ability to influence at senior levels internally and externally.
* Strong communication across technical and non‑technical audiences.
* Ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity.
* Strong QMS/BMS experience including audits, CIR/RCA/CAPA and governance.
* Flexible working – 4 days from office, 1 day from home (remote).
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