Field Engineer GEN - Drilling Services

Company: Baker Hughes

Role summary

Field Engineer GEN - Drilling Services is a full-time role at Baker Hughes in Kenya (on-site). Posted 2026-10-10. Experience level: 5-10.

Job title
Field Engineer GEN - Drilling Services
Company
Baker Hughes
Location
Kenya
Work arrangement
on-site
Employment type
full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Experience level
5-10
Date posted
2026-10-10

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading energy company as a Field Engineer. You'll be part of an innovative team that's optimizing energy extraction and production for a diverse clientele, helping them cut costs and boost productivity. It's a great chance to work with top-tier products and services in a dynamic field.

Job description

Field Engineer GEN - Drilling Services

Would you like be a part of our regional Drilling Services Team

Do you enjoy being part of a successful team?

Join our innovating Field Service team

Our Drilling services Team provides industry-leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production, and processing of energy. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity.

Partner with the best

Under broad direction provides resolution to a diverse scope and range of complex problems at the well site where analysis of data requires having a broad knowledge of the product line(s) tool(s) and/or service. Work is evaluated upon completion by a Field Supervisor, local Operations Management and the external Customer to ensure objectives have been met.

You will be responsible for:

Acting as a project leader and mentors junior field engineers.

Providing direct instruction and supervision to junior field engineers on day-to-day well site work and activities.

Providing advice and direction to external customer and third-party wellsite colleagues as appropriate.

Executing other related duties as assigned.

Conducting all business activities in accordance with Baker Hughes HSE policies, Legal Compliance requirements and Baker Hughes Core Values.

Fuel your passion.

To be successful in this role you will:

Have a Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

Have at least 5 years of experience in drilling operations as DD.

DDx experience preferred.

RPS experience preferred.

Be skilled in drilling operations and applications

Able to identify the proper product and service for simple to complex applications

Have the ability to work in a global matrix organization.

Have excellent communication and presentation skills.

Have exceptional organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.

Have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, trainings, etc.).

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.

This role is working with our customer at on-site locations on rotational basis

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 activities

Comprehensive private medical care options

Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

Tailored financial programs

Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: FIELD ENG GEN - DRS

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