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Overview

Baker Hughes is a leader in well construction and production, offering innovative solutions to improve efficiency and reservoir value. The company is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for its Wellbore Construction team in Houston, TX, responsible for driving innovation and technical excellence in product design and qualification.

Responsibilities

  • Execute the evaluation, design, analysis, test, or integration of individual and team projects using sound engineering principles.
  • Apply system engineering methodologies such as requirements definition and risk management in the design phase of products.
  • Provide technical leadership to personnel and cross-functional teams supporting the assigned project.
  • Implement and recommend plans to meet technical requirements of assigned components, systems, or programs.
  • Lead or participate in teams addressing organizational initiatives and generic issues.
  • Present or participate in technical and program design reviews.
  • Ensure proper documentation of technical data generated for assigned projects.
  • Estimate and manage assigned project timelines and costs.
  • Plan and execute product validation testing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in completions technologies.
  • Strong communication skills to interact with internal and external customers.
  • Effective team collaborator with understanding of behavioral and personnel dynamics.
  • Ability to demonstrate flexibility in adapting to changing projects or workload demands.
  • Proficient in design, modelling, analysis, and product qualification.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Houston, TX
  • This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 74 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 313 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 175 different employers. 80 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,092 other active welding openings from 492 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Baker Hughes currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (29), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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