Lead Subsea Systems Engineer

Are you ready to shape the future of subsea field development?

Are you able to lead complex systems‑engineering studies across multidisciplinary teams?

Partner with the best

Systems engineering at Baker Hughes is a collaborative, outcome‑driven discipline that brings together customers, colleagues, and partners to define and optimize subsea developments. It requires a holistic, systematic approach to design one that considers reservoir performance, subsurface behavior, flow assurance boundaries, system operability, environmental conditions, constructability, design life, intervention needs, and eventual decommissioning. By integrating these parameters, we create subsea solutions that maximize value and minimize risk across the full project lifecycle.

Fuel your passion

As a Lead Front End Engineer you will work within a multidisciplinary environment to guide early‑phase engineering and field development studies. You will partner with product experts, lead trade‑off evaluations, and provide systems‑level direction across projects and technology programs. You will take ownership of cost, schedule, quality, and HS&E performance for the studies you deliver, while contributing to process improvements and ensuring smooth transitions into tendering and execution phases. You will also support regional sales and commercial teams, providing technical expertise during early customer engagement to help secure successful project awards.

As a Lead Front End Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Leading project engineering for system definition and layout from feasibility and concept definition through to FEED.

• Developing subsea field concepts and optimizing system architecture across the full lifecycle including design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, operability, and decommissioning.

• Providing voice‑of‑customer input to R&D initiatives, field optimization activities, and hardware design reviews.

• Defining and managing interfaces across Baker Hughes’ global product teams, delivery partners, and client organizations.

• Reporting engineering progress, technical issues, and interface matters in project meetings and progress reports.

• Supporting study managers with technical interfaces, change control, variations, and overall scope delivery.

• Providing technical leadership on studies, projects, and assigned tasks.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Hold a Master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree with demonstrable industry experience (experience with Oil & Gas operators, subsea equipment manufacturers, SURF contractors, or offshore renewables is desirable but not essential).

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Have broad knowledge of project and engineering management processes, systems engineering, and decision‑analysis frameworks (INCOSE, AACE, APM, or PRINCE2 desirable but not essential).

• Bring proven experience in project engineering within a multidisciplinary environment.

• Knowledge in design and selection across one or more of the following: field architecture, flow assurance, process engineering, Subsea Production Systems, risers, flowlines and pipelines, control systems, constructability, or installation.

• Be available for international travel for customer meetings, project needs, and short‑term assignments.

• Be based in London, Aberdeen, Bristol, or Florence, with flexible working options considered.

• Note: No relocation assistance is provided.

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. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

One of our core values as a business is collaboration and, as such, whilst flexible work options are available, we believe there is a great benefit of having our teams co-located in one of our many office in the United Kindgom.

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

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