Materials Engineer - Flexible Pipe Systems

Do you enjoy being part of team that provides high-quality technical support to various teams across the FPS business

Would you like to work on Flexible Pipe Systems?

John our OFE Flexible Pipe Systems team

The Flexible Pipe System (FPS) Offshore business within Baker Hughes is a leading industry supplier of unbonded flexible pipelines to API 17J with a 25+ year track record in the supply of flexible pipeline riser and flowline system globally to a range of international customers.

Partner with the best

This role is within the UK materials team located at out Newcastle facility but is expected to support the project execution and bidding teams and to also form strong links with both the Brazil based materials team and the wider Technology and Supply chain organization across both of our manufacturing sites and our engineering office in Houston.

As a Materials Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Participating in core business bid kick-off meetings and project handover meetings to facilitate knowledge transfer of industry requirements.

Undertaking technical review and assessment of customer materials specifications providing comments, clarifications and identified risks as and when required.

Responding, under guidance, to materials technology queries and clarifications as and when required by both internal and external customers.

Generating, under guidance, material qualification documents, procurement specification and technical reports related to full product material range.

Providing general technology support to non-local operations and, as required, act as a materials consultancy service to internal & external customers.

Participating, under guidance, in investigation, analysis and reporting of product and process failures in support of both internal/external customers.

Existing Vendor technical support, develop and maintain technical liaison with vendors as part of continuous improvement including responses to vendor material technology queries and clarifications as and when required.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

Have a BSc in Materials Science or a related Engineering degree with specialization in Materials, Metallurgy or Polymer science through formal post graduate education or college qualification, formal training and experiential learning.

Have worked at an engineering level, demonstrating an increased level of engineering practice and responsibility, development of others and showing leadership.

Be able to show ability to work to a schedule and conduct work which may involve conflicting project requirements.

Be a creative thinker to identify near term material development solutions.

Have good organizational skills with the ability to directly inform and instruct Engineers, Technicians and other employees of specific engineering and HSEQ requirements.

Have the ability to work within a team environment with a team of high level Engineers.

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:

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Compressed hours

One day remote working / week

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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