Sensors Engineer, Product Performance Engineering - Electrical

Do you enjoy working with advanced sensor technologies and solving complex engineering challenges?
Are you passionate about improving product performance, supporting manufacturing operations, and driving continuous improvement across the product lifecycle?

Join our Team!

Baker Hughes is being recognized as a global energy technology company serving customers in more than 120 countries. Our Bently Nevada business delivers world-class condition monitoring and asset protection solutions that help customers improve equipment reliability, safety, and operational performance. Through innovation, technical expertise, and continuous improvement, we are advancing sensor technologies that support critical industrial applications worldwide.

Partnering with the best

As a Sensors Engineer, Product Performance Engineering - Electrical, you are supporting and sustaining Bently Nevada sensor technologies throughout their lifecycle. You are performing sensor characterization, troubleshooting, testing, and engineering support activities to ensure reliable product performance and manufacturing continuity. You are working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product teams to investigate issues, improve processes, and maintain the highest standards of quality and performance.

As a Sensors Engineer, Product Performance Engineering - Electrical, you are being responsible for:

• Supporting Bently Nevada sensor products through characterization, testing, troubleshooting, and sustaining engineering activities.
• Evaluating sensor performance and identifying opportunities for product and process improvements.
• Supporting manufacturing operations by investigating production issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Conducting root cause investigations and recommending solutions for technical and product performance concerns.
• Supporting sensor-related software tools, laboratory equipment, and reference standards used for characterization, calibration, and validation.
• Performing laboratory testing and engineering analysis to validate sensor designs and product performance.
• Analyzing performance data and applying statistical techniques to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Supporting process improvement initiatives that strengthen product quality and manufacturing efficiency.
• Maintaining technical documentation, engineering records, reports, and procedures.
• Collaborating with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to resolve technical issues and support business objectives.

What this role owns

• Sensor characterization and validation.
• Sensor manufacturing support.
• Engineering sensor sustainment and tool support.
• Gold-standard sensor management.
• Statistical analysis of sensor performance.
• Sensor laboratory equipment and test infrastructure.
• Technical documentation and procedures.
• Sensor-related root cause analysis and corrective actions.

To be successful in this role you will have:

Required Qualifications

• Have a bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
• Have 2-5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Have experience supporting sensor products, sensor manufacturing, or instrumentation technologies.
• Have strong electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Have experience working in laboratory and manufacturing environments.

Required Skills

• Have experience with Bently Nevada sensor products, including eddy-current and non-eddy-current technologies.
• Have experience supporting sensor manufacturing and production issue resolution.
• Have the ability to independently select and operate sensor laboratory equipment and test systems.
• Have strong analog electronics, signal conditioning, and measurement system fundamentals.
• Have experience characterizing and evaluating sensor performance.
• Have programming experience supporting engineering tools, automation, or data analysis activities.
• Have experience applying statistical analysis and modeling techniques to engineering problems.
• Have strong technical documentation and report-writing skills.
• Have demonstrated ability to independently identify, prioritize, and execute technical work with minimal supervision.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Have proximity probe system expertise.
• Have experience with accelerometers, velocity sensors, or industrial instrumentation.
• Have machinery protection or condition monitoring experience.
• Have experience developing automated test systems.
• Have experience with Python, MATLAB, C#, LabVIEW, or similar programming languages.
• Have experience with Measurement System Analysis (MSA/GR&R).
• Have reliability and environmental testing experience.
• Have supplier qualification or component evaluation experience.
• Have experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) or New Technology Introduction (NTI) programs.
• Have experience with manufacturing process validation and process capability analysis.

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 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 Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health resources
• Dependent Care
• Additional elected or voluntary benefit

This position requires current work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to provide or continue work authorization sponsorship for this role.

Candidates for this role (office-based/ hybrid/ remote) must be located in or near the locations displayed above. The pay range/scale displayed above represents Baker Hughes' good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum for this position at the time of this posting and applies to the possible locations for this position. Baker Hughes will issue a non-bias competitive offer; the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hires, full-time salaries in some U.S. locations, not including equity or benefits. Where an applicant will ultimately fall within the pay range/scale depends on a variety of factors, including, for example, geographic work location, skillset, qualifications, internal pay alignment, level of experience, and demonstrated performance over time. Please keep in mind that the range stated above is the full base salary range for the role and does not include other forms of compensation. Your recruiter can share more about the pay range for this position during the hiring process.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.