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Assistant Wellsite Drilling Fluids Engineer

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

5 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Engineering / Technical

As a Mud Engineer, you will be responsible for conducting tests to adjust fluid properties, collaborating with the drilling team, managing fluid-related costs, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing onsite services by measuring, testing, and supervising the running of fluid mixing and pumping, including technical analysis and specific recommendations for controlling fluid properties.
• May make sales calls on the field and field office level or accompany Sales Representative performing the same function.
• May train and direct work of entry level engineers.
• Conducts all business activities in accordance to 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 a least 5 year’s experience with in-depth knowledge of Drilling Fluids products and services
• 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.).

• Providing onsite services by measuring, testing, and supervising the running of fluid mixing and pumping, including technical analysis and specific recommendations for controlling fluid properties.
• May make sales calls on the field and field office level or accompany Sales Representative performing the same function.
• May train and direct work of entry level engineers.
• Conducts all business activities in accordance to Baker Hughes HSE policies, Legal, Compliance requirements and Baker Hughes Core Values.

• 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.).

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
• Have a least 5 year’s experience with in-depth knowledge of Drilling Fluids products and services