A&C Principal Engineer – New Product Introduction
Location: UK, Poland, Brazil
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Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving energy and industrial customers in more than 120 countries. Built on over a century of innovation, the company provides advanced products, services, and digital solutions that support efficient, safe, and lower‑carbon energy operations. Its portfolio spans oilfield services and equipment, turbomachinery, industrial technologies, and emerging energy transition solutions such as hydrogen, carbon capture, and emissions management. Baker Hughes continues to help customers meet the world’s evolving energy needs through technology leadership, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to sustainability.
Fuel your passion
The A&C Principal Engineer – New Product Introduction is a Technical Title Holder (TTH) within the Technical Oversight pathway, accountable for providing recognised technical expertise, independent assurance and continuity of technical authority across the full product lifecycle. Although primarily aligned to NPI, the role shall work as an integrated partner with Execution Product Engineering, Project Delivery, Services, Manufacturing, Quality and other relevant TTHs so that field experience, project learning, product performance and lifecycle constraints inform new-product decisions, and mature NPI solutions are transferred into execution and lifecycle support with clear ownership, evidence and residual risk.
As an A&C Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Operating as subject matter expert (SME) for A&C New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring adherence to BH-QUA-38 stage gates.
- Chairing technical reviews, ensuring completeness and adherence to process (ENGWW 18.07, SSDS-ENG-9.09, QW-PCS-NAI-ENG-502, QW-PCS-NAI-ENG-503) for new product introductions.
- Consolidating and approving Technology Readiness Level (TRL) assessments for new product introductions.
- Preparing Technical Maturity Assessments (TMAs) for new product development to support early customer engagement, front-end development, and tendering activities.
- Governing technical maturity gap closure activities with product engineering resources.
- Leading technology acceptance activities with customers for new product introductions.
- Governing intellectual property assessments for new product introductions and new technology patents.
- Governing product safety assessments for new product introductions.
- Approving technical risks associated with new product introductions to support future risk management during project execution and delivery.
- Establishing and maintaining a structured technical partnership between NPI and Execution A&C teams, including Product Engineering, Project Execution, and Services, to ensure consistent technical decisions, clear interfaces, common design practices, and seamless handover of NPI outputs into customer projects and lifecycle support.
- Creating a two-way lifecycle feedback loop between NPI and Execution engineering communities to ensure project execution experience, manufacturing feedback, non-conformances, root-cause investigations, field performance, obsolescence, serviceability, and lessons learned are incorporated into future product requirements, architectures, qualification plans, design practices, and product roadmaps.
- Agreeing with relevant Execution-based TTHs on technical ownership, review, and approval responsibilities at each lifecycle transition, including acceptance criteria for NPI release, deployment, product support, and subsequent product changes, while ensuring assumptions, deviations, and residual risks are visible and assigned to accountable owners.
- Working jointly with discipline and product TTHs across NPI and Execution organizations to apply consistent technical governance, share specialist knowledge, resolve cross-functional technical challenges, and provide coherent technical direction to engineering teams, customers, and business stakeholders.
- Supporting the wider A&C technical community by mentoring engineers across both NPI and Execution teams, maintaining knowledge-sharing mechanisms, and promoting cross-functional learning, common standards, and best practices.
- Collaborating closely with manufacturing to ensure new product manufacturability.
- Interfacing directly with customers and supporting Product Management by providing technical guidance, gathering feedback, clarifying requirements, and supporting the successful deployment of new product solutions.
- Collaborating with Engineering and Manufacturing teams to ensure the effective development, validation, and execution of test and qualification procedures that meet technical and programme requirements.
- Ensuring all NPI activities comply with engineering governance, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Providing expert guidance on product design, validation, qualification, and industrialization.
- Reviewing and supporting the preparation of technical documentation, including specifications, test plans, verification reports, and configuration deliverables.
- Contributing technical insights to product roadmaps, feasibility assessments, and technology development discussions.
- Mentoring engineering teams and promoting best practices, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement in engineering and NPI processes.
- Ensuring harmonisation across current and future NPI programmes.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Automation, Control Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Have significant experience in Automation & Control Engineering, ideally within New Product Introduction (NPI), product development, or industrial technology environments.
- Demonstrate strong technical leadership and the ability to influence engineering decisions across multidisciplinary teams.
- Possess experience in the design, development, and implementation of industrial control systems and automation solutions.
- Have a solid understanding of engineering standards, risk management, and product lifecycle development processes.
- Be an effective communicator with strong problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
- Be able to work collaboratively within global, cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Demonstrate a commitment to safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
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 perform at their best may vary. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working pattern:
- Hybrid working arrangement, combining office-based and remote working where business needs allow.
- Occasional travel to Baker Hughes facilities, customer sites, and suppliers as required.
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 empowered to bring their whole selves to work. We invest in the health and wellbeing of our workforce, develop talent at all levels, and foster an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
Join Us
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real impact in a global technology and energy company? Join Baker Hughes and become part of a team that is driving innovation, solving complex challenges, and shaping the future of energy.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Principal, Automation & Control, Product Design and Engineering
