Lead Engineer, Mechanical, Product Design and Engineering

Lead Engineer, Mechanical, Product Design and Engineering

Baker Hughes

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, United Kingdom

Partner with the best

As a Lead Engineer, Mechanical, Product Design and Engineering, you will join the Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Department based in Ashby, United Kingdom. Working within a global engineering team across the UK, the Netherlands, India, and the Czech Republic, you will support development, new‑build, and services projects through advanced engineering analysis, including structural FEA and rotor dynamics calculations.

As a Lead Engineer, Mechanical, Product Design and Engineering, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the design and development of large electric motors and generators through mechanical analyses, including structural FEA and rotor dynamics calculations;
• Supporting new product development activities aligned with business growth strategies;
• Coordinating engineering activities with teams located in the UK, the Netherlands, India, and the Czech Republic.
• Developing technical order specifications, including quality and inspection requirements for suppliers and incoming goods;
• Providing technical support to Purchasing teams, including supplier qualification activities;
• Ensuring designs and engineering outputs comply with technical, safety, and environmental requirements;
• Driving technical and process improvements through the application of modern engineering and design methodologies;
• Developing and promoting best practices across Engineering Design within Generator Value Streams;
• Supervising testing activities conducted at the test facility in the Czech Republic;
• Troubleshooting operational issues on installed machines and supporting customers globally;
• Supporting Sales teams through the development of technical concepts and customer solutions.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Hold an MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering;
• Have proven experience using simulation and analysis tools such as MATLAB and ANSYS;
• Demonstrate experience in the design and analysis of rotating equipment;
• Possess strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities;
• Be fluent in English.