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Are you passionate about leading technical teams on the shop floor, driving troubleshooting excellence, and building a high-performing manufacturing workforce?

Do you thrive in fast-paced manufacturing environments where you can enhance technician capability, improve repair efficiency, and deliver operational excellence through cross‑functional collaboration?

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving customers in more than 120 countries. We design, manufacture, and deliver industry-leading solutions that support energy extraction, production, and processing. Our commitment to innovation and operational excellence drives safer, cleaner, and more efficient energy solutions worldwide.

The Tech Team Lead is responsible for deploying technician capability across the Monitoring Systems value stream to support repair discipline, troubleshooting effectiveness, work center readiness, and daily execution priorities. This role partners closely with Manufacturing Operations, Frontline Supervisors, Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality, Materials and Planning, Maintenance and Facilities, HSE, Training and Learning, HR, and Product / Technology Engineering. Ensure technician talent is aligned to production needs, skill level, technical complexity, and business outcomes. The Tech Team Lead reinforces a repair-first mindset, supports technician development and work center rotation, improves escalation discipline, strengthens technician-to-engineering communication.

• Converting technician role definitions into consistent shop floor execution.
• Ensuring technicians are used as problem-solvers as well as Daily Management delivery specialists.
• Supporting technician progression through structured exposure, mentoring, and work center rotation.
• Focusing and developing repair velocity, troubleshooting discipline, fixture readiness, and Engineering engagement.
• Creating visibility to technician capability gapsimpactingflow, yield, and delivery.
• Improving downtime recovery, yield, repair discipline, and technical workforce scalability.
• Deploying technicianskillsbased on work centerneed, issue complexity, and business priority.
• Reinforcing the repair-first mindset: “What can I repair today?”

• Have Associate’s Degree with 2 years' experience in electronics technology
• Have demonstrated experience in manufacturing, test, repair, troubleshooting, or technical operations environment.
• Have strong understanding of shop floor execution, work center flow, production priorities, and daily operational constraints.
• Have experience developing technical problem-solving in areas such as product test, repair, rework, fixture support, equipment troubleshooting, or process improvement.
• Manage an operation, business, unit, or part of a production facility in order to reach defined targets in quality, cost, delivery and safety.
• Ensure continuous business improvement according to benchmarks and standards.

• Have Electrical Engineering degree
• Experience in PCBA manufacturing including SMT, ICT, flying probe, HASS, repair & return, board, module and final testing
• Understanding of standard work, takt time, cycle time, and value stream principles to optimize workflow, and improve throughput.

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.

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are stronger when our people are developed, engaged, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We invest in wellbeing, capability development, and leadership growth across all levels.

Our innovations have transformed the energy industry for over a century. To continue progressing, we look for individuals who embrace change and contribute to building the future.

• 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 support
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

The annual pay scale for this position is between $83,630.00 - $155,350.00.

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.

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.