Technical Proposal Engineer
- LocationGB-Ashby de la Zouch-Power House, Excelsior Road
- Work typeHybrid
- EmploymentFull-time
- Posted9 November 2026
- SourceBaker Hughes's careers page (Workday)
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At a glance
- EducationBachelor's degree
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About the role
Technical Proposal Engineer
Are you an Electrical, Controls, or Automation Engineer with experience developing technical solutions for Power Management or Industrial Control Systems?
Would you like to combine your engineering expertise with customer engagement and proposal development, delivering innovative solutions that support critical energy and industrial operations worldwide?
Partner with the best
Baker Hughes is a global leader in energy technology, transforming the energy landscape through our cutting-edge solutions and market-leading business segments. With over a century of expertise and operations in more than 120 countries, we are driving the future of energy—making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet.
Our Industry & Energy Technology (IET) team provides industry-leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production, and processing of energy. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity. Our team plays an integral role by helping the business plan for the future.
Fuel Your Passion
As a Technical Proposal Engineer , you will be responsible for developing technical proposals and customer-focused solutions for Power Management Systems (PMS), industrial control systems, and electrical automation solutions utilizing Baker Hughes PRISMIC control systems. You will work closely with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver technically compliant, commercially competitive solutions within the power generation and industrial automation sectors.
What We're Looking For
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have experience within Power Generation, Industrial Automation, Control Systems, SCADA, DCS, or PLC-based environments.
We are particularly interested in candidates with an Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Controls Engineering, or Automation Engineering background who have experience developing technical proposals, tenders, bids, or customer solutions.
Experience with Power Management Systems (PMS), control panels, system architecture design, Modbus, IEC 61850, industrial communications, and control system upgrades would be highly advantageous.
As a Technical Proposal Engineer, you will:
- Be serving as the technical focal point throughout the tendering process for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Be developing full lifecycle upgrade, modification, retrofit, and replacement solutions for control systems.
- Be providing technical support through all stages of the tendering process, from concept development through proposal submission and project handover.
- Be creating optimal technical solutions that satisfy customer Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements.
- Be supporting risk mitigation initiatives, product development activities, lifecycle management, and obsolescence planning.
- Be producing technical documentation including functional specifications, system architecture diagrams, I/O schedules, equipment lists, and other bid support documentation.
- Be reviewing customer specifications and providing technical clarifications while identifying opportunities to add customer value.
- Be identifying and communicating technical, delivery, and quality risks throughout the tendering lifecycle.
- Be evaluating existing control systems and recommending upgrade, retrofit, or replacement solutions for third-party supplied systems.
- Be supporting commercial and tendering activities while developing customer-focused technical solutions and contributing to business growth opportunities.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Have experience developing technical proposals, tender responses, bid packages, or engineering solutions within Power Generation, Industrial Automation, Control Systems, SCADA, DCS, PLC, or Electrical Engineering environments.
- Have knowledge of electrical-based control systems, industrial communication networks, cybersecurity principles, and network redundancy architectures.
- Have working knowledge of industrial control systems, SCADA, DCS, PLC architectures, electrical power systems, industrial communication protocols (such as Modbus and IEC 61850), and cyber-secure network architectures.
- Have the ability to interpret electrical power system designs, generator control systems, switchgear configurations, and technical specifications.
- Have experience reviewing customer requirements and translating them into practical and commercially viable engineering solutions.
- Have awareness of commercial considerations, customer requirements, and market-driven product development strategies.
- Have an interest in developing a career within technical sales, tendering, proposal engineering, and customer solution development.
- Have excellent communication, stakeholder management, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Have the ability to work effectively with engineering, commercial, project management, and product teams to deliver winning proposals.
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 hybrid working with flexibility of two days per week working from home while meeting the needs of the business.
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
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
Join Us
Are you an Electrical, Controls, or Automation Engineer looking to combine your technical expertise with customer engagement and proposal development? Join Baker Hughes and help deliver innovative Power Management and Industrial Control System solutions that support critical energy and industrial operations worldwide.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Engineer 1, Automation & Control, Product Design and Engineering
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