Technical Support Engineer

Technical Support Engineer, Coiled Tubing

Are you passionate about providing technical solutions that enable safe, efficient, and reliable coiled tubing and well intervention operations?

Join our Pressure Pumping team
Our Pressure Pumping team combines field expertise, advanced engineering, and digital technology to help customers execute complex coiled tubing and well-intervention operations safely, efficiently, and reliably.

Partner with the best
As a Technical Support Engineer, Coiled Tubing, you will provide engineering expertise and technical support for the planning, design, and execution of coiled tubing and associated pressure pumping operations. You will work closely with customers, field personnel, operations teams, maintenance personnel, and third-party service providers to develop technically sound job programs and support flawless operational execution.
You will be responsible for delivering engineering analysis, operational modelling, equipment application support, risk assessments, execution monitoring, and post-job technical evaluations across a broad range of coiled tubing intervention services.

As the Technical Support Engineer, Coiled Tubing, you will be responsible for:

- Reviewing customer objectives, well data, completion schematics, operating conditions, and equipment limitations to develop technically robust intervention solutions.

- Designing and supporting coiled tubing programs for cleanout, milling, nitrogen lifting, chemical treatment, cement placement, stimulation, isolation, and abandonment operations.

- Performing coiled tubing force, fatigue, buckling, lock-up, hydraulic, solids transport, and operational reach modelling using approved engineering software.

- Selecting and specifying coiled tubing strings, bottom-hole assemblies (BHAs), downhole tools, fluids, pumping parameters, and contingency equipment.

- Developing operating envelopes and technical limits for pressure, depth, speed, fatigue utilization, pump rates, differential pressure, and equipment loading.

- Preparing job procedures, engineering calculations, BHA schematics, pressure-control stack-up drawings, equipment layouts, pumping schedules, and contingency plans.

- Verifying compatibility between coiled tubing units, injectors, reels, power packs, pressure-control equipment, pumping systems, treating iron, downhole tools, and customer well configurations.

- Supporting equipment readiness through reviews of maintenance status, certifications, inspection records, pressure-testing requirements, and inventory availability.

- Participating in equipment audits, function testing, yard testing, system integration testing, and pre-job readiness reviews.

- Leading and participating in HAZIDs, HAZOPs, Management of Change (MOC) reviews, technical reviews, risk assessments, and pre-job meetings.

- Providing real-time technical support during field operations, monitoring critical operating parameters, troubleshooting technical challenges, and recommending corrective actions within approved operating limits.

- Maintaining coiled tubing fatigue-management records and pipe-management systems to ensure compliance with operational and safety requirements.

- Supporting investigation and closure of incidents, equipment failures, operational deviations, and non-conformance events.

- Leading or supporting pre-job and post-job reviews while ensuring technical documentation packages are complete, accurate, and properly archived.

- Preparing daily engineering updates, technical reports, post-job analyses, lessons learned documentation, and end-of-job summaries.

- Maintaining complete engineering records, operational data, calculations, job histories, and equipment documentation.

- Supporting feasibility studies, technical proposals, equipment selection processes, tender submissions, and cost-estimate development.

- Serving as a technical focal point between customers, Baker Hughes operations teams, maintenance personnel, suppliers, certification authorities, and third-party providers.

- Coaching field engineers and operational personnel on engineering software, equipment applications, operating limits, and best practices.

- Identifying opportunities to improve service quality, operational performance, engineering processes, equipment utilization, and customer outcomes.

Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role you will:

- Have a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.

- Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in coiled tubing, pressure pumping, well intervention, completions, or related oilfield operations.

- Have demonstrated experience supporting the planning, design, and execution of coiled tubing operations.

- Be proficient in coiled tubing job-design and modelling software, preferably Baker Hughes CIRCA applications or equivalent industry platforms.

- Have practical knowledge of coiled tubing strings, injectors, reels, power packs, pressure-control equipment, pumping systems, treating iron, and downhole intervention tools.

- Have experience conducting force analysis, fatigue analysis, hydraulic modelling, solids transport studies, and operational reach assessments.

- Demonstrate knowledge of coiled tubing metallurgy, fatigue management, string design, corrosion mitigation, wellbore hydraulics, pressure limitations, and sour service requirements.

- Have experience designing and selecting BHAs for cleanout, milling, nitrogen lifting, chemical treatment, cementing, stimulation, isolation, and abandonment applications.

- Demonstrate strong understanding of well-control principles, intervention pressure-control barriers, emergency-response procedures, and operational risk management.

- Have experience preparing engineering procedures, calculations, risk assessments, operating programs, technical reports, and post-job evaluations.

- Demonstrate strong analytical, troubleshooting, technical communication, and problem-solving skills.

- Be capable of managing multiple priorities and supporting critical operations outside normal working hours when required.

- Be willing and able to travel to customer facilities, operational bases, shipyards, supplier locations, and offshore installations as required.

Desired Characteristics

- Hold a valid IWCF Well Intervention Pressure Control certification appropriate for the role.

- Have experience supporting operations on Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) or comparable offshore installations.

- Possess knowledge of DNV, NORSOK, API, ISO, and NACE standards applicable to coiled tubing and offshore well intervention equipment.

- Have experience providing real-time operational monitoring and remote technical support.

- Have previous field experience as a Coiled Tubing Engineer, Field Supervisor, Field Engineer, or similar intervention specialist.

- Have experience supporting equipment certification, system integration testing, and offshore rig-interface engineering activities.

Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way people want to work and deliver at their best is also different.
In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

- This position supports operations based in Paramaribo, Suriname.

- The role may initially commence remotely depending on project requirements and mobilization schedules.

- Relocation support to Paramaribo is available for successful candidates in accordance with Baker Hughes global mobility policies.

- International and domestic travel to customer offices, operational facilities, supplier locations, shipyards, and offshore installations will be required.

- Flexible working arrangements may be available when operational requirements permit.

Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do. Baker Hughes provides opportunities for technical development, practical experience, collaboration, and participation in complex energy projects.
We prioritize the health and well-being of our workforce and support employees through training, career development, and a comprehensive compensation and benefits offering.

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 challenge with a package that reflects how much we value their input.
Our benefits include:

- 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 where applicable.

- International career development opportunities.

- Continuous learning and technical development programs.

About Us
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.

Join Us
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence? Join Baker Hughes and become part of a team that challenges and inspires one another to deliver energy solutions for a changing world.

Work Authorization
This position is based in Paramaribo, Suriname. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are available for qualified candidates, subject to local immigration regulations, project requirements, and Baker Hughes approval processes. Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain all necessary travel documents, work permits, visas, medical clearances, and offshore certifications required for the role.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Senior Specialist - Technical Support Engineering