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Field Specialist

Baker Hughes
Shafter, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/26/2025 CLOSED ON 12/29/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Specialist position at Baker Hughes?

Field Specialist IV - LWD/DD

Do you love collaborating with teams to solve complex problems?

Do you enjoy working with cutting-edge energy equipment?

Join our innovating Field Services team

We are the leader in well construction and production. Our innovative physical and digital solutions improve efficiency, production and maximize reservoir value. Our team drills in various states across the North American Land Region, we face unique differences and challenges every day. We collaborate as a team to deliver a quality service to our customers.

Partner with the best

As a Field Specialist, you'll play a vital role with our customers. Leading installation and maintenance activities, you will work with customers to troubleshoot issues and ensure safe and compliant installations. You'll be the onsite expert, continually developing your knowledge and skills to deliver innovative solutions for customers.

As a Field Specialist, you will be responsible for:


  • Managing projects to completion and communicating updates to internal and external customers
  • Providing instruction and supervision to junior field engineers on day-to-day wellsite work and activities
  • Communicating technical guidance and advice to customers and third-party wellsite colleagues
  • Analyzing and interpreting system information and data to provide effective resolution to complex problems at well sites
  • Ensuring work is verified to enable successful customer delivery and sign-off of agreed work objectives


Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:


  • High School Diploma required. 3-5 years' experience.
  • Demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to build trusting relationships with internal customers and suppliers
  • Be able to demonstrate good hands-on knowledge and experience of directional drilling
  • Demonstrate experience of leading, mentoring and motivating teams in a technical environment
  • Be an experienced problem solver, with a methodical approach to solving complex customer issues
  • Be able to work in a variety of environments including on-shore facilities and customer locations
  • Be willing to gain industry experience and undergo product line training


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, you will be working onshore at a customer’s site and be based out of our many local NAL locations.

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


The annual pay scale for this position is between $17.95 - $55.56.

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.

Baker Hughes will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories, including candidates with arrests or convictions records, in a manner consistent with the law according to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

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 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.

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