Senior Technical Expert – Control Valve Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 26, 2026. Baker Hughes scores A on the Alion truth index.
Senior Technical Expert - Control Valve Engineering
Are you a highly motivated, creative individual and passionate about Control Valve Application?
Would you like to be a part of successful team?
Join our team!
The Control Valve Application Expert serves as the highest-level technical authority for control valve application, sizing, selection, process optimization. This role provides global technical leadership, supports strategic customer opportunities, drives application excellence, and mentors engineering teams while ensuring compliance with industry standards and customer specifications.
With over 12+ years of experience, the individual is recognized as a subject matter expert in control valve technologies, severe service applications, process control. The role collaborates closely with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, EPCs, End Users, and Field Services organizations to deliver optimal valve solutions that improve customer performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
As a Control Valve Expert, you will be responsible for:
Application Engineering Excellence
- Review and approve critical control valve sizing and selection calculations.
- Troubleshoot challenging customer applications and provide mitigation recommendations.
- Validate compliance with IEC 60534, ISA standards, ASME B16.34, API requirements, PED, SIL, NACE, and customer specifications.
- Support digital tools, sizing software, configuration platforms, and automation initiatives.
- Act as technical advisor for strategic projects, EPC engagements, and major customer opportunities.
- Provides technical expertise and develops technical solutions (configuration, performance estimation, economics, etc.) as part of the pre-ITO process while interfacing with the commercial team and implement in sizing and selection software’s.
- Possesses a deep understanding of relevant markets and customer economic value that aid winning bid strategies. To include 'ITO': Technical analysis of client needs, Definition and optimization of the products, scope (description), schedule, industrial scheme, cost, considering contract and internal policies and procedures
- Maintaining awareness of competitive control valve technology and application engineering philosophies
Product & Technology Engineering
- Collaborate with Product Management and R&D teams to identify emerging application requirements.
- Drive innovation in control valve technology, severe service solutions, smart instrumentation, and sustainability initiatives.
- Lead lessons-learned and field feedback integration into product improvements.
Technical Leadership
- Serve as the global technical authority for control valve applications across process industries including Oil & Gas, LNG, Power, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Hydrogen, and Industrial Processes. Lead complex application reviews involving severe service conditions such as high-pressure drops, flashing, cavitation, erosion, noise, and multiphase flow.
- Provide technical guidance on valve sizing, actuator sizing, trim selection, materials selection, and control strategies.
- Develop and maintain application engineering standards, best practices, and design guidelines.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or related field.
- Master's Degree preferred.
- Minimum 12+ years of experience in Control Valve Application Engineering, Product Engineering, Process Engineering, or Valve Technology.
- Demonstrated expertise in severe service and critical control applications.
- Strong understanding of process control systems and plant operations.
Technical Expertise
- Control valve sizing per IEC 60534 / ISA standards.
- Cavitation, flashing, erosion, and noise prediction.
- Severe service trim technologies.
- Pressure management and process control.
- Actuator sizing and selection.
- Materials engineering and corrosion management.
- ASME B16.34, API, NACE, PED, SIL, IEC, ISA standards.
Preferred Industry Experience
- Control Valve OEMs
- EPC organizations
- Oil & Gas operators
- LNG facilities
- Power generation plants
- Petrochemical and refinery operations
Fuel your passion!
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or related field.
- Master's Degree preferred.
- Minimum 12+ years of experience in Control Valve Engineering.
- Demonstrated expertise in severe service and critical control applications.
- Strong understanding of process control systems and plant operations.
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.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
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 Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Senior Engineer, Mechanical, Engineering Operations and Transformation