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Machinery Diagnostics Field Engineer

at Baker Hughes

📍 US-VA-OTHER VIRGINIA Unknown Posted April 11, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years minimum 2 years
Education bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical Engineering a plus)
Category System Administration

Provide machinery diagnostics and rotating equipment reliability services to customers, including vibration-data-based problem diagnosis and rotor dynamic analysis. Travel to customer sites, deliver findings/recommendations via timely reports, and maintain customer relationships as a trusted advisor.

  • Diagnose machinery problems based upon vibration data and operational data
  • Travel to customer sites and provide supporting service
  • Complete timely reports with findings and recommendations
  • Calculate and oversee placement of balance weights
  • Apply Health, Safety, and Environment (HS&E) standards and procedures

Evaluate machinery condition using vibration data, operational data, and customer communications. Perform rotor dynamic analysis, calculate/oversee balance weights placement, and apply machinery protection and reliability practices while working with Bently Nevada condition monitoring and protection hardware and related service offerings.

The ideal candidate is a field engineer with at least 2 years of industry experience who can diagnose rotating machinery problems using vibration data and operational data. They are comfortable traveling to customer sites, producing timely technical reports, and advising customers as a trusted partner for rotating equipment health. They also have familiarity with reliability services, PdM data acquisition/evaluation, and concepts like balancing and alignment, ideally with ISO vibration analysis exposure and Bently Nevada product knowledge.

Diagnosing machinery problems based upon vibration dataTravel to customer sitesApplying HealthSafetyand Environment (HS&E) standards and proceduresminimum 2 years of industry experiencevalid driver's license and passport (or able to obtain a passport)eligible to obtain a TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credential)bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical Engineering a plus)
ISO certification for vibration analysisTheoretical and practical knowledge of reliability servicesExperience with AT LEAST one or more of the following: mechanical vibrationrotating machinery vibration and/or diagnosticsrotodynamic analysisPdM data acquisition/evaluationmachinery balancing and alignment
Bently NevadaMS Office
diagnosing machinery problems based upon vibration datarotor dynamic analysistravel to customer sitescompleting timely reportsbalance weights calculationHealthSafetyand Environment (HS&E) standards and proceduresMechanical trouble shooting skillsreading interpreting mechanical printsrotating machinery operation and controls systemsmachinery protection and management systemsPdM data acquisition/evaluationmachinery balancing and alignmentMS Officeproject management skills
rotating equipment field engineeringrotor dynamic analysisvibration data diagnosisoperational data evaluationbalance weights calculation and placementHS&E standards and proceduresISO certification for vibration analysismechanical troubleshootingreadinginterpretingand understanding mechanical printsrotating machinery operationcontrols systemsmachinery protection and management systemsmechanical vibrationrotating machinery vibration and/or diagnosticsPdM data acquisition/evaluationmachinery balancing and alignmentproject management skillsMS Office software
building customer relationshipscommunication skillstrusted advisorwritten and oral communicationauthority and assurance in dealing with peopleability to work under stressful working conditions

Preferred

ISO certification for vibration analysis
Industry Energy
Job Function Diagnose rotating machinery health and deliver reliability recommendations on customer sites.
Role Subtype Field Technician
Machinery Diagnostics Field EngineerRotating Equipment Field EngineerField EngineerCordant from Baker HughesBently Nevada condition monitoring and protection hardwarerotor dynamic analysisvibration dataoperational datamechanical vibrationrotating machinery vibrationdiagnosticsPdM data acquisition/evaluationmachinery balancing and alignmentbalance weightsHealthSafetyand Environment (HS&E)TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credential)ISO certification for vibration analysismechanical trouble shooting skillsmechanical printsreadinginterpretingand understanding mechanical printsMS Officeproject management skillsmechanical engineeringtravel up to 70%rotating equipmentBently NevadaHS&E

Must have a bachelor's degree in engineering, Must have minimum 2 years of industry experience, Must be available for extensive travel (up to 70%), Must be eligible to obtain a TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credential)

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