R&D Electrical Engineering Technologist

Do you enjoy designing, testing, and developing advanced electronics for cutting‑edge inspection technologies?
Would you like the opportunity to innovate and build next‑generation hardware used across global industries?

Join our Team!

Waygate Technologies, is the global leader in non‑destructive testing (NDT), ensuring safety, quality, and productivity across major industries worldwide. Our Skaneateles, NY facility specializes in Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) technologies and is home to world‑leading industrial borescopes used in jet engines, energy systems, automotive applications, and more. Our integrated site hosts R&D, manufacturing, software development, and repair teams collaborating daily to deliver world‑class inspection solutions.

Partnering with the best

As an R&D Electrical Engineering Technologist, you are contributing to the design, development, and testing of advanced electronic circuits for high‑performance video borescopes. You are developing next‑generation portable RVI systems, creating prototypes, modifying and troubleshooting PCB designs, and collaborating across Mechanical, Software, and Production teams to bring new technologies to market. You are driving experimentation, validation, and technical documentation to ensure successful and timely program launches.

As an R&D Electrical Engineering Technologist, you are responsible for:

• Designing and developing the next generation of portable, world‑class video borescopes.

• Performing schematic capture and layout for new PCBs and modifying existing designs.

• Prototyping, assembling, and testing new board designs.

• Modifying and troubleshooting PCBs, including component replacement/removal, jumper installation, etc.

• Participating in project launch activities.

• Performing troubleshooting, validation, testing, experimentation, and test reporting.

• Creating and executing experiments to test new designs, often collaborating with Mechanical and Software teams to ensure on‑time program launches.

• Documenting products and technical data in accordance with engineering policies and procedures.

• Working with production personnel to resolve hardware issues in real time.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you are:

• Bachelor's degree in in electrical engineering or Technology from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED).

• Have experience in circuit board design and layout (preferably using the Altium ECAD toolset).

• Have hands-on experience with circuit board testing and creation of automated test protocols.

• Have proficiency in analyzing discrete and integrated analog circuits and digital logic design.

• Have interest and capability to perform limited software development in C/C++ or Python to support experiments or microcontroller implementations.

• Have working knowledge of SolidWorks.

• Have familiarity with wireless communication protocols and hardware.

• Have proficiency in using common laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes and network analyzers.

• Have strong problem‑solving and communication skills and be comfortable working in collaborative team environments.

Work in a way that works for you

We are recognizing that everyone is different and the way people want to work is varying. In this role, flexibility may be offered depending on project schedules, field needs, and customer requirements.

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 the following flexible working patterns:

This role is performed onsite at the Skaneateles facility, with work conducted in both office and laboratory settings.

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 must 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 to Maintain knowledge of new developments and technologies of Lufkin and other manufacturers’ equipment to provide the highest standard of service.

• 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 $75,760.00 - $140,660.00.

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.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Engineer 1, Technical Support & Management, Product Design and Engineering