Senior Mechanical Engineer

The primary responsibilities will be as follows:

• Provide engineering support on mechanical equipment.
• Conceptualize mechanical design solutions.
• Perform stress analysis on mechanical components/systems
• Produce or check design layouts and detail drawings. 
• Create tolerance studies and check design documentation
• Research and specify purchased component parts
• Design component and system level test plans and test fixtures
• Generate engineering reports documenting design/analysis efforts and results
• Identify product improvements
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned
• Comply with all NOV company policies and procedures.
• Failure analysis – Analyze and review components from the field that failed or under performed
• Support manufacturing and quality
• Review NCR’s and provide engineering dispositions
• Deal with forgings and India vendors to sustain and develop various expendable components
• Work with NOV Marble Falls on product specific investment cast components
• Update internal product specific specifications

We invite you to apply if you have the following qualifications and skills:

• Bachelor of Science or MS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Minimum 5 years of design experience.
• Familiar with material science (heat treatment & hardening) applied to mechanical engineering.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate ideas and thoughts clearly
• Knowledge of engineering standards and procedures
• Mechanically inclined with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong attention to detail and highly motivated
• Work independently or in a design team setting
• Able to multitask on multiple projects
• Previous oilfield experience or familiarity preferred
• Proficient in the following engineering software:
  • CAD:  Solidworks or equivalent 3D software.
  • FEA:  Solidworks Simulation, or equivalent
• Hands-on experience (e.g. mechanically inclined hobbies, experience in mechanic shop, hands-on with mechanical systems, welding)
• Have knowledge and experience working in or with an ISO and/or API Q1 certified manufacturing facility
• Working knowledge of industry specifications: API 6A, 7K, and/or 8C

This position will provide additional opportunities to develop & expand the following skillsets. Existing experience is beneficial.

• Ceramic materials
• Material selection
• Metallurgy
• Heat treating
• Investment casting process and design
• Forging process and design
• Failure analysis
• Volume engineering decisions
• Frac operations & drilling operations
• Customer and vendor conversations and relations