Mechanical Engineer
Grant Prideco
Cedar Park, TX, USA
At NOV Energy Products & Services, we deliver reliable, easy-to-use equipment to the industries that power the world. Mechanical engineers within our global team are key drivers of technical excellence and critical contributors to high-impact projects.
Success in this role requires strong problem-solving ability, fast learning, collaboration, and leadership. This position focuses on the development and lifecycle support of M/D Totco Surface Products, including advanced measurement devices and data acquisition and control systems that enhance customer operations.
Our team is driven by a passion for innovation, continuous learning, and the application of advanced engineering principles. This is an opportunity to build a rewarding career in an environment that emphasizes professional development, teamwork, and growth.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop a deep understanding of NOV’s products, customers, and business operations
- Contribute to the design and development of new products and enhancements to existing systems
- Improve product performance, reliability, and efficiency through innovative engineering solutions
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams (mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing)
- Participate in design reviews and contribute to technical decision-making
- Take ownership of assigned work and drive execution to completion
- Apply sound engineering judgment and take calculated risks while continuously learning and sharing knowledge
Work Scope
- Support the full product lifecycle: concept, design, analysis, testing, validation, commercialization, and sustaining engineering
- Work on MDT surface product lines including sensors, gas detection systems, data acquisition, and control systems
- Participate in supplier selection, prototype development, testing, and manufacturing support
- Conduct field testing and validation at customer sites (rigs, offshore platforms, drillships)
- Develop and maintain detailed engineering documentation (drawings, assemblies, and systems) using CAD and PLM tools
- Collaborate with project managers on planning, scheduling, and risk management
- Gain working knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality systems
Required Competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Proficiency in CAD tools such as SolidWorks or Creo (Pro/E)
- Ability to read, interpret, and create drawings in accordance with ASME Y14 standards
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Preferred / Beneficial Skills
- Product lifecycle management experience
- Experience managing complex assemblies and large bills of materials
- Knowledge of GD&T
- Experience with manufacturing processes (machining, sheet metal, welding, casting, assembly)
- Experience with structural analysis using FEA tools (Creo Simulation, SolidWorks Simulation, ANSYS) and hand calculations
- Ability to develop load paths and free-body diagrams
- Experience with flow or thermal analysis tools (e.g., CFDesign or similar)
Why This Role
- Work on real-world engineering challenges that directly impact customer operations
- Be part of a collaborative, high-performing engineering team
- Opportunity to grow technically and professionally across multiple product lines
- Exposure to field environments and full product lifecycle ownership
Every day, the oil and gas industry’s best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.
We Power the Industry that Powers the World
Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.
Global Family
We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.
Purposeful Innovation
Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.
Service Above All
This drives us to anticipate our customers’ needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.
Corporate
Our family of companies is supported by our global Corporate teams, providing expert knowledge from functions including Human Resources, Information Technology, Compliance, Finance, QHSE, Marketing and Legal centers of expertise. We are structured to provide guidance and service above all to all our business operations.
Join NOV’s MDT Surface Engineering team as a Mechanical Engineer and help develop innovative products for an industry that powers the world. In this role, you’ll contribute across the full product lifecycle from concept and design to testing, commercialization, and field support working on advanced sensors, gas detection systems, and data acquisition technologies. You’ll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to solve complex engineering challenges and deliver reliable, high-performance solutions for our customers. This is an opportunity to grow your technical expertise while making a direct impact on real-world applications.