Mechanical Engineer

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide engineering support for offshore cranes, winches, and equipment.


• Conceptualize structural and mechanical design solutions.


• Perform and/or supervise creation of design layouts.


• Perform and/or supervise creation of detail drawings.


• Perform tolerance studies and check design documentation.


• Research and specify purchased parts, including hydraulic, electric drive, and gear components.


• Create component and system level test plans and test fixtures.


• Create engineering reports documenting calculations, design efforts, and results.


• Work with operations to identify product improvements.


• Perform other work related tasks as assigned.


• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.

FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide all required calculations and documentation for any checked and/or approved crane and winch designs.


• Verify and check drawings and layouts.


• Give direction to designers and drafters.


• Provide all required calculations and documentation to approve and to meet the applicable structural codes, including but not limited to ABS, API, ASME, and AWS.


• Provide technical liaison to Sr. Design, Principal, and Engineering Managers for sales, service, and operations in the office and field.


• Provide engineering functions at lower and/or higher skill levels as schedules and workload dictate, and to expand skills under the direction of the Engineering Manager.


• Ability to communicate effectively technical principles and equipment operation to other departments (i.e., operations, sales, parts, and to customer).


• Develop application information for proposals on cranes, winches, and related product lines.


• Support sales activities with technical information on mechanical equipment.


• Support parts operation by generating substitutions and/or improved systems when required within economic limits.


• Comply with and perform Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Bachelor’s of Science (four year degree) from ABET accredited engineering program.


• Five year work experience.


• Two to five years work experience in designing components, machinery, lifting equipment, winches, or similar systems.


• Relevant use of engineering CAD software; Inventor preferred.


• Relevant use of Finite Element Analysis software.


• Relevant crane (lifting appliance), offshore/marine, hydraulic, electric drive, or gear design experience preferred.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Perform the creation of 3D models with AutoCAD-Inventor software.


• Perform the creation of design layouts for crane, winch, and machinery assemblies.


• Perform and/or supervise creation of detail drawings for weldments, machined parts, gear components, and assemblies.


• Provide engineering support as required on produced equipment.


• Conceptualize mechanical solutions.


• Perform hydraulic system design, including power requirements and component selection.


• Perform power system calculations for lifting appliances 


• Proficiency in technical English terminology to prepare written reports.


• Ability to travel to customer and/or vendor sites.  (<10% travel)

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

• Work well in a team environment.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• AutoCad Inventor competency preferred.


• Ansys competency preferred.


• Siemens Teamcenter competency preferred.

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS: (visit usbenefits.nov.com for more information about our benefits offerings)

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – NOV matches every dollar up to 5% of base pay and overtime for every dollar you invest.


• Competitive medical plans that are effective your date of hire. Visit usbenefits.nov.com/cost-for-coverage for more information.


• FREE MDLIVE virtual visits (when enrolled in an NOV medical plan).


• FREE preventative medical and dental care for the entire family (when enrolled in an NOV medical/dental plan and seeing an in-network physician).


• FREE Basic Life and AD&D insurance at 2 times your annual salary (for full-time employees).


• All regular full-time employees start with 3 weeks of paid vacation per year (prorated based on start date). Pre-NOV relevant experience (years of service) may be considered for vacation accruals.


• All regular full-time employees receive up to 11 paid holidays per year.