Electrical Engineer

At NOV, we power the world’s energy industry by delivering reliable, easy to use equipment and systems. As part of the Digital Services Surface Engineering team, the Electrical Engineer is responsible for the development, integration, commercialization, and lifecycle support of industrial measurement, sensing, data acquisition, gas detection, and control systems. 

 

Why Join NOV

• Work across the full product lifecycle from concept through field deployment and sustaining support.

• Gain exposure to electronics, embedded systems, sensors, software, certification, and industrial controls.

• Grow your technical expertise in a collaborative, knowledge-driven environment committed to innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Commercialize products from concept through production release.

• Define and conceptualize system architecture into complete operational solutions.

• Build, test, hardware system prototypes for engineering lab & field testing.

• Help with creating defining project documentation, requirements, project plan, verification and validation methods, including laboratory and field testing.

• Support product certification efforts for hazardous locations, EMC, electrical safety, and regulatory compliance requirements.

• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and project teams to support product launches and ongoing product improvements.

• Provide sustaining engineering support through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, reliability improvements, corrective actions, and component obsolescence management.

• Research emerging technologies and evaluate new design approaches to improve product performance, reliability, and competitiveness.

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

• 4 years of professional experience in similar role

• Experience with developing & testing sensors, data acquisition, and industrial control systems.

• Strong lab environment capabilities using oscilloscopes, logic & spectrum analyzers.

• Firmware development experience using C/C++ and embedded systems.

• Familiarity with Modbus, CAN, Ethernet, RS-485, or similar industrial communication protocols.

• Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

 

Preferred

• Experience supporting hazardous locations or other certification activities.

• Experience with hazardous area products and industrial instrumentation.

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