A highly motivated robotics or mechanical engineer with a proven track record in robotics and machine automation, eager to contribute to a team focused on designing, developing, and refining automated systems for oil and gas drill floor operations. The role emphasizes improving safety, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring reliable execution of handling operations. • 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. • Conduct research on robotic hardware and software technologies to create new robotic systems or system capabilities. • Participate in initial equipment conceptual ideas and development, specifications, and control requirements, for hands free and automated pipe handling and drilling. • Research, assess, and where necessary design software (optional) and hardware systems for electromechanical equipment or systems, and advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision. • Research, assess, and where necessary design software (optional) and hardware systems for robotic applications related to the drilling industry pipe-handling activities using robotic platforms, open source or commercial. • Participate in the definition of scope with vendors for the development of robotic and automated solutions for exclusive use in NOV equipment and rig packages. • Participate in NOV specification and standards creation for robotic solutions, and release to vendor for quote and technical evaluation. • Enforce application of NOV standards, and work with vendors during specification, design review, design approval. • Establish test plans and control test plan execution with vendors and at NOV and customers facilities during installation and acceptance testing and commissioning. • Configure and validate new automated drilling and pipe handling equipment for deployment onto NOV and customer assets. • Degree in a related engineering field with practical experience in product engineering. • 5 years of proven work experience in the development of machine and mechanical systems. • Location: 6390 N Eldridge Pkwy., Houston TX 77041. • Hybrid schedule 3 days in the office / 2 days remote based on need of the business unit. • Proficient in the following engineering software: • CAD: Creo, Inventor, and/or SolidWorks • FEA: Ansys, SolidWorks Simulation, or equivalent • Ability to read P&ID, electrical and hydraulics schematics and translate into software environments. • 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. • Working knowledge and experience of PLC and high-level programming languages such as Java, C, C++, LabView, Siemens, and operating systems such as Linux. • Working knowledge of robotics platforms and tool kits both vendor specific (such as ABB, Yaskawa, Kawasaki, Kuka, etc.) and vendor independent (such as ROS and ROS Industrial). • Experience and working knowledge of AC drive systems. • Experience of hydraulic systems and servo control. • Experience and working knowledge of programing HMI systems.