Job description

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. This position offers opportunities to work on embedded electronics, sensors, communications, hazardous-area products, and integrated hardware/software solutions. Key Responsibilities • Develop and commercialize electrical and electromechanical products from concept through production release. • Define system architecture and integrate hardware, software, controls, sensors, communication interfaces, and mechanical subsystems into complete operational solutions. • Develop, test, and debug embedded firmware and support hardware/software integration activities. • Create and execute verification and validation plans, 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. Required Qualifications and Competencies • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field. • Firmware development experience using C/C++ and embedded systems. • Experience with sensors, signal conditioning, data acquisition, and industrial control 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. 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. Join NOV's Digital Service's Surface Engineering team and help develop the next generation of industrial sensing, data acquisition, gas detection, and control systems used throughout the drilling industry. As an Electrical Engineer, you will work across the full product lifecycle from concept and embedded firmware development to testing, certification, commercialization, and sustaining support. This role offers exposure to electronics, sensors, communications, hazardous-area products, and integrated hardware/software solutions while collaborating with a multidisciplinary engineering team. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and seeing your designs deployed in real world applications, this is an opportunity to make a direct impact on products used around the world.

Requirements

Must-haves

Develop and commercialize electrical and electromechanical products from concept through production release.
Define system architecture and integrate hardware, software, controls, sensors, communication interfaces, and mechanical subsystems into complete operational solutions.
Develop, test, and debug embedded firmware and support hardware/software integration activities.
Create and execute verification and validation plans, 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.
Required Qualifications and Competencies
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
Firmware development experience using C/C++ and embedded systems.
Experience with sensors, signal conditioning, data acquisition, and industrial control systems.
Familiarity with Modbus, CAN, Ethernet, RS-485, or similar industrial communication protocols.
Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Nice-to-haves

Experience supporting hazardous locations or other certification activities.
Experience with hazardous area products and industrial instrumentation.
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.

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