Mechanical Engineer - Pathway Program at NOV in Conroe, TX

The NOV Pathway Rotational Program offers recent college graduates the opportunity to obtain meaningful work experiences through a structured 2-year rotational program. The program is designed to help participants develop strong functional/technical expertise and business knowledge through challenging, hands-on assignments and exposure to various groups within the NOV Energy Products and Services, Wellsite Services group. Towards the end of the program, participants will work with their management support team to identify full-time positions that best suit individual skill sets as well as company needs.

Participants remain on one career track based on education and career interest. Each career track has its own training and experience-based learning objectives, and knowledge and performance are evaluated following each rotation.  The start date for this program will be June 2024

Following the engineering career track, the primary path rotations and responsibilities will be as follows:

Engineering Discipline Rotation: Operation and Field, Manufacturing, Sustaining and Certification Engineering.

• Apply Mechanical Engineering Knowledge and General Engineering Principle in support of Brandt Products Equipment & Services
• Identify and solve problems of varying engineering complexity.
• Use established practices and apply educational knowledge of design engineering principles.
• Be involved in testing and hands on training on the shop floor, test center and field applications.
• Work with Operations and Technical Service group in support of the customer end user in the installation, operation and serviced for Brandt Products.
• Be involved with Manufacturing Engineering Group, identifying areas of improvement in efficiency, procedures, technical support, tooling, and processes related to the manufacturing of Brandt Products

We invite you to apply if you have the following qualifications and skills:

• Required – graduating May 2026 or earlier or recent graduate (0-2 years) with a Bachelor of Science or MS Degree in an Engineering or Engineering Technology discipline (specific focus on Mechanical and Manufacturing, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate ideas and thoughts clearly
• Hands-on experience (e.g. mechanically inclined hobbies, experience in mechanic shop, hands-on with mechanical systems, welding)
• Experience with 3D modeling
• Previous oilfield experience or familiarity preferred
• Mechanically inclined with the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Able to work independently with the ability to multitask on multiple projects
• Strong attention to detail and highly motivated
• Ability to travel for up to 9 months total duration in the first 1 year of the program

About NOV: NOV’s innovations empower the global energy industry, enabling our customers to safely produce abundant energy while minimizing their environmental impact. The energy industry depends on our deep expertise and technology to continually improve oilfield operations and assist in efforts to advance the energy transition towards a more sustainable future.  Learn more about the culture at NOV.

As the world expands its energy portfolio to lower-carbon sources, we are at the forefront of this energy evolution, continuously growing and diversifying our core engineering, manufacturing, and project management expertise to offer new and exciting opportunities in areas such as wind, geothermal, biogas, Solar and CCUS. We are all stakeholders in the progress of our industry, and it will take combined efforts across numerous energy sources to drive the innovation required to meet the world’s ever-evolving energy needs.

NOV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination or Harassment of Any Kind: NOV is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunities for everyone and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. NOV values inclusion and diversity; we encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

NOV is committed to providing employees and their families with valuable benefits and wellness opportunities. https://usbenefits.nov.com/

Link to the Pathway Website for more information: https://www.nov.com/careers/early-career-development