Senior Robotics Engineer

NOV

Senior Robotics Engineer designing automated systems for oil and gas drill floor operations. Responsibilities include mechanical design, stress analysis, and vendor collaboration for robotics solutions.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree in a related engineering field with practical experience in robotics and/or industrial automation.
5 years of proven work experience in the development of machine and mechanical systems.
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid schedule 3 days in the office / 2 days remote based on need of the business unit.

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Hard Skills & Tools

mechanical designstress analysistolerance studiesdesign documentationtest plansrobotic hardwarerobotic softwareelectromechanical systemscomputer visionP&ID interpretation