Design Engineer

NOV • Dayton, OH

20d • Onsite

About The Position

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has an immediate opening at its Dayton, Ohio office for a Design Engineer supporting industrial mixing equipment product lines. Dayton is the design center for NOV’s Chemineer™ rotating mixers and Prochem™ belt-driven mixers. The successful candidate will be responsible for mechanical design and detailing of mixing products, with emphasis on customer needs, quality, budget, safety, and on-time delivery.

The role involves interpreting customer drawings and specifications, performing design calculations, creating parts, assemblies, and drawings in Solidworks, and creating part numbers and bills of material in Teamcenter. The Design Engineer works with manufacturing engineers and provides support to machinists, suppliers, and assemblers, while also contributing to legacy product changes, cost reduction, process improvement, and project execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Proficiency using Solidworks 3D CAD software.
• Familiarity with EPDM Product Data Management software.
• Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience creating part numbers and bills of material.
• Strong organizational, project coordination, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to support process improvement, operational efficiency, and project execution activities within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Interpret customer-supplied drawings and technical specifications to define customer needs.
• Perform calculations to ensure designs are of high quality and long service life.
• Create parts, assemblies, and drawings using Solidworks 3D CAD software.
• Create part numbers and bills of material in Teamcenter product lifecycle management software.
• Work with manufacturing engineers to align designs with factory capabilities, cost objectives, and core competencies.
• Provide engineering and operational support to machinists, suppliers, and assemblers.
• Execute engineering changes to legacy products.
• Develop and implement cost-reduction and process-improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency and profitability.
• Assist with project planning, production coordination, documentation management, and execution activities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and business operations to support project delivery.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan with NOV matching every dollar up to 5% of base pay and overtime for every dollar invested.
• Competitive medical plans effective on the date of hire.
• Free MDLIVE virtual visits for employees enrolled in an NOV medical plan.
• Free preventative medical and dental care for the family when enrolled in NOV medical/dental plans and using an in-network physician.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance equal to 2 times annual salary for full-time employees.
• Three weeks of paid vacation per year for regular full-time employees, prorated based on start date; relevant pre-NOV experience may be considered for vacation accruals.
• Up to 11 paid holidays per year for regular full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time