Design Engineer

About the job

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

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Interpreting customer supplied drawings and technical specifications to define customer needs.

• Performing calculations to ensure designs are of the highest quality and longest life.

• Creating parts, assemblies and drawings using Solidworks 3D CAD software.

• Creating part numbers and bills of material in Teamcenter product lifecycle management software.

• Working with manufacturing engineers to ensure designs are in line with factory capabilities, cost objectives, and core competencies.

• Providing engineering and operational support to machinists, suppliers and assemblers.

• Executing engineering changes to legacy products.

• Developing and implementing cost reduction and process improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency and profitability.

• Assisting with project planning, production coordination, documentation management, and execution activities to support organizational and customer objectives.

• Participating in cross-functional collaboration involving engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and business operations to support successful project delivery.

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS: (visit usbenefits.nov.com for more information about our benefits offerings)

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – NOV matches every dollar up to 5% of base pay and overtime for every dollar you invest.
• Competitive medical plans that are effective your date of hire. Visit usbenefits.nov.com/cost-for-coverage for more information.
• FREE MDLIVE virtual visits (when enrolled in an NOV medical plan).
• FREE preventative medical and dental care for the entire family (when enrolled in an NOV medical/dental plan and seeing an in-network physician).
• FREE Basic Life and AD&D insurance at 2 times your annual salary (for full-time employees).
• All regular full-time employees start with 3 weeks of paid vacation per year (prorated based on start date). Pre-NOV relevant experience (years of service) may be considered for vacation accruals.
• All regular full-time employees receive up to 11 paid holidays per year.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• A Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree.

• Proficiency using Solidworks 3D CAD software.

• Familiarity with EPDM Product Data Management software.

• A 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.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 45256
• Job Category: Design
• Posting Date: 2026-10-20
• Job Schedule: Full time