Senior Product Designer

Company Overview

Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in about 20 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible hydrocarbon production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower carbon world.

Nabors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  To learn more about our Fair Employment practices, please refer to the Nabors Code of Conduct.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Designer produces designs and develops new products using sound engineering principles. They propose modifications and solutions to problems with existing products. They create bills of material, engineering change notices and other documents as required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Model mechanical and structural design concepts using Parametric 3D software.

• Produce detail drawings for new and existing components in accordance with company drafting standards.

• Prepare ECN, bills of material and assembly drawings.

• Create sketches, views or images for bulletins and other technical documents.

• Performs a preliminary self-check of design produced prior to submitting them to the engineers for approval.

• Create tolerance stack up studies and perform design checks.

• Perform design calculations.

• Check drawings produced by other designers and drafters.

• Provide technical support to Operations, Quality, Manufacturing and Marketing.

• Interface with vendors and provide technical support.

• Participate in company safety meetings and safety awareness.

• Other duties maybe assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Senior Product Designer, on large projects, may lead a team of designers and drafters. They will be responsible for working with the engineers to define the system, distributing the workload for designers and drafters, work with project managers to maintain the timelines and keep an overview of the entire system making sure it meets requirements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in engineering technology with a minimum of 8 years design experience or

• Associate degree in engineering technology with a minimum of 12 years of design experience

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, comprehend and write in English.

• Ability to effectively present technical information, to colleagues, customers, and vendors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• As per engineering technology associate degree requirements.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD

• Manufacturing/Inventory software

• Microsoft Office

CERTIFICATES, LICENCES, REGISTRATIONS

• SOLIDWORKS CSWP certification preferred

• Valid Driver's License

• Valid passport

• Domestic and international travel may be required.

BEHAVIORAL COMPENTENCIES

• Problem Solving

• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops, alternative solutions, works well in a problem-solving situation, uses reason when dealing with emotional topics.

• Technical Skills

• Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

• Oral Communication

• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

• Written Communication

• Writes clearly and informative; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

• Teamwork

• Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedbacks; Contributes to building positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build moral and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

• Ethics

• Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

• Organizational Support

• Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

• Judgement - displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgement; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision making process; Makes timely decisions.

• Motivation

• Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence.

• Planning/Organization

• Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives.

• Professionalism

• Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

• Quality

• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

• Safety - and Security

• Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.

• Adaptability

• Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.

• Dependability

• Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Competes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Proficient in SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD.

• Mechanical design principals including machined parts, assemblies, weldment and sheet metal fabrication.

• Knowledge of creating integrated systems.

• Ability to draft as per ANSI Y14.5 standard.

• Knowledge of Manufacturing Software.

• Design creativity.

• Ability to perform tolerance stack-up study.

• Ability to do simple hand calculations and FEA studies.

• Knowledge of oilfield regulatory requirements.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit, stand or walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear and smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to vibration, risk of electrical shock, wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high and precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions and extreme cold and heat. #LI-TL1