Field Service Technician: Drilling Equipment & Calibration

NOV; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical plans

MDLIVE visits

Dental care

Life/AD&D insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

NOV Rig Technologies seeks a skilled field service professional to support drilling equipment at customer sites. You will install, calibrate, troubleshoot, and upgrade machinery, and train customers on safe operation of the system.

This role requires travel to sites, strong problem-solving skills, and collaboration with internal teams to maintain the highest equipment reliability and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Completion of technical training school or equivalent background.
• 2–5 years of field service experience or equivalent knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Interface with departments to understand NOV products and how to operate, test, calibrate and resolve issues.
• Travel to customer sites to inspect, install, commission, test, calibrate and train customers on NOV products.
• Perform field upgrades of software and hardware and train customers on proper operation of the system.
• Communicate field failures and feedback to appropriate departments.
• Install, commission, troubleshoot and repair drilling equipment (PLC, controls, drives, hydraulics, electrical, mechanical).
• Provide training to NOV personnel on systems and equipment as needed.
• Submit accurate progress reports to appropriate personnel and collaborate with customers.

Skills

Field service

Troubleshooting

Calibration

Customer training

Communication

Education

Technical training certificate

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Cyberbase

Amphion

PLC systems

VFDs

Job description

NOV Rig Technologies seeks a skilled field service professional to support drilling equipment at customer sites. You will install, calibrate, troubleshoot, and upgrade machinery, and train customers on safe operation of the system.

This role requires travel to sites, strong problem-solving skills, and collaboration with internal teams to maintain the highest equipment reliability and safety standards.