Manufacturing Design Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Design Engineer for a direct hire opportunity in Houston, TX with a well-established global manufacturer serving the oil and gas equipment industry. This role is ideal for a mechanical engineering professional with direct design experience involving mud pumps, positive displacement pumps, frac pumps, or closely related high-pressure pumping equipment.

As a Manufacturing Design Engineer, you will help design, develop, and improve specialized oilfield pumping systems and mechanical equipment used in demanding applications. This position offers the opportunity to work with an experienced engineering team, collaborate closely with manufacturing and quality groups, and contribute to product improvements that impact performance, safety, reliability, and durability.

This is a strong opportunity for an engineer who enjoys hands-on mechanical design, problem-solving, and seeing products move from concept through manufacturing and testing. The work environment offers stability, supportive leadership, technical collaboration, long-term career growth, and a hybrid schedule after training.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and improve mud pumps, positive displacement pumps, frac pumps, and related oilfield mechanical equipment.
- Create 3D models, detailed engineering drawings, mechanical specifications, and design documentation.
- Perform engineering calculations, stress analysis, tolerance studies, and Finite Element Analysis to validate equipment reliability and performance.
- Evaluate mechanical components, assemblies, materials, and purchased components for high-pressure oilfield applications.
- Develop testing procedures, review performance results, and prepare technical reports with engineering recommendations.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and cross-functional teams to support product development and continuous improvement.

Compensation and Benefits

- Base salary range: $100,000 to $118,000 per year.
- Target salary range noted for this role: $110,000 to $118,000 annually.
- Annual incentive bonus opportunity: 10%, based on company profitability and performance.
- Job type: Full-time, direct hire.
- Schedule: Hybrid, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote after successful training.
- Flexible start times with core business hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.
- Minimal travel required, including occasional domestic travel approximately once per year.
- Potential international travel to India approximately once every 2 to 3 years.
- Long-term career growth and professional development opportunities.

This company offers growth and a great group of people to work with.