NOV is a large-scale industrial manufacturer serving the oil and gas sector with a 150+ year history. The tech stack reveals a hybrid operational posture: enterprise automation and PLCs (Siemens, ABB, Windchill) dominate manufacturing workflows, while cloud infrastructure (Azure, Kubernetes, Power Platform) underpins internal systems — a pattern typical of legacy industrial companies modernizing backend operations without yet fully integrating field systems. Hiring velocity is accelerating across engineering and manufacturing, with the active project list centered on HSE compliance, cost reduction, and equipment reliability, suggesting operational tightening rather than product innovation.
Notable leadership hires: Test Lead, Project Lead
NOV manufactures drilling equipment, well completion tools, tubular products, and lifting systems for the global energy industry. Customers range from major oil and gas operators to oilfield services companies across production, drilling, and well servicing phases. The company operates at scale with 10,000+ employees across 25+ countries, with significant manufacturing footprints in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Mexico, and India. Current operational priorities center on safety and regulatory compliance (HSE management systems, ISO standards, weld quality), cost control, and equipment reliability improvements.
NOV uses Siemens PLCs, ABB controllers, and Windchill for manufacturing automation. Backend systems run on Azure, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI). Monitoring uses Prometheus and Grafana. Adopting Power BI and Azure; migrating away from ShoreTel.
NOV is headquartered in Houston, Texas and operates as a public company with 10,001+ employees globally.
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