# Software Engineer Field Engineering

NOV is a leading innovator in the oil and gas industry, committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower our clients to achieve their goals. Our Field Engineering team forms part of the NOV Rig Technologies division. We play a critical role in delivering customized aftermarket software upgrades to drilling rigs, ensuring seamless deployment, integration, and optimization for our end-users. We are seeking a talented Software Engineer to join this dynamic team and help us continue to exceed customer expectations. As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for creating, modifying, testing and delivering control systems for drilling machinery and equipment, with a primary focus on PLC and/or HMI development. Your role will include programming new functionality, upgrades and improvements in accordance with the Field Engineering business process. The complexity and variety of these control systems offer a broad range of tasks and opportunities for professional development. You will work closely with various technical disciplines and software specialists across the global company to ensure seamless integration and performance. General Duties Software Development and Impro

- **Id**: 3797733
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/nov-software-engineer-field-engineering>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Gqeberha, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T06:49:37Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T03:14:55Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4967
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Oil & Gas

## Company

- **Id**: 1814757
- **Name**: NOV
- **Domain**: nov.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/nov-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 83
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.578
- **Repost share**: 0.024
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 40
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no
- **VMWare** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T10:12:59Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:8, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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