Lead Materials Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:

Lead Materials Engineer

Job Responsibilities:

• Work as overall Lead for material selection of static, rotating, and piping items for the entire project. Lead the material selection study, develop a suitable corrosion control strategy, and implement a corrosion monitoring philosophy for the project.

• Conduct erosion/corrosion modeling, prediction, and assessment studies using the latest software programs for sour and sweet services in the oil and gas industry.

• Develop and update engineering guidelines, specifications, and best practices within metallurgy, welding, coatings, and corrosion control for the project.

• Study and develop Material Selection Philosophy (MSP), Material Selection Diagram (MSD), and Material Selection Report (MSR) during the concept, pre-FEED, FEED, and detailed engineering phases of the project.

• Review related detailed design specifications and drawings submitted by contractors and Consulting Engineers for compliance with design basis, specifications, codes, standards, and industry practices.

• Review and endorse consultant/contractor’s design, coordinate the material and corrosion design review, evaluate options, and select the best techno-economic solutions.

• Provide technical support related to material and corrosion to the project during concept, pre-FEED, FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing, installation, commissioning, and start-up stages of the project.

• Advise on corrosion monitoring product specifications, material selection, identifying monitoring locations, and selection criteria for the periodic inspection of facilities covering both offshore assets in upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, LNG, refinery, and petrochemical facilities.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering.

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in materials and corrosion engineering in the oil and gas industry with a premier Engineering Consultant or oil and gas company.

• Working knowledge of international design codes, standards, company standards and procedures, and design software packages such as Predict, ECE5, Hydrocor, and Norsok M506, etc.

• Fully familiar with relevant industry standards (API, NACE, ISO, NORSOK, DNV, ASME, ASTM, etc.) as well as design and fabrication requirements for oil and gas projects.

• Fully familiar with material selection, evaluating corrosion control strategies, and implementing corrosion monitoring techniques covering both offshore assets in upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, refinery, and petrochemical facilities.

• Fully familiar with corrosion problems associated with projects for tubing and X-Mas trees, pipelines, valves, piping, vessels and exchangers, and rotating equipment in the oil and gas industry.

• Experience in coordinating with expert contractor/vendor representatives during contractor selection, drawing reviews, and start-up phases.

• Strong technical, planning, communication, presentation, and reporting skills.