- Metallurgical Engineering
or Materials Engineering preferred or BSME or Chemical Engineering with
Metallurgy/Materials. 3+ years metallurgy experience in the chemical / petrochemical
manufacturing industry
- Experience with ASME Boiler
and Pressure Vessel and Piping Codes preferred
- Must be able to work with
standard Microsoft PC software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Need strong communication
skills
- Must show well-developed
problem solving and decision making skills and be able to understand the
implications and consequences of health, safety, and compliance issues
- Must be able to make fast,
accurate assessments and decisions, but know when to consult with other key
experts to ensure quality decisions
- Must be physically fit and
able to climb, crawl, and enter industrial facilities and piping
- Must be able to work and
communicate comfortably and effectively with all individuals, from craftsmen
and welders to managers.
- Will provide technically
accurate and timely materials, corrosion, fabrication, and inspection
consulting to the Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance departments
- Perform field evaluation
and work closely with Regulatory Reliability and Inspection departments.
Perform and oversee vendor-performed failure analysis to determine root cause
of equipment problems or failures
- Provide metallurgy,
corrosion, fabrication, and inspection assistance on new project work and
during turnarounds and equipment outages
- Assesses materials,
corrosion, fabrication, and inspection needs
- Participate in initiatives
to increase equipment reliability
- Assist in identifying
opportunities for improvement in equipment reliability
- Work materials and
inspection network on corporate-identified initiatives to improve long-term
equipment reliability
- Coordinates the completion
of Corrosion Control Documents (CCD's) for all new construction projects and
major modifications.
Job Purpose:
- Ensures
metal quality by conducting materials and structural component tests and
evaluations for material characterization and failure analysis; maintaining
standards; analyzing findings; preparing reports.
Duties:
- Maintains
quality standards by completing nondestructive tests, examinations, and
inspections (NDT, NDE, NDI), including liquid penetrant inspection (PT),
magnetic particle inspection (MT), radiographic inspection (RT), ultrasonic
inspection (UT), and eddy current inspection (ET); applying accept/reject
criteria.
- Identifies
and characterizes materials samples by investigating atomic scale structures,
using x-ray diffraction (XRD); analyzing findings.
- Determines
materials macroproperties by examining materials microstructure, using scanning
electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), image
analysis, thin film analysis, and failure analysis; analyzing findings. .
- Determines
materials durability by conducting failure tests; analyzing findings.
- Improves
materials, products, and processes by recommending changes based on analytical
findings; investigating and resolving concerns; developing new tests.
- Prepares
metallurgical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and
trends.
- Ensures
operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements
- Manufacturer's
instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining
equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Improves
quality results by following QS9000 standards; studying, evaluating, and
re-designing processes; implementing changes.
- Helps
customers by answering technical questions; responding to requests.
- Maintains
safe work environment by following organization standards and legal
regulations.
- Updates
job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, trade shows, and
conferences; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks;
participating in professional organizations.
- Enhances
department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing
new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job
accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Research Skills, Analyzing
Information, Dealing with Complexity, Reporting Research Results, Scientific
Curiosity, Documentation Skills, Verbal Communication, Written Communication,
Lab Environment, Attention to Detail, Innovation
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