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Downstream Corrosion Engineer
Req ID: 15310
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Corrosion Engineer to join our Global Manufacturing Excellence (GME) organization under the Downstream Reliability Solutions Department (RSD).
The Reliability Solutions Department (RSD) provides engineering support to Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing wholly owned and affiliates’ facilities (Refining, NGL Processing, and Petrochemicals). This includes reliability, inspection, corrosion management, static equipment, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, instrumentation, and control support.
Your primary role as a Corrosion Engineer is to provide technical support to operating facilities, and the deployment of new technologies related to corrosion management. Developing and prioritizing value-adding programs aimed at enhancing the operational performance of the Saudi Aramco’s downstream assets. You will also conduct technical studies and analyses in specialized corrosion control fields, including cathodic protection, water treatment, chemical inhibition, and materials selection.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct corrosion management assessments & studies, identifying corrosion issues and providing recommendations to mitigate them.
- Develop, and manage the GME Strategic value-driven programs roadmap.
- Deploy technologies related to corrosion management across the Global Manufacturing portfolio.
- Supports corrosion related failure investigations and publish lessons learned from RCAs to avoid reoccurrence.
- Provide consultancy to Global Manufacturing facilities during design, construction, operations, and maintenance on matters pertaining to corrosion management.
- Review operations parameters to identify any required modifications to the operating philosophy and procedures to properly manage corrosion issues.
- Conduct corrosion mitigation and integrity review to optimize inspection and corrosion programs and maintain assets overall integrity.
- Review design packages and validate materials selection based on applicable codes and standards.
- Support conduction of risk-based inspection studies (RBIs) based on API-580 methodology.
- Investigate coating related failures and recommended sound, cost effective solutions.
- Support HAZOP review studies from corrosion management point of view.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering. An advanced degree is preferable.
- 15 years of experience in corrosion management, metallurgical sciences, and welding engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry’s “downstream sector”.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of the various international standards and codes including NACE, ASME, API and ASTM with emphasis on corrosion and inspection codes such as API-571, API-580, API-570 and API-510.
- NACE Specialist certification, NACE Senior Corrosion Technologist certification or combination of NACE Corrosion Technologist, API-571 and NACE CP level II is preferable.
- Able to demonstrate fluency in English, oral and written.
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