What are the responsibilities and job description for the Asset Integrity / Failure Analysis Engineer position at Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc.?
Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk®) provides services to industries and governments in the U.S. and around the world to assess the consequences and risks associated with potentially catastrophic events including explosions, fires and toxic material releases. Our research and development programs make us a technology leader with the most advanced methodologies and tools to predict potential consequences, analyze risk, and design protection, prevention, and mitigation systems for such catastrophic events.
Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk®) is seeking an energetic and competent individual to enhance the materials engineering and test services group headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
Candidates for the position should possess at least a bachelors degree in materials, metallurgical, or mechanical engineering. A masters degree or PhD would be preferred. Registered as a professional engineer is required. The candidate should have from 6 to 12 years of experience in establishing mechanical integrity controls, and performing failure analysis, life assessments, and incident investigations.
Candidates should have good verbal and written communication skills that will be used when interacting with technical personnel, government agencies, and managers. The candidate should have experience establishing mechanical integrity and inspection programs. The individual should have experience working with various structural materials and understand basic failure mechanisms and fracture behavior.
The candidate should be familiar with the following:
- Standard metallurgical lab equipment
- Polishing practices
- Optical and scanning electron microscopes
- Material testing
- Inspection techniques
Key responsibilities shall include:
- Performing failure analysis
- Engineering and inspection reviews
- Assisting with mechanical integrity audits
- Performing fitness-for-service life assessments
- Risk evaluations
- Participating in on-site accident and incident investigations of industrial locations
- Initiating promotional activities
- Overseeing and performing laboratory testing, as needed
- Conducting research and development
- Writing and presenting findings from investigations
- Providing legal and consulting services, as needed
The individual should have experience working with various
- Metal alloy systems
- Polymeric materials
- Coatings
In addition, the candidate should have experience working with industrial equipment including:
- Piping
- Pressure vessels
- Rotating and fixed equipment
BakerRisk® offers a competitive salary and benefit package including holiday, vacation and sick leave pay, medical/dental insurance, 401(k), Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and potential for a year-end bonus.
BakerRisk® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants receive equal consideration, regardless of their race, color, religion, age, gender, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other protected status.
BakerRisk® and its affiliated companies are drug- free workplaces.
For additional information, please see our website at www.BakerRisk.com
