Metallurgical Engineer

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide consultation to field operations and projects of SA upstream facilities, pipelines, refineries, gas plants and terminals including resolution of materials technical problems.
• Participate in incident investigation studies.
• Conduct metallurgical failure analyses to determine root causes and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Review project design packages and provide material selection recommendations and materials related consultations based on standards and technical information.
• Evaluate and introduce best practice and emerging technologies from all over the world to help the company achieve best in class positions in the oil business.
• Perform materials testing, evaluation and validation for verify materials compliance and suitability
• Develop and maintain our client engineering standards and design best practices to enhance company profitability, safety and productivity.
• Active in developing/educating young Saudi Arab engineers and promoting engineering including teaching TSPA courses in materials Selection and failure Analysis
• Deliver technical presentations and write papers for peer-reviewed journals on engineering studies and projects he has overseen.
• Actively participate in work of our client technical societies and other international industry standards and specification such as ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and API, and participate on specialized committees within appropriate groups.
• Carry out economic studies and cost analyses of particular importance in the field.

Requirements: 

• A Bachelor degree in Metallurgy amd Materials Engineering.
• Must possess high academic achievement in a closely related discipline with preference for candidates with an advanced degree
• At least 10 years’ experience in materials engineering, fabrication, materials selection and failure analysis.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary, multicultural groups and be able to pursue work independently
• General engineering consultancy experience and capability focusing on failure analysis, materials selection, equipment & piping fabrication, providing support to our client operations, capital programs and occasionally to Joint Venture operations.
• Knowledge of refinery processes and gas plant operations