Material & corrosion engineer

PES Engineering; Italia; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

An engineering services provider in Italy is seeking a skilled professional for corrosion studies and material selection in the energy sector. Your responsibilities will include developing corrosion control philosophies, performing corrosion rate calculations, and preparing technical documents for various metal components. A Master's or Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering is required, along with relevant experience in the oil and gas industry. Excellent English communication skills and willingness to travel are essential for this role.

Competenze

• Degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Chemistry, or Electrochemistry is required.
• Initial experience in corrosion and material selection in the oil and gas industry is preferred.
• Knowledge of codes and standards applicable to material selection.

Mansioni

• Develop corrosion control philosophies and reports based on project data.
• Perform corrosion rate calculations for material selection.
• Support the preparation of technical documents for underwater metal components.

Conoscenze

Corrosion control

Material selection

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Root cause analysis

Formazione

Master's or Bachelor's in Materials Engineering/Metallurgy/Chemistry/Electrochemistry

Descrizione del lavoro

PES ENGINEERING was born from the Engineering Division of PES, founded in 1979, and currently has over 200 permanent engineering staff, boasting significant experience in the Oil & Gas, Power, Renewable Energy, Chemical, Petrochemical, and Automotive sectors.

PES ENGINEERING provides technical and engineering services (Civil, Rotating Machinery, Static Equipment, Process, HSE Design, Electro-instrumental, Layout & Piping), offering over 200,000 engineering hours per year to all major Oil & Gas Companies, EPC Contractors, Industrial Manufacturers, etc.

Currently, PES ENGINEERING has 8 offices in Italy: HQ in Rosignano Solvay (LI), Livorno, San Donato Milanese, Florence, Rome, Bari, Vibo Marina (VV), and Gela.

Abroad, PES ENGINEERING is present in three countries (UK, Romania, UAE). In addition, a series of strategic partnerships, signed on virtually every continent, support the company in carrying out multidisciplinary engineering, service, service management, inspection & expediting, and recruitment & hiring of local personnel.

Reporting to the Corrosion Section Manager of the Materials Technology Department within the Engineering Division.

You will be responsible for corrosion studies and material selection for various equipment in our developments.

Your main missions and responsibilities will be

• Develop corrosion control philosophies and material selection reports based on project data, customer specifications and international codes and standards.
• Performing corrosion rate calculations based on the conditions of the fluids transported in order to select materials (carbon steel pipes or corrosion-resistant materials).
• Assessing service requirements involving H₂S (“sour service”).
• You may also be required to support the department's Metallic Materials section by preparing technical documents (specifications and requests) for the purchase and supply of various underwater metal components (carbon steel pipes, corrosion-resistant alloy pipes, duplex pipes, various forged parts, hot induction bends).
• Reviewing suppliers' technical offers.
• Following up on the production of these components.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering/Metallurgy and Chemistry/Electrochemistry.
• Initial experience in corrosion and material selection in the energy sector and the oil and gas industry, particularly offshore.
• Good knowledge of codes and standards applicable to material selection, corrosion failure mechanisms and corrosion rate calculation models/tools.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of English.
• Willingness to travel worldwide.
• Provide technical support to projects on corrosion-related topics.
• Manage effective interface with other disciplines and customers on corrosion and material selection issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis and/or criticality assessments on corrosion issues.
• Assist the corrosion manager in research and development studies.
• Capitalise on, consolidate and share experience, know-how and knowledge in the discipline.