Corrosion Engineer

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global energy company as a Corrosion Engineer at the Khursaniyah Gas Plant. This role is crucial for ensuring the mechanical integrity of materials used in gas processing. You will implement and improve corrosion management programs, conduct risk-based inspections, and provide expert advice on material selection and corrosion mitigation strategies. With a commitment to talent development and a focus on addressing significant technical challenges, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute to world-scale projects in the energy sector. If you have a passion for engineering and a drive for excellence, this is the perfect chance to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Talent Development Programs

Health Insurance

Retirement Plans

Work-life Balance Initiatives

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in gas processing and asset integrity programs.
• Strong knowledge of NACE, ASME, API, and ASTM standards.

Responsibilities

• Implement corrosion management programs and conduct risk-based inspections.
• Troubleshoot corrosion problems and develop mitigation strategies.
• Review design packages and validate materials selection.

Skills

Corrosion Management

Risk-based Inspection

Material Selection

NDT Technology

Technical Reporting

Welding Engineering

Project Management

Coating Solutions

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Materials Science

Corrosion Science

Tools

Corrosion Monitoring Technologies

API Standards

NACE Certification

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Corrosion Engineer to join our Khursaniyah Gas Plant.

KGP (Khursaniyah Gas Plant) current processing capacity is 3 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD) of associated and non-associated gas. The plant products are NGL, Sales Gas and Liquid sulfur.

Your primary role is to implement, support and continually improve KGP inspection corrosion management programs as well as to provide consultative advice in materials ensuring cost-effective material selection and corrosion mitigation strategies, which will ensure mechanical integrity of the materials applied on all KGP assets including equipment and piping through their life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

1. Implement corrosion management program and on-stream monitoring.
2. Conduct risk-based inspection based on API-580 methodology.
3. Review and approve recommended solutions for coating failures and cathodic protection.
4. Participate in HAZOP review sessions and ensure that all issues are addressed.
5. Manage water treatment program and recommend solutions to overcome challenges.
6. Review design packages and validate materials selection based on current code and standards.
7. Validate corrosion controls, corrosion loops and corrosion damage mechanisms frequently.
8. Assess feed composition changes and approve recommended solutions to assure asset integrity.
9. Develop scope and description of technology items, and lead field implementation.
10. Develop and transfer knowledge about use of coating, CP, corrosion inhibitors and other corrosion controls and best practices.
11. Extract data and draw conclusions from Corrosion Monitoring Technologies.
12. Troubleshoot corrosion problems and address their root causes.
13. Review design packages for plant changes and modifications to address corrosion and material challenges.
14. Explore new materials development and deploy advanced material application to address plant corrosion challenges.
15. Perform the regular review and update on the plants units Corrosion Control Documents (CCD’s) reflecting any changes that resulted from plant changes either in plant operation or facility modifications.
16. Conduct the evergreening RBI studies of the plant unit, including revising the inventory grouping limits and reflecting that on related drawings, tracking generated RBI recommendations and coordinating their implementations.
17. Review existing inspection programs reports to monitor the corrosion activities in the plant.

Minimum Requirements:

• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or Corrosion Science from a recognized and approved program.
• You will have 10 years of experience in Gas processing in Oil/Gas Industry, material science and metrology, different NDT technology and their applications and knowledge in engineering aspect of welding.
• You must have working experience in running asset integrity programs in petroleum or petrochemical operating facilities.
• Capability to write clear technical reports to address any technical issue. The candidate shall also have excellent presentation skills to share knowledge with others and present business cases to management to take decisions.
• Strong knowledge of the international standards and codes NACE, ASME, API and ASTM especially inspection and corrosion standards such as API-571, API-579, API-580, API-570 and API-510. And he should hold a valid NACE Specialist Certification or NACE Senior Corrosion Technologist or combination of NACE Corrosion Technologist, API-571 and NACE CP level II.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Job ID: 15071

Tagged as: Khursaniyah Gas Plant Dept