Downstream Corrosion Engineer – Refinery Experience Only

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco is seeking an experienced Corrosion Engineer to join GME in Downstream Reliability Solutions. You will provide technical support to operating facilities and deploy new corrosion management technologies to improve asset integrity.

The role covers studies in cathodic protection, water treatment, chemical inhibition and materials selection, plus participation in RBI and HAZOP reviews. This demanding position requires 15 years in corrosion within downstream oil and gas and fluency in

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in corrosion management within downstream oil & gas.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or metallurgical engineering (advanced degree preferred).
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• NACE and API/ASTM corrosion standards knowledge.
• NACE Specialist or Senior Corrosion Technologist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct corrosion management assessments and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Develop and manage GME strategic value-driven corrosion programs roadmap.
• Deploy corrosion management technologies across Global Manufacturing portfolio.
• Support corrosion-related failure investigations and publish lessons learned.
• Consult facilities on corrosion management during design, construction, operations.
• Review operating parameters to optimize corrosion programs.
• Review design packages and validate materials selection to prevent corrosion.
• Support RBI studies based on API-580 methodology.
• Investigate coating failures and propose cost-effective solutions.
• Assist HAZOP reviews from corrosion perspective.

Skills

Corrosion management

Metallurgical engineering

Welding engineering

API & ASME codes

NACE certification knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering

Job description

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.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer

Work schedule: Full Time – To be specified in Job offer