Process-Plant Materials Integrity & Containment Advisor — Pittsburgh

Axyde Analytics; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Axyde Analytics seeks a Pittsburgh-anchored Process-Plant Materials Integrity & Containment Advisor to review corrosion mechanisms, materials selection, piping classes, tanks and containment for critical-minerals facilities. This is a remote contract role based from Pittsburgh but work is project-based.

Candidates should bring 15+ years of plant/EPC/owner review experience and an advanced degree in metallurgy/materials/corrosion engineering; ability to challenge vendor assumptions and document

Qualifications

• Advanced degree or professional engineering preparation in metallurgy, materials, mechanical, chemical or corrosion engineering.
• Normally 15+ years of relevant plant, EPC, owner or independent-review work.
• Experience with process chemistry and design conditions, material choices, degradation/failure mechanisms.
• Ability to challenge vendor/EPC assumptions and document independent acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Review corrosion mechanisms, materials selection, piping classes, tanks and liners, coatings and containment systems.
• Assess inspection/NDE, corrosion allowance, leak detection and secondary containment.
• Evaluate RBI and lifecycle maintenance across leaching, solvent extraction, ion exchange and refining processes.

Skills

Metallurgy knowledge

Education

Advanced degree in metallurgy/materials/chemical/corrosion engineering

Job description

Process-Plant Materials Integrity & Containment Advisor — Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh, PA
• Architecture/Engineering

ASSET-INTEGRITY PROBLEM

Critical-minerals facilities combine corrosive liquors, abrasive slurries, oxidants, elevated temperature, pressure and hazardous residues. Axyde Analytics seeks a Pittsburgh-anchored materials professional who can judge whether proposed metallurgy, equipment and containment will survive real operating conditions. Work is fully remote and project-based.

TECHNICAL SCOPE

The advisor may review corrosion mechanisms, materials selection, piping classes, tanks and liners, coatings, refractory/brick/rubber systems, welding and fabrication, inspection/NDE, corrosion allowance, leak detection, secondary containment, RBI and lifecycle maintenance. Assignments can span leaching, solvent extraction, ion exchange, precipitation, refining, waste treatment and reagent systems.

WHAT A STRONG RÉSUMÉ PROVES

• Advanced degree or professional engineering preparation in metallurgy, materials, mechanical, chemical or corrosion engineering.
• Normally 15+ years of relevant plant, EPC, owner or independent-review work.
• Specific process chemistry and design conditions, material choices, degradation/failure mechanisms, personal decisions and outcomes.
• Ability to challenge vendor/EPC assumptions and document independent acceptance criteria.

ENGAGEMENT CONDITIONS

This is a remote contract role contingent on award and assignment; no minimum workload is promised. Before proposal selection Axyde will confirm availability, résumé authorization, eligible status where required, possible Level 1/2 travel and OCI/outside-employment restrictions. No rate submission is needed now.