Position: Materials and Corrosion Engineer

Reporting To: Metallurgical Leader

Division: Asset Integrity

Requirements

Educational Level: University degree in metallurgy, welding, engineering or science.

Work Experience:

Minimum of 10 years (including refinery and petrochemical)

Specialty/Qualification:

Passionate dedication to maintaining safe operations enforcing strict conformance with all government regulations, and applicable company procedures and policies.
Strong decision-making abilities under pressure and innovative to generate new ideas.
Excellent leadership and communication skills and have the ability to teach skills to freshmen and exhibit patience.

Skills/Abilities:

Sound knowledge of applicable international codes/standards such as ASME, AWS, NACE, ASTM, API and TEMA. (Both construction and post construction codes/standards)
Sound knowledge of metallurgy, welding, corrosion and metallurgical testing.
Demonstrable experience and knowledge of resolving problems related to metallurgy, welding and repair methods affecting refinery process units.
Knowledge of oil refinery operations and processes. Including awareness of typical fluid services, e.g. wet H2S service, caustic and amine services.
Demonstrable experience and knowledge of typical materials (such as duplex steels and nickel alloys) and process equipment such as vessels, reactors, columns and utilities such as boilers and steam generators.
Experience of approving Contractor/Vendor WPSs.
Be able to work both independently, or as a team member, in a new work situation and assist other staff members.
Write reports and design packages to enable implementation of engineering recommendations.
Experience of field operation (at least two 2 years). This is to have included not only routine operation but also trouble-shooting, trial operation, preparation for daily and turnaround maintenance.
Good verbal and written communication skills and able to mentor junior engineers.
Proficiency with common software packages such as Word, Excel and Access.
Experience of maintenance mechanical control and planning.
English skills IELTS 5.0

Purpose

Materials and Corrosion Engineer is responsible for providing metallurgical support to other Asset Integrity staff (and staff from other departments). He/she will resolve problems concerning material performance, welding and corrosion mitigation of refinery equipment.

Responsibility

Materials and Corrosion Engineer is responsible for providing metallurgical and welding support to the Asset Integrity. Typical duties would include the following:

Resolve problems related to materials performance, welding, repairs and corrosion management of refinery equipment.
Specify NDE methods needed to assure the quality of repair work and interpretation of results;
Approve Method statement including WPS submitted by Contractor/Vendor.
Contribute to work plans for events such as planned shutdowns. Estimate quantities of welding consumables required for Maintenance activities.
Interface with other refinery personnel to provide advice and front line metallurgical support to maintenance and operations personnel.
Carry out failure investigation to identify root cause(s) of failures using techniques such as TapRoot.
Write and contribute to others’ Root Cause Analysis reports.
Write reports on metallurgical/welding matters for the Metallurgical Leader and managers as required.
Oversee the application and interpretation of Vietnamese material and metallurgical codes and other applicable codes and standards.
Guide, direct and motivate less experienced engineers and operators. This includes specifying and delivering education and training and assessing performance; this is carried out in conjunction with the Human Resources Section.

Accountability, Duty

To achieve the followings through the above responsibility
Maintain safe and stable operation
Keep required quality of product
Plant productivity improvement

Specific numerical goals will be defined every year.