Corrosion and Materials Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise senior technical resource for materials of construction for pressure vessels, piping, storage tanks, and critical equipment across O'P USA, providing authoritative guidance on alloy selection, welding compatibility, and material upgrades.
• Provide authoritative input on fitness-for-service evaluations, repair strategies, and material substitutions for severe or complex integrity challenges that exceed routine site capability.
• Support site projects and Management of Change processes requiring evaluation of exotic materials, elevated service requirements, or non-routine material decisions.
• Lead and support failure analyses and root cause investigations involving materials or metallurgical failures, contributing technical expertise on failure mechanisms, contributing factors, and systemic corrective actions.
• Maintain enterprise materials engineering standards and reference documents that guide consistent application across all O'P USA sites.
• Lead the enterprise CUI (Corrosion Under Insulation) inspection and mitigation strategy across all O'P USA sites, covering both piping and fixed equipment.
• Define enterprise standards for insulation systems, protective coatings, and weatherproofing as they relate to CUI prevention, inspection, and mitigation.
• Track CUI program performance across sites and drive continuous improvement in inspection coverage, mitigation effectiveness, and risk reduction year over year.
• Lead the identification, documentation, and management of active and potential damage mechanisms across all O'P USA assets, including high-temperature hydrogen attack, sulfidation, chloride stress corrosion cracking, amine cracking, and other common threats in hydrocarbon and polymer processing.

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Welding Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering; advanced degree preferred.
• 15-20 years of experience in welding, materials, or corrosion engineering in refining, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environments.
• Certified or highly proficient with API 510, 570, 579 (FFS), 582, and ASME Section IX, with the ability to apply them to varied plant environments.
• Experience developing or qualifying welding procedures and reviewing contractor WPS/PQR documents.
• Strong understanding of corrosion mechanisms in hydrocarbon and polymer processing, including CUI, high-temperature sulfidation, and chloride stress corrosion cracking.
• Demonstrated experience with damage mechanism reviews and corrosion control document development.
• Active participation in external industry forums (e.g., API committees, NACE/AMPP) preferred.