Metallurgy Engineer - Mechanical Services Shops

About the role

Eram Talent is recruiting a Metallurgy Engineer for its Mechanical Services Shops in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The shops provide repair of rotating and static equipment and fabrication of components, and the engineer provides materials and metallurgical support for component fabrication, repair, qualification and failure prevention. The role covers establishing material requirements, evaluating microstructure and properties, selecting processing routes, resolving degradation mechanisms and ensuring materials are fit for oil and gas service.

Key responsibilities

• Select metals, alloys, heat treatments, coatings and acceptance requirements based on strength, toughness, temperature, corrosion, wear and manufacturability.
• Plan and interpret metallography, microstructure, hardness, tensile, impact, fracture, corrosion and coating examinations.
• Provide metallurgical control for casting, forging, welding, cladding, additive manufacturing, machining, heat treatment and repair qualification.
• Investigate cracking, corrosion, erosion, embrittlement, creep, fatigue, wear, overheating and fabrication defects, identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop material specifications and test plans, review certificates and deviations, qualify procedures, issue technical reports and mentor personnel.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering or Materials Science from a recognised programme; Master's or PhD preferred.
• At least 15 years of metallurgical or materials-engineering experience, including a minimum of 8 years supporting industrial manufacturing, repair or failure analysis.
• Ability to turn service conditions and damage mechanisms into material, process, inspection and acceptance requirements.
• Preferred: ASM professional materials credentials, AMPP/NACE corrosion training or equivalent.

Required skills

• Ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, phase transformations, heat treatment, welding metallurgy, corrosion, fracture, fatigue and wear.
• Metallography, microstructure evaluation, material characterization, mechanical testing and failure-analysis reporting.