Senior Welding Engineer

Job Purpose

Job Description

• Prepares, manage, coordinate welding procedure qualification and welder qualification tests meeting project requirements.
• Review supplier welding procedures, processes, and documentation.
• Ensure that manufacturers comply with Clients requirements and applicable International rules, codes, standards and procedures.
• Reviews the Client technical documentation and all relevant legislation, standards and codes requirements
• Understand fabrication drawings, drawing and NDT symbols.
• Understand requirements of codes of construction such as ASME Sec IX, AWS D1.1, ASME B31.3, DNV OS F101 etc.
• Understand the causes of occurrence of weld defects including distortion and advise ways to eliminate them.
• Understand the operation of welding equipment and troubleshoot simple problems.
• Using various welding gauges, contact thermocouples, ferrite meter, clad thickness gauge to monitoring weld dimensions and quality.
• Motivate welders to achieve consistently good quality welds.
• Help identify location of defects in welds so that they can removed prior to repair.
• To record welders assignments in terms of qualifications on materials and processes, and ensure that code requirements are complied with.
• To advise ways to improve productivity and quality.
• To ensure that welding consumable storage meets industry norms, customer requirements company procedures or manufacturer recommendation as applicable.
• To ensure that welding consumable storage meets industry norms, customer requirements company procedures or manufacturer recommendation as applicable.
• Provide mentorship, coaching and support, as required, to other more junior team members.
• Lead the development of systems or procedures and delivery of excellence.
• Assist Welding Engineering Manager to identify, develop and improve tools, equipment or systems to enable effective product delivery.
• Evaluate lessons learned for similar projects and ensure improvements implemented to other projects.
• Establish and maintain procedures for production welding and welding personnel, to ensure compliance with specifications, processes, and heating requirements.
• Respond to Client and Vendor technical queries based on project or contract requirement.
• Provide technical support for technical clarifications and deviations.
• Perform Gap Analysis of relevant welding industries standard or TechnipFMC welding specification meet process.
• Perform the readiness task as per Manufacturing readiness level (MRL).

You are meant for this job if:

• Degree in Mechanical or Welding Engineering or Materials & Metallurgy with IWE certification and 5 years of experience in fabrication/manufacturing shop
• Working knowledge of welding processes (strong working knowledge of TIG), qualifications and related Industry Codes on welding
• Working knowledge of structural and material properties, e.g. carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, and their application – Some experience of materials selection
• NDT Level II desirable in any two methods
• 6 years’ experience in welding engineering, structural fabrication, pressure vessel, quality, non-destructive examination for all types of oil and gas contracts
• Experience in oilfield equipment and knowledge in ASTM, ASME IX, API and NACE standards will be distinctly advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to independently create and implement functional and cost-effective processes that meet complex specification requirements.
• General understanding of internal economic factors (cost, margins, profit impact of decisions) affecting assignment areas. Good oral and written communication skills
• Tact in dealing with welders to motivate for better performance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Spends 50% of time in a temperature-controlled office environment and 50% of time in shop. May be exposed to possible shop hazards including heavy machinery, high noise level and chemicals.
• Frequent sitting and operating a computer. Fast paced atmosphere with multiple priorities and constant change. Frequent standing, walking, bending and stooping.

Skills