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Job Title
Sr. Corrosion Engineer

Position Description
Saudi Aramco seeks an experienced Senior Corrosion Engineer to work with the Yanbu Refinery Department at its refinery facility based at Yanbu on the western cost of Saudi Arabia.

The Senior Corrosion Engineer will be part of the refinery inspection unit responsible for resolving problems in corrosion control and materials performance affecting the refinery process and utilities units.

Incumbent should be an expert in corrosion engineering field and the incumbent is required to undertake or coordinate complex engineering work related to inspection activities.

Minimum Requirements
Bachelor Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.

A minimum of 7 years extensive experience in corrosion monitoring, control activities and refinery processes.

Have a thorough knowledge of international codes/standards applicable to inspection (ASTM, API, ASME, TEMA, NACE, ANSI, etc,).

Candidates with API 510, API570, AWS, RBI, Coating, NDT and any other certificates related to Inspection are preferred. Must have a thorough knowledge of refinery processes with experience in chemical inhibitors, cathodic protection, material selection and coating protection.

Duties & Responsibilities
Interface with refinery personnel and provide expert advice and front line technical support to maintenance and operation personnel on all corrosion control activities throughout the refinery.

Perform corrosion failure investigations and special corrosion related studies.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the corrosion inhibitors in the refinery and assist the refinery in benchmarking the corrosion control practices with other practices used in the industry.

Provide expert advice and assistance on matters pertaining to corrosion and scaling prediction.

Review corrosion mitigation and monitoring activities in the field to identify needed system modifications or procedural changes.

Initiate and conduct special studies to minimize/control the corrosion in the refinery units to improve the facilities operation.

Provide special technical service, consulting and assisting in design and construction of corrosion control projects.

Work with concerned area inspectors and process engineers to monitor and control process parameters related to corrosion.

Act as mentor to develop competent Saudi Arab corrosion engineers.

Recommend new technologies in the field of corrosion.

About Us
Saudi Aramco’s Refining, Marketing & International (RM&I) business line is responsible for the Company’s downstream operations: refining, distribution and marketing. RM&I oversees the operations of the Company’s wholly owned refineries and NGL (natural gas liquids) fractionation plants.

The business line is also responsible for the Company’s large integrated distribution system that encompasses pipelines, bulk plants and marine terminals. Saudi Aramco’s wholly-owned shipping subsidiary, Vela International Marine Limited, operates one of the world’s largest fleets of supertankers.

RM&I coordinates the Company’s crude oil and refined products sales and marketing activities, in the Kingdom and in the Far East, Europe and the United States. RM&I also directs the Company’s domestic and international joint and equity ventures in refining and marketing.

Recently, the Company has moved further downstream by integrating petrochemical production with its Rabigh refinery in a project with an international partner and by entering into a similar venture in China. Additional integrated refining and petrochemical ventures are under study.

Req Number
A73-70018876