Corrosion Engineer

Corrosion Engineer

At a glance

Position:Corrosion Engineer

Primary Location:Plaquemine (LA, USA), Louisiana, United States of America

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:05/16/2024

Job Number:R2046053

Position Type:Regular

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we're passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We're a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you're looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you're in the right place.

About You and This Role

As the Corrosion Engineer/Risk Based Inspection (RBI) Specialist, you provide specialized technical guidance and oversight of the risk-based inspection program for the site. You enjoy working on a team. You have a strong technical knowledge base and require minimal supervision. You will require expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline. You act as experienced SME in corrosion, metallurgy, and materials disciplines. You will support Fixed Asset Integrity team, especially in RBI sustainability, damage mechanism assessment, and corrosion rate analysis. You will engage other regional/global SMEs when work/request is beyond current expertise. Continues to identify opportunities to develop technical expertise. You will work with operating units and stakeholders troubleshoot issues and develop long-term mitigation strategies. You directly contribute to personal and process safety by ensuring a robust and sustainable mechanical integrity program.

Responsibilities

• Supports the site as Subject Matter Expert for Risk Based Inspections (RBI) strategies and the RBI Software, GE APM, focusing on program sustainability.

• Provides technical expertise or inspection/repair technique-based and impact reliability, availability and maintainability of the system and/or equipment.

• Monitors fixed equipment and piping performance through inspection & maintenance strategies and Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) Program, identifying and correcting negative trends. Escalates in a timely fashion to avoid EH&S or production impact.

• Maintains the RBI work process, ensuring alignment with existing site processes.

• Assists Risk Analyst, inspectors, and Plant Assessment Teams when scoping inspections, repairs, and setting corrosion rates.

• Performs equipment modeling that is beyond the expectations of the Risk Analyst.

• Coach inspectors, new corrosion engineer or maintenance engineer on appropriate Risk Based Inspection (RBI) program and practices.

• Supports RBI implementations in Louisiana Operations.

• Leads 10 year corrosion study revalidations.

• Ensures that existing implementations are aligned with any changes to Dow's mechanical integrity standard.

• Assists Turnaround front end loading with job scoping to ensure successful asset renewal and reliability improvement.

• Works to implement other APM Mechanical Integrity Modules (Thickness Monitoring and Inspection Management) and integrate them with RBI.

• Provides communication with TES and Operations leadership for all APM projects.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering.

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

• Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see:~~~ unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser.)

• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Prefer Skills

• Prefer a Materials/Metallurgical/Corrosion Engineering or Mechanical Engineering degree.

• Prefer previous experience with risk-based inspection programs.

Additional Note

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.? You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.

• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.

• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.

• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.

• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:

• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).

• ?Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.

• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ????Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by ~~~.

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