Plant Corrosion Engineer
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Overview
We are seeking a Plant Corrosion Engineer to join our Tanajib Gas Plant Department.
Tanajib Gas Plant Department current processing capacity is 3 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD) of associated and non-associated gas. The plant products are NGL, sales gas, and liquid sulfur.
Your primary role is to implement, support, and continually improve Tanajib Gas Plant Department inspection corrosion management programs as well as to provide consultative advice in materials ensuring cost effective material selection and corrosion mitigation strategies, which will ensure mechanical integrity of the materials applied on all Tanajib Gas Plant Department assets including equipment and piping through their life cycle.
Key Responsibilities
Implement corrosion management program and on-stream monitoring.
Conduct risk-based inspection based on API-580 methodology.
Review and approve recommended solutions for coating failures and cathodic protection.
Validate corrosion controls, corrosion loops, and corrosion damage mechanisms frequently.
Assess feed composition changes and approve recommended solutions to assure assets integrity.
Develop scope and description of technology items, and lead field implementation.
Develop and transfer knowledge about use of coating, cathodic protection, corrosion inhibitors, and other corrosion controls and best practices.
Extract data and draw conclusions from corrosion monitoring technologies.
Troubleshoot corrosion problems and address their root causes.
Review design packages for plant changes and modifications to address corrosion and material challenges.
Explore new materials development and deploy advanced material applications to address plant corrosion challenges.
Perform the regular review and update on the plant’s units Corrosion Control Documents (CCD’s) reflecting any changes that resulted from plant changes either in plant operation or facility modifications.
Conduct the evergreening RBI studies of the plant unit, including revising the inventory grouping limits and reflecting that on related drawings, tracking generated RBI recommendations, and coordinating their implementations.
Review existing inspection program reports to monitor the corrosion activities in the plant.
Minimum Requirements
As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Corrosion Science from a recognized and approved program.
You will have 10 years of experience in gas processing in oil and gas industry, material science and metrology, different NDT technology and their applications, and knowledge in engineering aspects of welding.
You must have working experience in running asset integrity programs in petroleum or petrochemical operating facilities.
Capability to write clear technical reports to address any technical issue. The candidate shall also have excellent presentation skills to share knowledge with others and present business cases to management to take decisions.
Strong knowledge of the international standards and codes NACE, ASME, API, and ASTM especially inspection and corrosion standards such as API-571, API-579, API-580, API-570, and API-510. He should hold a valid NACE Specialist Certification or NACE Senior Corrosion Technologist or a combination of NACE Corrosion Technologist, API-571, and NACE CP level II.
Work Location and Work Schedule
Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in job offer.
Work schedule: Full time - To be specified in job offer.
Job Posting Duration
Job posting start date: 08/12/2026
Job posting end date: 08/12/2027
Working Environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical, and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical, and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.