Principal Engineer - Quality Mech Welding

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The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

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JOB TITLE: Principal Engineer – Quality (Welding/Coating)

WORK LOCATION: Chennai Office

Key Responsibilities

• Review procurement documents to ensure that Welding related requirements have been correctly translated into purchase requisitions and design documents.
• Develop, Review and approve Vendor & Site Sub-Contractor ITPs, QCPs, WPS and ITRs based on corporate standard.
• Coordinate with the customers representative on all quality Welding related matters.
• Coordinate for failure analysis and root cause analysis on welding related issues.
• Plan, conduct, track and report welding engineering investigations.
• Monitoring Welding Procedure and Welder Qualifications.
• Verify that the Welding related site activities are in accordance with the applicable codes and standards.
• Monitor and control of sub-contractor Welding repair rate.
• Participate in the internal and external site audits.
• Control all non-conformance reports related to welding and undertake remedial action.
• Review the customers specification and undertake relevant training to the site Welding inspectors.
• Monitor the implementation of the approved site QC Plan.
• Complete and coordinate the approval of the sites QC technical submittals related to Welding to the customer.
• Assure all technical welding documents relative to site quality control are current status.
• Report major welding issues to corporate quality which need to be circulated as a quality alert.
• Familiar with fabrication of topside and Jacket and DNV standards
• Develop, review coating related ITPs, Check lists, procedures for both Supplier/Site QMS.
• Should have experience in offshore renewable energy projects
• Supports coating acceptance testing, qualification testing, and troubleshooting efforts on assigned programs.
• Resolves technical issues as they arise during coating operations with assistance from manufacturer, engineering, and construction team; identifies root causes of the problems using analytical techniques; provides clear and concise corrective action reports.
  
  

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Metallurgy Engineering or equivalent.
• International Welding Engineer (IWE), CSWP 3.2.2, NDT PCN Level 2 certifications.
• Certified European Welding Engineer (preferred).
• Minimum 15 years’ experience as Welding Engineer preferably in Oil & Gas, Offshore projects with coating experience an added advantage.
• Should have previously worked with major EPC contractor.
• Preferred certified NACE CIP Level-3 Coating Inspector Or
• Certified ICorr Level-2 Insulation Inspector.