Lead Welding & Fabrication Engineer

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About You and this Role

As a Lead Welding & Fabrication Engineer for Dow, you will be recognized as a highly skilled technical resource in the areas of welding and fabrication.  As such, this job requires significant depth and breadth of expertise in welding metallurgy, welding process and fabrication methods.  You will work on complex welding, weld repair and fabrication issues as well as provide welding and fabrication solutions to project teams and potentially operations and maintenance.

In this role, you will be a part of the Materials Engineering Discipline within Dow's Technical Expertise and Support (TES) Hardware Discipline Technology Center. This Technology Center is composed of highly skilled technical resources in the Disciplines of Buildings, Civil, Electrical, Instrument, Materials, Mechanical, Process Containment Equipment and Piping.

This role interacts internally with multiple different work groups including projects, senior leadership and operations and maintenance. In addition, you will interact externally with materials suppliers, fabricators and craftspeople. Effective communication skills and the ability to work with global teams and cultures is required to be successful.

Responsibilities

• Provide welding and fabrication solutions to Dow project teams including reviewing MOC's and RFV's.
• Diagnose welding and fabrication related failures.
• Act as Welding Subject Matter Expert for highly valuable capital projects.
• Working knowledge of welding and fabrication related sections of international Code and Standards such as ASME and API.
• Identify gaps in welding and fabrication Most Effective Technology (MET) and develop solutions and/or technology to close the gaps.
• Support the implementation of discipline technology strategy and provide input/feedback on the strategy within their area of expertise.
• Recognized outside Dow as an expert in this specific technology area.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience (e.g. welding, fabrication, etc.)
• Prior experience working in either a chemical plant facility or welding fabrication shop.
• Willing and able to travel both domestically & internationally to support business need. Periods of heavy travel (up to 50%) may be possible depending on project workload.
• Ability to work comfortably and safely at elevated heights. Candidates must be familiar with, or willing to undergo training in, the proper usage and maintenance of safety equipment to ensure safe movement and operations at heights.
• Ability Work in tight and closed spaces.
• A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in the country for which you are applying. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Skills

• Preferred a bachelor’s degree in Materials or Metallurgical Engineering or Corrosion.  
• Preferred to have familiarity and some experience with the various Materials Engineering technology areas such as: failure analysis, inspection, NDE, coating and linings, glass linings, cathodic protection, process cleaning, insulation, refractories.
• Preferred a Professional registration or certification such as the following to have PE, P. Eng., European Welding, or CEng in Metallurgical Engineering or Welding Engineer.

Additional Notes

• The preferred location for this role is the U.S. Gulf Coast. Other locations within the U.S. or Canada will be considered.
• This is position does not offer relocation assistance.

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