Non-Metallic Specialist Engineer

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer. 

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

We are seeking an experienced Non-Metallic Engineering Specialist to join our team at Global Manufacturing Excellence (GME) under the Reliability Solutions Department (RSD)

Reliability Solutions Department (RSD) provides engineering support to Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing wholly owned and affiliates’ facilities (Refining, NGL Processing, and Petrochemicals). This includes reliability, inspection, corrosion management, static equipment, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, instrumentation and control support.

Your primary role as a Non-metallic Specialist Engineer is to provide technical support pertaining the application and deployment of non-metallic materials to Global Manufacturing operating facilities. You will also conduct special studies and analyses related to non-metallic materials selection and application for the relevant processes.

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Scout, introduce and support deployment non-metallic products in various applications in a cost-effective manner
• Review process parameters and identify potential opportunities for the use of non-metallic materials in existing plants
• Develop & update existing standards, procedures and best practices r1elated to non-metallic applications.
• Develop, introduce and/or deploy viable non-metallic technologies
• Support failure investigations and produce lessons learned from Root Cause Analysis (RCAs) to avoid reoccurrence.
• Provide consultancy to Global Manufacturing facilities during design, construction, operations and maintenance on matters pertaining to non-metallic materials
• Review design packages and validate materials selection based on current code and standards.
• Provide, review and approve recommended solutions for coating failures and composite applications.
• Serve on company and international standards writing bodies as necessary.
• Keeps current with significant developments in non-metallic applications, through technical literature, participation in professional and industry society events, etc.

Participate in value engineering sessions for non-metallic products

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Non-Metallic Materials, Polymers, Chemical, Or Materials Engineering. An advanced degree is preferred.
• 15 years of experience in the oil & gas sector with five years of experience in non-metallic materials engineering.
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge and experience in non-metallic products (e.g. piping, tanks, valves, composite structures and parts and components) application, qualification, testing, failure analysis, and technical evaluation.
• Demonstrate In-depth knowledge in International Engineering Standards and Specifications (e.g. API 15HR, API 15S, API 17J)
• Demonstrate familiarity with non-metallic components manufacturing, lining processes, installation, testing and inspection as applicable.
• Affiliation with professional societies is highly desirable such as ASME, API, ISO, and NACE
• Demonstrate fluency in English, oral and written.

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.