• Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials/Metallurgical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Quality, or a related technical discipline preferred. Significant directly relevant welding, NDE, and supplier-quality experience may be considered in lieu of an engineering degree where appropriate.
• Minimum 7 years of directly relevant experience in supplier quality surveillance, welding inspection, fabrication inspection, NDE/NDT, manufacturing quality, or QA/QC.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience performing supplier/manufacturing surveillance of welded and fabricated equipment.
• Strong knowledge of welding processes such as SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, and SAW, as applicable.
• Demonstrated ability to review and interpret WPSs, PQRs, welder qualifications, weld maps, NDE reports, MTRs, drawings, specifications, and ITPs.
• Strong working knowledge of welding metallurgy, weld discontinuities, fabrication practices, welding consumables, heat treatment, material traceability, and weld repair.
• Strong working knowledge of NDE methods and their appropriate application, limitations, and acceptance criteria.
• Working knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards such as ASME Section IX, ASME Section V, AWS D1.1, ASME B31 series, ASME Section VIII, API, ASTM, and applicable project specifications, depending on equipment type.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting NDE results from VT, PT, MT, UT, and RT.
• Ability to independently determine whether supplier fabrication and welding activities comply with approved drawings, specifications, procedures, codes, standards, and purchase-order requirements.
• Experience with NCR identification, root-cause/corrective-action processes, and verification of corrective-action closure.
• Strong technical report-writing and documentation skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to professionally interface with suppliers, clients, Engineering, Procurement, Project Management, and third-party inspectors.
• Ability to manage multiple supplier assignments and priorities with limited supervision.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time, including domestic and occasional international travel as required.
Preferred Qualifications
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification strongly preferred.
• ASNT Level II or Level III certification/qualification in one or more NDE methods is strongly preferred.
• Experience with PAUT and/or TOFD examination techniques is preferred.
• Previous supplier quality experience supporting large EPC, power generation, oil and gas, petrochemical, LNG, industrial, mining, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Experience inspecting pressure vessels, piping, structural steel, tanks, skids/modules, rotating equipment components, heat exchangers, boilers, or other critical fabricated equipment.
• Experience performing supplier audits and evaluating supplier quality management systems.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Experience coordinating third-party inspection agencies and NDE service providers.
• Familiarity with supplier quality surveillance levels, inspection assignment packages, inspection release notes, and vendor data requirements.
• Experience with alloy materials, stainless steels, low-alloy steels, duplex materials, or other specialty metallurgy is considered an asset.
