Quality Engineer (Pressure Vessels)

Job Summary

The Quality Engineer (Pressure Vessels) oversees quality activities at fabrication sites in the Oil and Gas sector and may manage a small team of third-party inspectors.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate quality inspection and testing activities.
• Plan, schedule, assign, and monitor work for Quality Inspectors.
• Raise and follows up resolution of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs)
• Expedite fabricator activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry codes and standards and Project Specifications.
• Coordinate Mechanical Completion (MC) and Closing of Inspection Test Reports (ITR) on time.
• Review and approve supplier quality documents such as ITPs, fabrication and NDT procedures, NDT reports, etc.
• Oversee compilation and review Manufacturing Record Books (MRB) by suppliers.
• Manage and close out supplier Service/Product Quality Incident Reports; lead investigations to prevent recurrence; manage Supplier NCR process.
• Communicate issues and bottlenecks to Project Management Team.
• Capture lessons learned; recommend training or necessary feedback for implementation.
• Lead process improvements and corrective/preventive action implementation.
• This requires short- and medium-term assignments (1-12 months) at various fabrications shops within Brazil and occasionally abroad.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials Engineering or other engineering degree.
• Experience in a Quality Inspection/Supervisor role.
• Experience in fabrication shops or shipyards (modules, skids, pressure vessels) in Offshore/FPSO Projects.
• Expertise in ASME Section VIII Div. 1, AWS D1.1, ASME B31.3, ISO, API, and NR standards.

• FBTS welding inspector level 1 certification.
• NDE Certified: ABENDI (VT, PT, MT, RT or UT) Level 2 preferred.
• ABRACO coating inspector level 1 / NACE CIP level 2 preferred
• Pressure Vessel or Piping certified fabrication inspector by ABENDI (ABNT NBR 16278).

• Ability to interpret P&IDs, GA Drawings, Isometrics, and Fabrication Drawings.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Advanced English.
• Availability for travels.