Shell
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What’s The Role
As a Materials & Corrosion Research Associate, you will perform laboratory-based research focused on evaluating the corrosion, mechanical, and physical properties of materials relevant to Shell’s operations. The role involves supporting the design, construction, and execution of laboratory experiments across a wide range of chemical environments, including high-temperature and high-pressure conditions, some of which involve hydrogen sulfide (H₂S). Additionally, the position contributes to materials performance assessments and failure analysis investigations.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Safely conduct laboratory testing, including sample preparation, test setup, test progress monitoring, data collection, documentation, and reporting.
- Testing of materials in various chemical environments, especially electrochemical testing, immersion testing in high pressure autoclave using toxic gases
- Maintain testing equipment, perform data acquisition/recording/documentation per departmental quality and safety requirements
- Be the owner for all equipment in the relevant area, responsible for ensuring smooth functioning of equipment and all related documentation
- Execute laboratory maintenance or new /revamp projects (Management of Change) with required safety systems (ex. Lock Out and Tag Out (LOTO), engineering controls, administrative controls, portable and fixed detection, F&G systems etc.
- Perform operation of process control and run data acquisition systems.
- Timely deliver validated and reduced data/reports to project leader.
- Be responsible for modifying experimental units and maintaining all required documentation.
What You Bring
- Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical or Metallurgy or Masters in Science (Chemistry/ Experimental Physics)
- A minimum of 2 years of industry/site experience including a minimum of one year of experience of materials compatibility testing, mechanical testing in a corrosion laboratory environment.
- Experience in various forms of mechanical and metallurgical testing.
- Experiences in the areas of corrosion testing including working with autoclave will be given extra weightage.
- Demonstrated skilled proficiency in evaluating equipment design and installation. Have understanding on PEFS drawings, circuit diagrams, PEFS, P&IDs, operation and maintenance manuals of OEMs etc. as per Shell and International Standards.
- Have a good grasp on mechanical and metallurgical aspects of various materials as commonly used in oil and gas industry
- Familiarity with STCB site operations, HSE management systems, permit-to-work, how to raise MOC, RAMS, Sphera Cloud etc is essential for this role.
- Willingness and ability to learn new things and adapt it to the own work environment.
- Experience with laboratory testing and handling of chemicals
- Understanding of Shell DEP/ASME/ASTM/NACE standards
- Ability to organize and manage multiple projects and job duties
- Experiences in establishing laboratory, setting up test equipment’s in a multinational company’s laboratory environment is preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to listen well, ability to adapt quickly in a cross-cultural environment, good organizational skills, self-motivated to learn, successful experience working as part of a team being comfortable with change and being able to respond rapidly to it. Results oriented and Customer focused.
- Excellent team player – collaboration with various teams in-house and across various Shell locations is expected.
- Knowledge: Mechanical and metallurgy aspects of metals, Corrosion testing, basics of electrochemistry to run experiments
- Knowledge: Project management, Execution and Deployment
- Knowledge: Mechanical design of equipment, Materials Compatibility Testing, Corrosion Testing, Mechanical testing and laboratory environment
- Knowledge: Management of Change (MOC), RAMS, Engineering and HSSE controls, Working with toxic gases in high pressure and temperature conditions.
What We Offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
- Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
- Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
- international teams.
- Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
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