Welspun Corp Limited
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Location About Us – Welspun Corp Limited
Welspun Corp Limited (WCL) is a global leader in pipe solutions, serving vital sectors such as oil & gas and water infrastructure. With manufacturing facilities in India and the United States, we deliver large-diameter line pipes and ductile iron (DI) pipes that meet the highest international standards.
Welspun is establishing a state-of-the-art Advanced Technology Centre at Anjar (Kutch), Gujarat, to support global customers in materials qualification, fracture mechanics, hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC), welding technology, and coating innovations. This integrated facility will assess material performance under mechanical loading, corrosive environments, and simulated service conditions relevant to energy infrastructure. By combining environmental testing, fracture mechanics, mechanical evaluation, and advanced materials characterization, the laboratory provides a comprehensive platform for evaluating pipeline steels and structural materials used in oil & gas and emerging hydrogen applications.
Guided by innovation and sustainability, Welspun Corp continues to strengthen infrastructure and enable access to essential resources across six continents.
Role – Individual Contributor
The Advanced Materials Testing Centre is an integrated facility for qualification and performance evaluation of materials exposed to demanding service environments, including hydrogen, sour service, and aggressive corrosive conditions. Through controlled simulation of combined mechanical and environmental loading, the Centre enables investigation of degradation mechanisms such as hydrogen damage, sulphide stress cracking, hydrogen‑induced cracking, and fracture behavior under service‑relevant conditions. These capabilities support material qualification, structural integrity assessment, and reliability evaluation of pipeline and structural components.
By consolidating specimen preparation, environmental exposure, mechanical and fracture assessment, coatings evaluation, and microstructural characterization within a single infrastructure, the centre delivers end‑to‑end testing and post‑processing. This integrated approach reduces turnaround time, improves data quality, and strengthens correlations between material behavior, microstructure, and in‑service performance. The facility also supports advanced failure analysis, root‑cause investigations, and the development of improved methodologies for pipeline integrity and next‑generation energy infrastructure.
The role supports research and testing on corrosion behavior, hydrogen–material interactions, and environmental degradation of pipeline steels and related alloys in the Advanced Materials Testing Centre. You will help develop laboratory capabilities, draft research proposals, and design protocols, standards, and customized tests for R&D and engineering projects.
You will assist in executing and analysing corrosion and environmental‑cracking experiments and contribute to data interpretation and reporting. The position requires close collaboration with the Materials & Corrosion and cross‑functional teams in fracture mechanics and materials characterization to support material qualification, testing programs, and failure investigations for global projects.
Location: Anjar (Kutch), Gujarat, India
Key Responsibilities
- Develop advanced laboratory capabilities to replicate oil & gas and energy‑service operating conditions, including high‑temperature, high‑pressure (HTHP) environments, to support product qualification, material evaluation, and performance testing.
- Demonstrate strong safety stewardship by upholding the highest industrial safety standards, ensuring safe lab operations, rigorous compliance, and a culture of proactive hazard identification and mitigation.
- Assist in execution of corrosion and environmental cracking testing programs including sulfide stress cracking (SSC), hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC), and related degradation studies.
- Support operation, monitoring, and maintenance of high-pressure autoclave systems used for testing in H₂S, CO₂, and mixed gas environments.
- Assist in preparation, setup, and monitoring of corrosion exposure experiments and environmental cracking tests.
- Support metallurgical examination and microstructural evaluation of tested specimens using metallography, optical microscopy, and SEM.
- Assist in analysis and interpretation of corrosion behavior and degradation mechanisms affecting pipeline steels and structural alloys.
- Support failure analysis and root cause investigations related to corrosion damage, hydrogen degradation, or environmental cracking.
- Assist in development and implementation of laboratory procedures and testing methodologies related to corrosion and environmental testing.
- Record, organize, and maintain experimental data and laboratory documentation in accordance with established QA/QC practices.
- Work closely with fracture mechanics and materials characterization teams to correlate corrosion behavior with mechanical performance and microstructural observations.
- Participate in laboratory activities aimed at improving testing workflows, reliability of experimental data, and overall laboratory efficiency.
- Assist in preparation of technical reports, summaries, and documentation of experimental results.
- Ensure adherence to laboratory safety procedures and best practices when handling corrosive environments and high-pressure testing systems.
Education
MTech or BTech in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or a closely related discipline from a recognized university.
Project experience related to corrosion, materials degradation, or metallurgical analysis is desirable.
Experience
Candidates with approximately 5 – 10 years of experience in corrosion testing in sour environment, hands on experience in handling H2S gas and pressure systems. materials testing, metallurgical laboratories, or related engineering environments are preferred. Hands-on experience with corrosion testing techniques, metallography, microscopy, or laboratory-based materials evaluation will be considered an advantage.
Experience working in materials testing laboratories, R&D environments, or industrial materials evaluation programs is desirable. Exposure to corrosion testing standards or laboratory testing procedures related to materials degradation is beneficial.
Desired Skills
- Basic understanding of corrosion mechanisms affecting steels and structural alloys.
- Familiarity with corrosion testing techniques such as SSC, HIC, or general corrosion testing is desirable.
- Exposure to metallography, microscopy, or SEM-based microstructural characterization is desirable.
- Basic understanding of degradation mechanisms such as hydrogen damage, corrosion-assisted cracking, or environmental degradation.
- Familiarity with corrosion testing standards such as NACE, ASTM, or ISO standards is desirable.
- Ability to analyze experimental data and support interpretation of corrosion behavior.
- Strong laboratory documentation and reporting skills.
- Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams supporting corrosion testing, fracture mechanics, and materials characterization activities.
Desired Competencies
- Candidate should demonstrate high scientific research acumen for fundamental engineering programs.
- Good analytical and experimental skills
- Ability to follow testing procedures and maintain laboratory documentation
- Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- Attention to detail and adherence to laboratory safety practices
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