Role Summary: Provide technical support to Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Quality, and Manufacturing Plants regarding issues related to corrosion and corrosion protection methods.
As for all employee, this individual is expected to demonstrate our core values: customer commitment, high-performance culture, fleet of foot, innovation, accountability, integrity, respect for others and teamwork.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Participate and eventually lead on-going corrosion related studies. This would include: design of corrosion studies, preparation of samples/coupons, operation of various test methods such as electrochemical, salt fog, chemical resistance, abrasion resistance, etc., installation of field corrosion studies in U.S. Pipe’s Everglades corrosion test site, data collection and analysis for U.S. Pipe’s corrosion test site and DIPRA test site corrosion studies.
Contract Review: Assist Marketing, Customer Service, and Sales Engineer Departments in answering customer inquiries pertaining to suitability of U.S. Pipe products in potentially corrosion environments or applications.
Assist Coatings Engineer in the development and testing of special coatings and linings for U.S. Pipe products. In conjunction with Coatings Engineer, establish a list of acceptable coatings/linings to be used with U.S. Pipe products.
Failure analysis investigation and reporting of U.S. Pipe product corrosion related failures.
Provide support to pipe, fitting, and fabrication manufacturing functions as needed. This could include product evaluation, process control and process improvement in the areas of melting, casting, heat treating, finishing, lining, coating, welding, packaging, etc.
Skills/Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Must have basic knowledge of corrosion related subjects including but not limited to: corrosion theory, electrochemistry, cathodic protection, metallurgy, coatings, and linings.
Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint software. SAP knowledge is a plus.
Candidate is expected to acquire NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) basic certification within 1 year and advance certification within 3 years.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Corrosion Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Metallurgical Engineering.
Minimum of 3 years experience preferred.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
Must be able to lift and carry test pipe specimens weighing up to 100 lbs.
Must be able to withstand hot summer temperatures associated with Everglades Florida test site and molten iron pipe manufacturing facilities
