Welding/Quality/Project Engineer

Elessent Clean Technologies is a global leader in process technologies to drive sustainability and carbon neutrality in the metal, fertilizer, chemical, and oil-refining industries with an unwavering commitment to customer support. We provide extensive global expertise across our portfolio of offerings in key applications – MECS sulfuric acid production, STRATCO alkylation, BELCO wet scrubbing, and IsoTherming hydroprocessing. Offering critical process equipment, products, technology, and services, we enable an array of industrial markets, including phosphate fertilizer, non-ferrous metals, oil refining, petrochemicals, and chemicals, to minimize their environmental impact and optimize productivity. We are dedicated to helping our customers produce high-quality products used in everyday life in the safest, most environmentally sound way possible, with a vision to make the world a better place by creating clean alternatives to traditional industrial processes.

Job Description

Responsibilities will cover a variety of tasks related to welding engineering, quality execution, and project management for Elessent equipment and components. This role bridges metallurgy/welding depth with supplier quality and schedule/cost delivery. This role will be hands-on with shops and vendors while coordinating internally across Engineering, PM, Supply Chain, and Field Services. Rapid ramp-up on Elessent technologies is expected. PLC/HMI familiarity is recommended.

Core Responsibilities

Welding Engineering

• Develop, approve, and govern WPS/PQRs; plan and witness procedure and performance qualifications to ASME IX / AWS as applicable.
• Author and approve heat treatment, PWHT, and weld repair procedures; control heat input for corrosion-resistant materials.
• Interpret and approve NDE (VT, PT, MT, UT, RT) to code/spec/drawing acceptance criteria; manage third-party NDE execution quality.
• Solve weld/corrosion problems: failure analysis, root cause, corrective actions; advise on material selection and fabrication sequencing for alloys and FRP interfaces.
• Train suppliers and internal teams on welding best practices and special material handling.

Quality Engineering

• Create and execute Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), pre inspection meetings, surveillance plans, and release-for-shipment criteria.
• Lead supplier quality activities: incoming material MTR review, PMI/positive material ID, traceability, dimensional inspection, document packs.
• Drive NCR/CAPA using 8D/5 Why; trend defects and close systemic issues; implement MSA (measurement system analysis) where critical.
• Audit fabrication shops to applicable standards (e.g., ASME VIII Div.1, ASME IX, B31.3, ISO 9001, ISO 3834); develop supplier improvement plans.

Project Management

• Manage Equipment projects, end to end: scope, schedule, cost, risk; set baselines and manage changes (ECR/ECN or equivalent).
• Coordinate with Engineering for drawings/specs; with Supply Chain for bids/POs/expediting; with QA/NDE for hold points; with Logistics for packing/shipping.
• Manage vendors' scope, quality, and schedule
• Provide manufacturing support for equipment in the shop or in the field as required
• Develop competitive costing solution for Stainless Steel equipment manufacturing
• Prepare and run FAT/SAT as needed; manage customer/field coordination; deliver turnover dossiers and data books.
• When a regional PM exists, partner as the technical/quality execution lead; when none, act as standalone PM.
• Support the sales team in developing proposals and global solutions for our customers.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Welding, Materials/Metallurgical, or Mechanical Engineering with strong welding emphasis. PE licensure nice to have. Preference given for inspection qualifications.
• CWI or IWE/EWE — required.
• 5–10 years in fabrication of pressure equipment/piping/vessels/heat exchangers in petroleum/chemical or equivalent heavy industry. (Exceptional 3–5 year candidates considered with strong shop experience plus WPS/PQR authorship and small order delivery.)
• Working command of ASME VIII Div.1, ASME IX, ASME B31.3, AWS D1.x; familiarity with API 650/510/570, ISO 3834, and NACE MR0175/ISO 15156.
• Proven authorship and approval of WPS/PQRs; hands-on welder qualification and shop floor problem-solving.
• Authority to approve NDE dispositions (VT/PT/MT/UT/RT) to code/spec/drawing acceptance criteria.
• Project management experience (2–5 years) running small industrial equipment orders; proficiency with MS Project or equivalent scheduling tool and ERP/MRP.
• Strong technical writing; able to produce clear dispositions, repair plans, and inspection reports. Comfortable engaging directly with suppliers and customers.
• an analytical and accurate way of working with experience in troubleshooting
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to supplier shops and job sites (domestic/international).

Preferred Qualifications

• ASNT Level II (VT/PT/MT/UT) or equivalent experience interpreting NDE.
• Experience with ZeCor/high silicon alloys, duplex/super duplex, and nickel alloys, and FRP components.
• ISO 3834/Welding Quality Management exposure; NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 familiarity.
• Prior work with sulfuric acid plant equipment, wet gas scrubbing, or hydroprocessing equipment.
• Basic PLC/HMI and instrumentation literacy for FAT interfaces.

Authority & Interfaces

• Stop work authority at suppliers and sites for safety and quality.
• Approver for WPS/PQR and ITP hold points within defined criticality thresholds.
• Delegation of Authority (DOA) is the same as Project Manager; reports to Fabrication Quality Manager; dotted-line to Regional PM Manager.
• Collaborates with Engineering (design intent), PM (schedule/cost), Supply Chain (supplier performance), Field Services (install/commission), and HSE.