NDE & Inspection Specialist

October 27, 2025

Job Description

Skills & Qualifications

To be eligible for this role, you must have:

  • Five (5) to 10 plus years of advanced NDE and inspection experience in the oil & gas industry.
  • Engineering Degree (Bachelor’s or higher)
  • Ability to travel and support sites globally
  • Ability to provide technical leadership and gain stakeholder agreement
  • Strong knowledge of applicable codes, standards and industry practices (e.g. API, ASME, ISO, ASNT, AWS)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills and collaborative decision-making skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply analytical and statistical methods to inspection data
  • Demonstrated work experience in applying basic and advanced NDE in the following situations

New fabrication and welding of :

  • Pressure vessels / heat exchangers – air cooled / shell & tube / towers
  • Piping – field and shop
  • Pipelines
  • Tanks / spheres
  • Furnaces / fired heaters / boilers
  • Repair of pressure vessels, piping, and pipelines
  • Application of basic and advanced NDE in fitness for service

Preferred Qualifications/Experiences

  • Current or past ASNT SNT-TC-1A Level II certification or equivalent for Radiographic (RT) film interpretation, Ultrasonic (UT), Eddy current (ET), Liquid Penetrant (PT), Magnetic
  • Particle (MT) examination methods.
  • In-depth knowledge and demonstrated experience in PAUT, TOFD, and ILI (in-line inspection) technology.
  • Advanced degree in NDE area.
  • Experience in leading NDE technology development projects.
  • Working experience in oil & gas owner/operator companies or NDE service providers.
  • Ability to interpret Industry codes and standards with respect to NDE criteria.
  • Statistics knowledge and FFS (fitness for service) knowledge.
  • Audit Skills – ISO Auditor / Lead Auditor Certification.
  • American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI).
  • Basic Knowledge of the following:Refinery and Chemical Plant Materials of construction
  • Corrosion and mechanical degradation mechanisms
  • Pressure vessel, piping, and pipeline fabrication processes
  • Positive Material Identification (PMI) tools and techniques
  • Structural steel
  • Painting, coating and refractory installation
  • Metallurgy

 

Company Name
ExxonMobil