Suncor Energy

Senior Materials and Corrosion Engineer

Suncor Energy • $110K — $130K *
Calgary, AB T1Y 7M8In-Person
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 12 years of progressive experience in materials and corrosion engineering
  • Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or related discipline
  • Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with APEGA
  • Experience in complex asset-intensive environments in industrial operations
  • Strong knowledge of materials performance and corrosion mechanisms in oil and gas industry applications

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support for operations, major projects, and planned outages to ensure asset performance
  • Support integrity management of pressure equipment, piping, and other critical assets
  • Analyze materials performance and corrosion mechanisms to evaluate risks and predict damage
  • Develop risk-based integrity and inspection strategies to manage asset integrity
  • Apply corrosion monitoring and NDE techniques for effective inspection planning
  • Lead failure investigations and fitness-for-service assessments to maintain operational continuity
  • Define and oversee requirements for construction, maintenance, and compliance with standards
  • Develop technical standards and training materials to support engineering decision-making

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with regional uplifts and annual bonuses
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits for employees and families
  • Generous paid vacation and personal time-off
  • Opportunities for talent development, including internal mobility and training programs
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Materials and Corrosion Engineer with significant experience supporting upstream, midstream, and downstream operations and projects. This role is part of the Corporate Asset Integrity team and provides technical support on Pressure Equipment Integrity PEI-related matters for operating sites and projects across Canada and the U.S.

What we offer:

We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.
  • Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching
  • Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being
  • Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we're dedicated to your development


Minimum Requirements:
  • 12 years of progressive experience in materials and corrosion engineering,
  • Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Registered, or immediately eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta APEGA
  • preferably supporting industrial operations in complex asset-intensive environments
  • Demonstrated knowledge of materials performance, corrosion, and damage mechanisms within the oil and gas industry, including upstream, midstream, and downstream applications
  • Experience with wear mechanisms and material performance in mining and mineral processing environments is considered an asset


Don't have all the qualifications listed? That's ok! Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide materials and corrosion engineering support for routine operations, major projects, and planned outages to ensure the safe, reliable, and long-term performance of operating assets
  • Support the integrity management of pressure equipment, piping, tanks, pipelines, fired heaters, pressure relief devices, downhole tubulars, offshore equipment, and mining-related assets
  • Assess materials performance and corrosion or degradation mechanisms by analyzing process conditions, operating data, equipment design, and inspection history to identify threats, evaluate risk, and predict damage rates and remaining life
  • Develop and support risk-based integrity and inspection strategies, including RBI assessments, inspection plans, Integrity Operating Windows (IOWs), Special Emphasis Inspection Programs (SEIPs), Pressure Equipment Integrity Management (PEIM) assessments, and turnaround scope reviews
  • Apply and interpret corrosion monitoring, inspection, and NDE techniques to assess asset condition, validate degradation mechanisms, and support effective mitigation and inspection planning
  • Lead or support failure investigations, fitness-for-service assessments, remaining life evaluations, and the development of temporary and permanent repair recommendations to maintain asset integrity and operational continuity
  • Define and oversee materials, welding, coatings, refractory, fabrication, and QA/QC requirements for new construction, maintenance, repairs, and replacements, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, and internal requirements
  • Develop and maintain technical standards, best practices, and training materials, and provide technical guidance to support competency development, continuous improvement, and sound engineering decision-making


Location and other Key details:
  • The position will be based at the Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Center at 150 - 6th Ave S.W
  • Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday with business travel to sites as required
  • Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines, and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work


Think we are a fit? Apply now!

About Suncor Energy

Suncor pioneered commercial development of Canada's Athabasca oil sands — one of the world's largest petroleum resource basins. Since then, Suncor has grown to become a globally-competitive, Canadian-based integrated energy company with a balanced portfolio of high quality assets, a strong balance sheet and significant growth prospects.

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