Materials & Corrosion Engineer – 12‑Month Contract in Milan

About the role

You will own materials engineering activities for pipeline, subsea and structural systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and project requirements. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, vendors and fabrication yards, you will influence design decisions and oversee execution.

Key responsibilities

• Develop material selection reports for linepipe, fittings, structures, CRA materials and flanges.
• Define corrosion allowances, pressure/temperature requirements and internal/external corrosion protection strategies, including CP systems and coatings.
• Review corrosion risk assessments, chemical treatment needs and support welding/fabrication activities (WPS/PQR reviews, weldability assessments).
• Specify coating systems, field‑joint protection, and manage qualification and testing programmes.
• Assess pipeline integrity through fracture toughness, fatigue and sour‑service analyses.
• Participate in audits, resolve NCRs, support failure investigations and coordinate with pipeline, subsea, fabrication and installation teams.
• Evaluate vendor capabilities, attend FAT, mill testing and coating trials.

Required profile

• Degree in Materials, Metallurgy, Mechanical or Corrosion Engineering.
• 12+ years of subsea/offshore materials engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of metallurgy (carbon steel, alloy steel, duplex and super‑duplex).
• Proven experience in corrosion management and cathodic protection systems.
• Familiarity with offshore coating and insulation systems (FBE, 3LPE, PP).
• Experience in welding metallurgy, HAZ control and NDT techniques.
• Understanding of standards such as DNV‑ST‑F101, API 5L, ISO 15156/NACE and API 17D.
• Excellent communication skills and a solid QA/QC mindset.

Required skills

• Materials selection for pipelines and structures
• Corrosion protection strategy development
• Cathodic protection systems
• Coating systems (FBE, 3LPE, PP)
• Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) reviews
• Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) reviews
• Weldability assessments
• Fracture toughness assessment
• Fatigue analysis
• Sour service assessment
• Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
• Mill testing
• Coating trials
• Knowledge of DNV‑ST‑F101, API 5L, ISO 15156/NACE, API 17D
• Metallurgy of carbon steel, alloy steel, duplex and super‑duplex
• Corrosion management
• Welding metallurgy
• HAZ control
• NDT techniques