MY Sprint 2026 - Senior Metallurgy & Welding Engineer
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MY, 50088
This role is part of our Hiring Sprint Event on August 1, designed to connect you directly with hiring teams and streamline your path to joining ExxonMobil. The event will take place at our office in Kuala Lumpur (Menara ExxonMobil, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)—the same location where you'll be based if selected for the role.
If your experience aligns with the job requirements, you'll receive an invitation to attend this in-person event, where you'll meet the people you could be working alongside and complete interviews at a coordinated time. Multiple roles across the Technology Centre will be filled through this event, and we're looking for candidates whose skills and ambitions match the opportunities available. Plan to be available on August 1 if selected to participate.
About us
At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.
ExxonMobil in Malaysia
In Malaysia, we host a global business and technology center in Kuala Lumpur that provides high-level information technology and engineering expertise to ExxonMobil’s Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses worldwide. In the upstream, we have interests in two Production Sharing Contracts with PETRONAS, while in the Product Solutions business, we supply a portfolio of specialty chemical products to the marketplace.
What role you will play in our team
The Senior Metallurgy & Welding Engineer position is part of the well-established Asia-Pacific Materials Integrity team based in Menara ExxonMobil, Kuala Lumpur. The role is to provide engineering supports to Capital Projects and Operations across all business lines. We are expanding our organization and looking for experienced individuals with an innovative mind-set to drive change in our business, and who enjoy working in dynamic, collaborative, and diverse global teams.
What you will do
We are looking for an experienced individual who will play a key role in the technical engineering decisions we take. Key deliverables include:
• Provide engineering surveillance and technical support to the business for materials-related works
• Participates in global and site-wide programs aimed at improving unit reliability and optimizing maintenance
• Provides on-site field support during scheduled maintenance activities
• Develop and implement new technology & innovative solutions to non-routine problems
• Provide materials specialist support for large capital projects and smaller regional projects to ensure technical quality
• Applying deep technical expertise and broad business acumen to solve more complex problems.
- Perform a failure analysis for a problem involving metallurgical deficiency or a change in material properties.
- Participate in the development of a specification for the procurement of new equipment.
- Review a materials certificate/test report/mill certificate to confirm conformance with specification requirements.
- Review material manufacturing, and fabrication or installation specification for common applications.
- Participate in mill audits, vendor evaluations, or production runs for routine materials manufacturing work.
- Participate in studies to assess the performance of a material or assembly.
- Troubleshoot a materials manufacturing production, and fabrication or installation problem.
- Review welding procedure and consumable selection to determine suitability for common applications and conformance with industry codes and standards.
- Review test lab results in investigating the metallurgy of a weld, examining welds rejected from procedure qualification/production testing, and studying of weld defects.
- Reviews and comments on Inspection and Test Plan or Inspection Instructions related to welding.
• Represent ExxonMobil in industry and external engagement activities (e.g. MTI, API and AMPP) where appropriate
• Mentor early career materials integrity engineers to support their career development
About you
Skills and Qualifications
To be eligible for this role, you must:
• Have at least 10 years of relevant experience in the oil & gas industry.
• Demonstrate work experience and knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
1. Metallurgy and Manufacturing
2. Welding/Fabrication
3. Inspection/Testing
4. NDE (Non-Destructive Examination)
5. Failure Analysis
6. Materials selection
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience
Demonstrate collaborations across the organization and appropriate external relationships
• Demonstrate capability to influence without direct authority or beyond core technical discipline
• Demonstrate personal ownership for developing self and others
• Promote innovation and compete to win in the marketplace
• Flexibility to travel internationally to work sites and shop fabrication locations as per business needs
Your Benefits
We are committed to providing benefits that are competitive and support the needs of our employees.
Application Process
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