Metallurgy Engineer Consultant
About the role
The Metallurgical Engineer – Staff Consultant at Stress Engineering Services (SES) is responsible for leading and performing complex metallurgical consulting engagements. This role involves failure analysis, creep testing, materials degradation, welding, codes & standards, remaining life assessments, and asset integrity work across various industries.
Responsibilities
- Lead and perform failure analysis work across petrochemical, industrial, consumer, and medical sectors
- Conduct creep testing and remaining life assessments
- Provide technical expertise in metallurgy, fabrication, welding, inspection methods, corrosion, material selection, and integrity practices
- Prepare and defend high-impact technical reports, proposals, presentations, and papers
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary engineering specialists
- Mentor early career engineers and grow technical depth within the practice
- Support and/or participate in conferences, committees, and industry standards development
Requirements
- MS or PhD in Metallurgical / Materials Engineering (ferrous emphasis preferred)
- 10+ years of experience in metallurgical engineering supporting energy, petrochemical, industrial, power, or aerospace sectors
- Prior consulting experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of API 6A, API 5L, NACE MR0175, ASME BPVC VIII/IX, ASME B31, ASME FFS-1/API 579
- Strong communication skills — written, verbal, presentation, and technical defensibility
- Experience with renewable energy material behavior (CCS, hydrogen) and/or additive manufacturing a plus
- Expert witness experience a plus
- PE license or ability to obtain
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident required
- Willingness to travel to refineries, plants, offshore, and industrial customer sites
Candidate Profile
Willingness to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial, employee-owned culture with high autonomy and high-consequence technical work. Opportunities to directly impact real-world safety and performance, work with world-recognized subject matter experts, and contribute to industry standards and conferences.
Overview
Stress Engineering Services (SES) is a highly specialized, technical consulting firm recognized globally for solving the hardest problems in industry. We provide innovative solutions to companies across a wide range of industries requiring deep technical expertise in engineering design and analysis, thermal and fluid sciences, and instrumentation and testing.
Why Join SES
High autonomy and high-consequence technical work, the chance to work directly with clients, solve high-stakes engineering problems, and shape the future of industrial reliability and safety. Direct involvement with materials selection, welding, inspection, and degradation analysis allows you to directly influence the integrity, reliability, efficiency, and safety of industrial systems. Collaboration with top-tier professionals, mentorship of rising engineers, and contribution to industry standards and conferences are also opportunities available.