NDE Engineer – Advanced Ultrasonic & Electromagnetic Inspection

NOV is seeking an NDE Engineer to support the development evaluation validation and improvement of nondestructive inspection technologies for steel and tubular products.

This role combines hands-on NDT/NDE experience with engineering analysis inspection technology experimental testing and data interpretation. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in ultrasonic inspection and experience with electromagnetic inspection methods with particular emphasis on detecting flaws in steel steel pipe tubular products or other metallic components.

The position will work closely with engineering manufacturing quality software and operations teams to improve inspection capability reliability repeatability and defect detection performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop evaluate validate and improve NDE inspection methods and technologies for steel and tubular products.
• Apply Ultrasonic Testing (UT) and Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) to flaw-detection and inspection applications.
• Support or perform electromagnetic inspection (EMI) and related technologies such as Eddy Current Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) or comparable electromagnetic NDT methods.
• Perform or support direct inspection and flaw detection of steel steel pipe tubular products welds and other metallic components.
• Develop and improve inspection techniques scan plans calibration methods reference standards procedures and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze inspection data to characterize flaws and evaluate inspection sensitivity reliability repeatability and false-call performance.
• Support development qualification and validation of NDE equipment sensors probes transducers instrumentation and data-acquisition systems.
• Troubleshoot inspection equipment and investigate technical issues affecting data quality or defect detection.
• Use engineering analysis experimental testing signal processing and data analysis to solve NDE problems.
• Support NDE technology development from concept and laboratory evaluation through implementation in manufacturing or inspection environments.
• Collaborate with mechanical electrical materials software manufacturing quality and operations teams.
• Prepare technical reports procedures presentations test documentation and engineering recommendations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on inspection efficiency accuracy reliability and product quality.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering Physics Materials Science Metallurgical Engineering or a closely related technical field.
• Demonstrated professional experience in Nondestructive Testing (NDT) or Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE).
• Hands-on experience with Ultrasonic Testing (UT).
• Experience with Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) advanced ultrasonic inspection or comparable advanced UT technology.
• Experience with electromagnetic NDT/inspection including Eddy Current MFL EMI EMAT or related methods.
• Experience applying NDT methods to steel steel pipe tubular products welds or comparable metallic materials.
• Ability to interpret inspection results and communicate technical findings to engineering and operations teams.
• Strong technical problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Ability to work effectively in laboratory manufacturing inspection and engineering environments.

  Preferred Qualifications

• 35 years of directly relevant NDE/NDT engineering experience preferred; candidates with additional relevant experience may also be considered.
• Experience with OCTG tubular products steel mills pipe manufacturing railroad inspection aerospace metallic components or other steel inspection applications.
• Experience with NDE method development inspection system development or inspection equipment qualification.
• Experience with TOFD AUT FMC/TFM UTSW guided-wave ultrasonics or other advanced NDE methods.
• Knowledge of probability of detection (POD) defect characterization calibration inspection sensitivity and validation.
• Experience with signal processing image processing data acquisition sensors probes transducers or instrumentation.
• Experience with MATLAB Python LabVIEW C/C or similar technical programming tools.
• Experience with FEA/FEM COMSOL ANSYS or other modeling and simulation tools.
• Familiarity with ASNT ASTM ASME API AWS or similar NDT and inspection standards.
• Research product development manufacturing engineering or advanced inspection technology experience.