Integrity Lead
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Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In Person
Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Maintenance and Reliability Engineering
About the job
Requirements
- Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering and 8 to 12+ years of oil and gas experience in refining, petrochemical, or LNG industries.
- Sound knowledge of upstream and downstream oil and gas business, including risk-based inspection methodologies; fixed equipment inspection tasks and procedures; inspection optimization; piping circuitization and TML development; API damage mechanisms for refinery and chemical operations; in-service inspection of fixed equipment; materials and standards; corrosion and welding; non-destructive testing; thickness inspection management and analysis; corrosion management and analysis; inspection plan development and optimization; and APM Meridium or Credo software.
- Working knowledge of ASME Section VIII Divisions 1 and 2, ASME Sections V, IX, and II, ASME B31.3, B31.1, B31.4, and B31.8, and ASME PCC-2.
- Ability to lead teams.
- Mechanical integrity technical leadership for fixed equipment supporting petrochemical and refinery facilities.
- Ability to create innovative solutions, automations, or methodologies to differentiate the business.
- Ability to perform mechanical analysis of required thickness and fitness-for-service assessments, corrosion evaluations, and remaining-life studies.
- Experience with design, fabrication, and construction of atmospheric and pressurized storage tanks and spheres; external and internal floating roofs; geodesic dome roofs; cold and cryogenic tanks; pressure vessels; process columns; reactors; and heat exchangers.
- Experience with vessel, heat exchanger, and storage tank analysis programs such as PV Elite, NozzlePro, Caesar, and Sage Plus.
- Familiarity with pressure equipment rerating and repair assessments under API 510 and NBIC.
- Ability to interface with process, rotating equipment, materials, and other engineering disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Provide client technical support focused on managing risk-based inspection programs, troubleshooting, asset improvement, and technology selection.
- Provide technical leadership in inspection and corrosion management for upstream and downstream oil and gas assets, and provide technical solutions in asset integrity.
- Analyze inspection results and recommend future actions.
- Drive integrity engineers to execute workflows with quality at scale.
- Provide presales support for new business deals and post-sales support for assigned projects.
- Drive core team members to recruit skilled resources or train internal resources to achieve targets.
- Act as a bridge between customers, the sales organization, and global technical teams.
- Lead, develop, nurture, and manage global customer relationships and drive strategic partnerships to address unique business situations and complex technology needs.
- Review technical scoping, estimation, fitment and feasibility studies, customer expectation mapping, and solution designs prepared by program managers and project leaders.
- Evaluate degradation related to pressure equipment, heat exchangers, piping circuits, fired equipment, flares, above-ground storage tanks, and pressure relief devices.
- Monitor and surveil integrity parameters to ensure reliable operations.
- Troubleshoot integrity issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and steward integrity recommendations.
- Identify and analyze bad actors to reduce equipment downtime.
- Use data analytics and digital tools and technologies to operationalize upgraded work practices through digital transformation.
- Manage overall integrity effectiveness, including criticality assessments; consequence and complexity ratings of fixed equipment; development of fit-for-purpose risk-based strategies; setting optimum task intervals with consideration of local regulations and statutory requirements; timely review of inspection findings; and ongoing strategy updates.
- Provide regional oversight and stewardship of integrity work-product metrics for quality, effectiveness, and efficiency in achieving business-unit and manufacturing-site objectives.
- Coordinate and communicate across global centers and business affiliates on knowledge transfer, sharing learnings, skill management, and maintaining business relationships.
- Stay current with industry standards and practices, and apply experience to challenge and improve company work processes and practices.
Desired Qualifications
- Certification or in-depth working knowledge in API 580, API 510, API 570, API 571, API 653, NACE Senior Corrosion Technologist, BSI ISO/EN/AS standards, AWS, CSWIP, or ASNT non-destructive testing techniques.
- Experience with Meridium, Credo, Pestra, and SAP.
- Experience implementing automation, artificial intelligence, or Internet of Things techniques in the oil and gas portfolio.
About the company
QuEST Global provides engineering and lifecycle services for aerospace, automotive, energy, healthcare, and transportation, focusing on digital transformation and asset management. It helps clients design, develop, and maintain products and systems using edge computing, cloud, AI/ML, and industrial IoT, typically through long-term partnerships and project-based work. It differentiates itself with a global delivery model and broad industry reach, plus a stated commitment to sustained partnerships and workplace culture. Its goal is to improve operational efficiency and drive business growth by transforming engineering processes and assets with data-driven digital tools.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$581M
Headquarters
Greenville, South Carolina
Founded
1997
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- February 2026 Hillhouse minority investment validates Quest Global's $4.5 billion valuation.
- August 2026 Babcock awarded Quest Global a five-year engineering framework, extending predictable revenue.
- April 2026 BITSILICA acquisition and January 2026 Bergman hire deepen semiconductor growth momentum.
What critics are saying
- May 2026 Quest Software sued Quest Global in California over trademark infringement.
- Quest Global keeps buying capability; BITSILICA integration failure would stall the 2026 semiconductor strategy.
- Services revenue remains customer-dependent; Babcock or bp delay decisions, crushing utilization in 2026.
What makes Quest Global unique
- Quest Global bundles engineering, validation, and lifecycle services across aerospace, energy, and semiconductors.
- June 2026 Neprion packages AI wearables validation into a single-partner launch-readiness offering.
- October 2025 Babcock expansion shows Quest Global wins multi-year, high-trust critical-infrastructure work.
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Benefits
- Remote Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours
- Wellness Program
- Mental Health Support
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Conference Attendance Budget
- Professional Development Budget