I have googled about this career type but cannot get the desired answer. Somebody did mention about this Inspection Engineer, and as I already in the inspection field (NDT to be exact), I think I want to further develop myself.

So guys, what do you know about Inspection Engineer? How about the career path? Any idea? Please share

I assume u are still student right?? what course u took and which uni?? Yeah, this field is really good, can earn good pay and quite interesting too with a lot of traveling (assuming work in consultant company) with a lot of allowance. Mostly for this field u need to know a lot about materials, or simply say if u are a metallurgies, u are suit for this job. I knew a lecturer who is a metallurgies, done a lot of project and act as consultant for a few steel company in malaysia, and NDT is part of his specialty.

I'm also quite interested in this field. What rainingzero said is true, if u did learned about materials in ur course..then u'r halfway to this job d. Thus, hving mechanical engineering and/or metallurgical engineering background is really an advantage for that reason. Coz u learned the practical solutions (design, production, manufacturing) of using metal in the industry and I think almost industry use metal in some way. Inspection engineer also involves wider scope, which if simple state it - overseeing the planning and coordination of all inspection-related activities within the plant/device/product. I think u can get big money when u get into O&G company as Inspection Engineer, where u could then get API cert in ur later years to boost up ur value in the O&G industry. U mentioned NDT, if u'r still studying then I suggest do ur final project on this hehe.

I actually did something about NDT, for my masters thesis..coz im interested in NDT. But then my background is E&E, I found it hard to get into the field with E&E.

This post has been edited by thesurveyor: Mar 19 2009, 07:48 PM

inspection eng normally do inspection la.. hence the name...
there are many type of inspection and with so many diff machinery... there will be rotating and non-rotating machine/equipment, process or non-process vessels/equipment etc..etc
basically, for every equipment, they had their own preventive maintenance program which required periodic inspection...how inspection is done differ from machine to machine.... the frequencies of the inspection also differ..
NDT is some tools used for inspection...

Actually, I am not a student anymore though. But I take it as compliment .

I already worked in an NDT equipment supplier company, which is a partner of GE Sensing and Inspection Technologies. Right now, I am more towards sales and services scope, which includes repair and calibration for the equipment, especially for UT.

I opened this topic because I heard this career is having a good prospect. My background is E&E also, having graduated from UTP last year. Only 5 months working in this company.

I need suggestions on how I want to develop further in this field..? I mean, what should I do next? Taking course..? What is the next step for me..? Please help

i would like to know, is it possible for an C&S engineer to venture into O&G industry? im doing structural condition assessment using NDTs like UPV (for concrete, not steel ), rebound hammer...but seems like only those from mechanical background r prefered...I need advise too...

I don't think ur c&s back ground will be a problem bro..As long as u r frm engineering background u always hav a chance 2 join o&g industries. O&g punya workscope ni luas sgt. Kalau nk join team machinery/rotating equipment mmg the best is mech background. Tp utk QC/integrity engineer mmg
x kisah background ape pun. Janji ko bdk engineering@science.

For TS here is the link for inspection/integrity engineer task description @ job opportunity at talisman

Offshore Integrity Engineer @ Talisman Energy

first step take cert lor...planing to take 3.1 welding inspection cert..
but still dunno

ye lor. Engineering degree only not enuf. CSWIP 3.1+ndt cert dh jd compulsory klu nk jd qc/integrity engineer. my opinion la, the best is start frm ndt or qc inspector. Klu terus jd qc engineer w/o qc/ndt experience mmg susah sikit nk demand gaji mhl2

tp bro which more important...degree first or cert...in my case i not into this field(qa/qc) but already study welding technology for 6sem at uni...tapi kerja skang naval architect...

Dats y I opened this opic, to know what should I do next. Right now, I just got MLVK Industrial Radiography Level 1 only. Planning to go for Eddy Current Level 2 this coming May (I have to take EC, company hantar) as I got to deal with Eddy Current stuffs for my job scope right now.

So, do you guys mean I have to be an NDT inspector first..?

i tot u ady work in qa/qc field.CSWIP 3.1 required minimum 3 years qa/qc n welding inspection related experience. IMO u better go purchase ur degree first la.Ramai dh rkn sekerja aku yg regret gler x sambung degree awal2 masa muda dlu

tp 5thn 2 degree partime..i also do structure.

CSWIP 3.1 course only take 10 days bro. U can attend the course anytime once u acquired minimum 3 years qa/qc experience. Masa tgh buat part time degree pun boleh amek 3.1 bro




Up to you la bro.., but the best place to gain qa/ qc experience is work site (yard, offshore o&g platform, or power plant). It's where U learn to use applicable code and standards such as ASME, API, AWS bla..bla.....etc. Menda2 code+standard ni mmg penting gile klu nk jd qc/integrity engineer

tula pasal... skang nih mmg plan nk jadik inspection engineer ni.. cume skang tgh pk camne nk carik pengalaman nih.. adeh

bro cherr_69, you seem to know lots about this field.. mind to share some experience with us? ko seorang inspection engineer kah..?

aku bukan inspection engineer la. But I always deals with them. So far inspection engineer yg aku kenal kejer dia byk manage inspection program je. Yg betul2 implement program ni is ndt n qc inspector. tats why qc inspector pnyer rate lg tinggi dr engineer. Minimum rate 4 qc inspector currently is rm500 per day(belum+ot). Tu la x rugi klu cr experience dgn jd inspector dlu. Nnti masa nk apply jd qc engineer boleh la demand habis2. Bukan senang nk cr qc engineer yg betul2 qualified ni bro.

ouh.. camtu upenyer.. jap bro, pe beza qc inspector ngan ndt inspector ni bro..? ingatkan same je diorg nih, adeh2

Aku bg cth utk inspection program dkt offshore la..ndt inspector's work scope r monitoring internal corrosion 4 process piping n equipment like pressure vessel n heat exchanger. Main ndt tehcnique used ialah UT n RT. Utk eddy current biasa kita guna utk inspect crane (weldment shj).
Utk work scope qc inspector lak, diorg ni akn buat corrosion visual survey. Lps qc buat survey br diorg decide mana2 tempat nk kena conduct UT/RT atau re-coat. Lg satu qc inspector yg akn interprete RT film. jd kalo ade paip minyak @ gas bocor mmg client akan refer pd report qc/ndt la. Kalo misinterprete @ miss defect mmg sakit lar. bole kne buang kerja bro.. Siap blacklist lg tu..

qc inspector ni die wat visual survey ngan interpret RT film..? uih, asal aku rase budak2 UT mcm lagi payah je kejenyer..? ahaa.. sape yg dapat bayaran lagik mahal..? aku ade dgr gak aritu time amek RT Level 1 kat MINT, time tu ade sorang instructor tu citer la.. ade member die sorang ni, die expert dalam bab visual weld interpreter kut... die tgk weld, dah dapat bajet ape yg kene wat.. skang kat schlumbeger, gaji bape belas ribu ntah sebolan... aku tak bape paham time tu..

erm bro cherr, ko keje kat mane ek..? banyak giler ko tau pasal mende2 ni, huhu.. ley lepak kedai kopi sepam nnt, borak2 pasal ni

r u sure schlumberger is providing services for weld interpretation coz as i know schlumberger major services are wireline, geosurveying, drilling...in other words upstream services..correct me if i'm mistaken. actually, having those certs certainly will provide advantages in applying for jobs but i dont think only with certs will help u into dat n of course experience will definitely helps.

are there anyone out there doing vibration analysis? for info, right now i'm into ndt scope of jobs but i'm more into vibration analysis for rotating n nonrotating equipment jobs. the prob is, i never get the chance to involve into those vibration analysis. any idea wut shud i do to make dis happened? thanks guys!