In-line Inspection (ILI) Operations Engineer

Your Job

DarkVision, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is in search of a dedicated ILI Operations Engineer to support the growth of our Inline Inspection business across the United States and Canada.

This role involves travelling extensively to develop, test, and deploy cutting edge ILI tools.

If you have real-world experience in the servicing of energy infrastructure, the deployment of inline inspection tools, or provisioning of NDT services along with excellent communication skills and the desire to work with rapidly evolving technologies, we want to hear from you.

This is a unique opportunity to join a world-class team revolutionizing industrial imaging.

The role will be based in Houston, TX with 50% travel across North America.

In this role, you will have opportunities to gain or enhance your skills and experience in:


* In-line inspection and pipeline integrity


* Project coordination and resource management


* Stakeholder communication and collaboration


* Operationalizing new products in the ILI space

Our Team

Our machine vision, imaging, computer graphics, and data analytics experts have introduced a highly differentiated acoustic-based ILI system - Kraken.

The ILI operations team at DarkVision works closely with engineers and manufacturing technicians to prepare and deploy the tools that provide operators with a clear view of their piping infrastructure.

Join us on this exciting journey as we strive to become the leader in industrial imaging.

What You Will Do


* Job Preparation and Execution: Support the planning, preparation, and execution of ILI field operations across North America.

Analyze pipeline specifications to perform tool selection and configuration, coordinate with clients and subcontractors, prepare project execution plans and risk assessments, and work with various teams to ensure the operations schedule is well managed.


* Field Operations: Work alongside ILI Field Specialists to deploy Kraken tools on-site across North America.

Deploying new technology naturally necessitates troubleshooting problems that arise in real-time.

With remote support provided by specialists, troubleshooting on-site and improvising under pressure will be critical to overall job success.


* Equipment Management and Tool Testing: Inspect, calibrate, and test tools and critical equipment.

You will work with engineering teams to help optimize turnaround processes for ILI tools, test and qualify ILI tool configurations, and plan tool logistics between jobs.

DarkVision improves and develops products rapidly, and this role will be instrumental in ensuring that field operations processes keep up with engineering development.


* SOP Development and Documentation: Contribute to the development, creation, and organization of technical procedures, checklists, reports, and other program documentation.


* Communication: Quick, clear, and effective communication with customers, subcontractors, and DarkVision staf...