Senior Fitness for Service Analyst
About the role
Senior Analysts serve as technical leads on complex life assessment, failure investigation, and design projects. They are responsible for ensuring technical excellence, strengthening client relationships, and mentoring technical teams. Work includes leadership on high-complexity projects supporting the power generation and energy industries.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage complex engineering projects involving thermal heat transfer, creep and fatigue life assessment, fracture mechanics, and structural stress analysis using both classical and finite element methods
- Perform and review advanced FEA simulations using Abaqus or ANSYS, including nonlinear creep and time-dependent analyses
- Execute and oversee life assessment methodologies for creep, fatigue, and crack growth evaluations
- Provide technically defensible recommendations supporting continued operation, repair strategies, or remediation plans
- Participate in business development efforts, including cultivating client relationships, preparing and presenting proposals, developing new service offerings, and representing SI at industry events
- Mentor and train junior and mid-level engineers; lead technical peer reviews and contribute to SI engineering guidelines and procedures
Requirements
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a closely related discipline
- M.S. or Ph.D.: 10+ years of relevant engineering experience
- 12+ years of relevant industry experience
- Knowledge of power generation and energy industry systems, particularly conventional boiler and combined cycle power plants
- Demonstrated experience with materials degradation mechanisms including creep and fatigue, high-temperature material behavior, and welding metallurgy
- Demonstrated experience performing fitness-for-service (FFS) assessments
- Advanced proficiency with Abaqus or ANSYS, SolidWorks modeling, and applied fracture mechanics principles
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage client engagements and lead complex technical teams
- ASME Code Committee membership or active engagement
- Knowledge of ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code requirements
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure or progress toward licensure
- Familiarity with EPRI materials and analytical programs
- Deliver high-quality, technically defensible reports that withstand peer and client review
- Expand SI’s market presence through strong client relationships and technical leadership
- Mentor and develop engineers to elevate overall team capability and technical excellence
Qualifications
The expected salary range for this role is $171,000 – $227,800 in San Jose, CA; $144,400 – $195,400 in Denver, CO; 123,900 - 168,900 in Akron, OH; and $135,000 – $187,600 in Charlotte, NC. Exact pay will be commensurate with location, experience, and qualifications.
Skills
Not specified
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life Insurance and AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability
Health Savings Account with employer contribution
Flexible Spending Account for health care and dependent care
ID theft protection and credit monitoring
Pay
The expected salary range for this role is $171,000 – $227,800 in San Jose, CA; $144,400 – $195,400 in Denver, CO; 123,900 - 168,900 in Akron, OH; and $135,000 – $187,600 in Charlotte, NC. Exact pay will be commensurate with location, experience, and qualifications.
Schedule
Full-time
Company
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SIA)
At Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SIA), employees are proud to be part of a company where contributions are valued. Join a team of internationally recognized experts in a culture based on knowledge, excellence, and respect for one another. Our employees are members of a distinct community of internationally respected professionals committed to quality, engineering innovation and a shared goal of building a safer world.
SIA offers a competitive salary and performance-based bonus program. Our retirement benefits include a Traditional 401k, Roth 401k, and an employer match. To help employees maintain a work-life balance, SIA also offers various paid time off including vacation, floating holidays, sick time, and parental leave.
Our employees also enjoy a comprehensive benefits program that includes the following:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life Insurance and AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Account for health care and dependent care
- ID theft protection and credit monitoring
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
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