Senior Fitness for Service Analyst

SI Solutions

Job Location:

Huntersville, NC - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 171000 - 227800

Posted on: 6 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Analysts serve as technical leads on complex life assessment failure investigation and design projects. Senior staff members 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.

Key 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

Required Skills/Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Expected Contributions and Outcomes:

Deliver high-quality technically defensible reports that withstand peer and client review
Expand SIs market presence through strong client relationships and technical leadership
Mentor and develop engineers to elevate overall team capability and technical excellence

Pay Range:
The expected salary range for this role is $171000 $227800 in San Jose CA; $144400 $195400 in Denver CO; and $135000 $187600 in Charlotte NC. Exact pay will be commensurate with location experience and qualifications.

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At Structural Integrity Associates Inc. (SIA) employees are proud to be part of a company wherecontributions are valued. Join a team of internationally recognized experts in a culture based onknowledge excellence and respect for one another. Our employees are members of a distinctcommunity of internationally respected professionals committed to quality engineering innovationand a shared goal of building a safer world.

Why Work at SIA
SIA offers a competitive salary and performance-based bonus program. Our retirement benefitsinclude a Traditional 401k Roth 401k and an employer match. To help employees maintain awork-life balance SIA also offers various paid time off including vacation floating holidayssick 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.

SIA does not welcome third-party recruiters employment agencies headhunters etc. Please do not reach out to SIA employees requesting a call sit down meeting or email response.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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

Required Skills/Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Expected Contributions and Outcomes:

Deliver high-quality technically defensible reports that withstand peer and client review
Expand SIs market presence through strong client relationships and technical leadership
Mentor and develop engineers to elevate overall team capability and technical excellence