Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Structural Integrity Associates provides engineering expertise for the power generation and energy industries. The Senior Failure Analysis Engineer serves as a technical lead on complex life assessment, failure investigation, and design projects, while managing client relationships, mentoring engineers, and supporting business development.
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
- 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
Skills
- 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
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus program
- Traditional 401k
- Roth 401k
- Employer match
- Paid vacation
- Floating holidays
- Paid sick time
- Parental leave
- 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
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