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 SIA at industry events

Mentor and train junior and mid‑level engineers; lead technical peer reviews and contribute to SIA 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 SIA’s market presence through robust 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 $171,000 – $227,800 in San Jose, CA; $144,400 – $195,400 in Denver, CO; and $135,000 – $187,600 in Charlotte, NC. Exact pay will be commensurate with location, experience, and qualifications.

Export Control Notice Certain positions at SIA may require access to information and technology which is subject to Export Administration Regulations 15 CFR 730-774, including those of the US Department of Energy (DOE) in 10 CFR 810 and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 10 CFR Part 110. Hiring decisions for such positions must comply with these regulations and may result in SIA limiting its consideration of foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the DOE’s Generally Authorized Destinations List: Equal Opportunity Employer Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Candidate Verification Candidate information may be verified during the hiring process. Inaccurate, deceptive, or mass‑generated applications may be disqualified from consideration.

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