Senior Fitness-for-Service Engineer (Life Assessment & FEA)

SI Solutions, LLC; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Disability Insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SIA) is seeking a Senior Analyst to lead complex life assessment, failure investigation, and design projects in the power generation and energy sectors.

You will mentor teams, strengthen client relationships, and drive technical excellence. You will oversee high-complexity projects, perform FEA (Abaqus/ANSYS), and deliver technically defensible reports supporting operation and remediation strategies, as well as contribute to business development and

Qualifications

• MS or PhD with 10+ years in mechanical/energy engineering.
• Experience with creep and fatigue, high-temperature materials.
• Proven fitness-for-service (FFS) assessments and life assessment methods.
• Strong client engagement and project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex engineering projects involving thermal transfer, creep and fracture mechanics.
• Perform advanced FEA simulations in Abaqus/ANSYS.
• Provide defensible recommendations for operation, repair, or remediation.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to SI guidelines and procedures.
• Participate in business development and client relationship building.

Skills

Abaqus/ANSYS expertise

Engineering leadership

Client engagement

Mentoring

Thermal knowledge

Fracture mechanics

Power generation knowledge

Strong communication

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Mechanical or Civil Eng

Tools

Abaqus

ANSYS

SolidWorks

Job description

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SIA) is seeking a Senior Analyst to lead complex life assessment, failure investigation, and design projects in the power generation and energy sectors.

You will mentor teams, strengthen client relationships, and drive technical excellence. You will oversee high-complexity projects, perform FEA (Abaqus/ANSYS), and deliver technically defensible reports supporting operation and remediation strategies, as well as contribute to business development and