Senior Life Assessment Engineer - FEA & Creep/Fatigue

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SIA) in San Jose, CA, seeks a Senior Analyst to lead life assessment, failure investigations, and design projects in power generation and energy sectors.

You will guide technically, strengthen client relationships, and mentor technical teams on high-complexity assignments using advanced FEA. Responsibilities include directing thermal, creep, and fracture analyses with Abaqus or ANSYS, contributing to business development, and developing engineering

Qualifications

• PhD/MS/BS in Mechanical or Civil Engineering
• MS/PhD: 10+ years of engineering experience
• 12+ years of relevant industry experience
• Knowledge of power generation and energy systems
• Experience with creep, fatigue, high-temperature materials, and welding metallurgy
• Experience performing fitness-for-service assessments
• Advanced proficiency with Abaqus or ANSYS, SolidWorks, and fracture mechanics
• Strong written and verbal communication for client engagements

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex engineering projects involving thermal transfer, creep and fatigue life assessment, fracture mechanics, and structural stress analysis
• 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 operation, repair, or remediation plans
• Participate in business development, cultivate client relationships, and present proposals

Skills

Project leadership

FEA experience

Abaqus/ANSYS

SolidWorks

Client engagement

Education

MS/PhD in Mechanical/Civil Eng

Tools

Abaqus/ANSYS

SolidWorks

Job description

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SIA) in San Jose, CA, seeks a Senior Analyst to lead life assessment, failure investigations, and design projects in power generation and energy sectors.

You will guide technically, strengthen client relationships, and mentor technical teams on high-complexity assignments using advanced FEA. Responsibilities include directing thermal, creep, and fracture analyses with Abaqus or ANSYS, contributing to business development, and developing engineering