DESCRIPTION:

A Senior Associate is a recognized technical leader with deep engineering expertise and industry credibility. They drive high-impact consulting projects, support strategic business development, and contribute to the advancement of our vibration testing and assessment projects across the across the nuclear, coal, oil & gas, mining, and renewable energy sectors.
This position can be fully remote or onsite at one of Structural Integrity’s offices.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Deliver consulting services in vibration testing and assessment—primarily in the nuclear sector, with crossover into coal, oil, gas, mining, and other renewable energy sectors.
• Lead and manage consulting projects—from scoping through execution—ensuring quality, budget, and client satisfaction.
• Maintain and grow client relationships through technical leadership and trusted advisory roles.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities across advanced reactor programs, piping systems, and turbine-generators, including support structures and active components such as pumps, valves, and other rotating machinery.
• Guide strategic planning, team operations, and cross-disciplinary integration in alignment with market drivers and business goals.
• Provide technical mentorship, team development, and succession planning support.
• Ensure deliverables meet the highest standards for quality, technical rigor, and regulatory expectations.
• Actively contribute to innovation in vibration diagnostics, assessments, and advanced simulation methods.

Key Metrics:

• Client satisfaction through timely, high-quality technical deliverables
• On-time, on-budget project performance
• Strategic revenue growth aligned with team and market plans
• Drives achievement of team utilization targets—a key performance metric—by actively generating and managing project opportunities.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• 15+ years solving vibration, fatigue, and structural integrity challenges—preferably in consulting or service roles supporting rotating equipment and passive structures/piping
• Demonstrated experience deploying field instrumentation, collecting high-quality data, and analyzing signals for vibration and structural assessments.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering
• Proficient in tools such as LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, and ANSYS APDL
• Deep knowledge in fault diagnostics of rotating machinery (pumps, compressors, fans, etc.)
• Demonstrated project leadership and consulting acumen
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and client relationships
• Eligible for Nuclear Unescorted Access Authorization
• Willing to travel up to 40% for testing, assessments and client meetings

Desired Skills/Qualifications:

• Vibration Institute Certification (CAT IV preferred)
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Expertise in flow-induced vibration, transient dynamics, and fatigue fracture mechanics
• Experience with API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1 Level 3 assessments and DNV methods
• Knowledge of ASME Section III (Subsection NG, Appendix N)
• Exposure to CFD, acoustic pulsation, water hammer, or related FFS tools
• Technical contributions to advanced nuclear systems (e.g., SMRs, Gen IV, microreactors)
• Membership in ASME, API, VI, or other relevant technical societies
• Familiarity with advanced instrumentation techniques (e.g., high-temperature strain gauges, high-speed data capture, wireless sensors)

ABOUT US:

SIA is an engineering consulting firm serving various industries including Nuclear Power, Energy Services, Pipeline Integrity, and Critical Infrastructure. Join a team of internationally recognized experts in a culture based on knowledge, excellence, and respect for one another. Our employees are members of a distinct community of internationally respected professionals committed to quality, engineering innovation and a shared goal of building a safer world.

• Deliver consulting services in vibration testing and assessment—primarily in the nuclear sector, with crossover into coal, oil, gas, mining, and other renewable energy sectors.
• Lead and manage consulting projects—from scoping through execution—ensuring quality, budget, and client satisfaction.
• Maintain and grow client relationships through technical leadership and trusted advisory roles.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities across advanced reactor programs, piping systems, and turbine-generators, including support structures and active components such as pumps, valves, and other rotating machinery.
• Guide strategic planning, team operations, and cross-disciplinary integration in alignment with market drivers and business goals.
• Provide technical mentorship, team development, and succession planning support.
• Ensure deliverables meet the highest standards for quality, technical rigor, and regulatory expectations.
• Actively contribute to innovation in vibration diagnostics, assessments, and advanced simulation methods