Senior Materials Engineering Consultant
About The Position
Structural Integrity Associates (SIA) is seeking a Materials Engineer (Senior Engineer or Consultant) specializing in materials degradation, embrittlement behavior, and aging management for nuclear systems and components. This role focuses on evaluating Adjusted Reference Temperature (ART), Upper Shelf Energy (USE), irradiation embrittlement, thermal aging, corrosion-related degradation, and material property reconciliation supporting ASME Code evaluations. Work includes support for reactor vessels, internals, pressure boundary materials, and emergent outage issues. Ideal candidates bring strong analytical skills, curiosity about microstructural behavior under service conditions, and interest in supporting both long-term aging management and short-turnaround emergent issues.
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related field.
- 5–12 years relevant industry experience.
- Experience with materials degradation (embrittlement, corrosion, thermal aging).
- Ability to evaluate and interpret materials property data, inspection results, or aging trends.
- Strong communication and technical writing skills.
- Ability to work within nuclear QA and multi-disciplinary environments
Nice To Haves
- Experience with ASME BPVC Sections II, III, IX, XI.
- Direct experience in nuclear materials programs (RVI, RPV, chemistry/materials aging initiatives).
- Exposure to EPRI methodologies or NRC regulatory guidance.
- Background in FEA-supported materials assessments, data analytics, MATLAB/Python
Responsibilities
- Perform evaluations based on RG1.99R2 for irradiation embrittlement, thermal aging, and property shifts for vessel and internals materials.
- Support development and updates of Aging Management Programs for reactor vessel internals and pressure boundary materials.
- Reconcile ASME Section II/III material properties for mechanical and structural analyses.
- Evaluate degradation mechanisms such as SCC, corrosion, fatigue, irradiation-assisted embrittlement, and thermal aging.
- Analyze inspection results, surveillance capsule data, and materials performance trends.
- Assist in mechanical/structural assessments using FEA inputs and materials data.
- Support emergent outage issues including: foreign material evaluation, wall-thinning, contamination, or mechanical damage assessments.
- Prepare calculation packages, materials evaluations, and high-quality technical reports.
- Participate in proposals, client meetings, and cross-disciplinary project reviews.
- Contribute to proposals, scopes, estimates; identify growth opportunities
- Collaborate across disciplines; contribute to internal R&D roadmap and industry activities (e.g., EPRI participation, method improvements).
Benefits
- SIA offers a competitive salary and performance-based bonus program.
- Our retirement benefits include a Traditional 401k, Roth 401k, and an employer match.
- To help employees maintain a work-life balance, SIA also offers various paid time off including vacation, floating holidays, sick time, and 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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
