Technical Director / Manager

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as SI’s recognized technical leader for steam turbine and generator engineering, asset life assessment, and integrity consulting.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of steam turbine generator engineers, fostering technical development, collaboration, and long-term capability building.
• Guide strategic consulting engagements that help clients extend asset life, improve reliability, resolve complex failures, and make informed risk-based decisions.
• Provide technical direction for advanced engineering evaluations involving fracture mechanics, creep, fatigue, thermal and stress analysis, and finite element methods.
• Shape the quality and technical credibility of client deliverables, proposals, reports, and recommendations.
• Build trusted client relationships, identify growth opportunities, and help expand SI’s presence in the steam turbine generator market.
• Partner on proposal strategy, scope development, and project planning to position SI for continued success.
• Collaborate with engineering, nondestructive examination, materials, and business development teams to deliver integrated solutions to clients.
• Represent SI with clients and in industry forums, conferences, and user groups to strengthen market visibility and technical reputation.
• Help shape the future of the practice through planning, process improvement, and the development of differentiated consulting capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline; an advanced degree is a plus. PE registration in one or multiple states is highly valued.
  • Significant experience in steam turbine generator engineering, rotating equipment, or power generation asset integrity.
  • Expertise in one or more of the following areas: life assessment, fitness-for-service, root cause failure analysis, fracture mechanics, creep, fatigue, thermal or stress analysis, or finite element analysis.
  • Demonstrated success leading technical projects, developing teams, and guiding multidisciplinary engineering efforts.
  • Strong client-facing consulting skills and the ability to communicate complex technical issues with clarity and credibility.
  • Experience supporting proposals, scope development, and business development initiatives.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with proficiency in standard engineering and business software tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• • Professional Engineer (PE) license.
  • Experience in steam turbine generator operations, engineering consulting, technical advisory services, or application engineering.
  • Background in steam turbine generator design, root cause analysis, operation, repair, outage support, or life extension programs.
  • Experience with CAD and finite element analysis tools such as ANSYS or Abaqus.
  • Knowledge of materials, welding, nondestructive examination, and common damage mechanisms affecting rotating and high-temperature components.
  • Experience presenting at industry conferences or participating in user groups and technical committees.

• 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

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