Mechanical Engineer - Failure investigation

Charles Francis Cooper; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A forensic engineering firm in the UK seeks a Mechanical Engineer to conduct investigations of engineering incidents. This role offers a unique opportunity to manage investigations from evidence collection to final reporting, providing technical advice to clients including insurers and corporations. The ideal candidate thrives in diverse and challenging environments, ensuring prompt and accurate investigations.

Qualifications

• Experience in forensic investigation related to engineering incidents.
• Ability to provide prompt and accurate technical advice.
• Strong problem-solving skills under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Undertake forensic investigation of engineering-related incidents.
• Prepare final technical reports and provide expert evidence in court.
• Collect evidence on-site and assess liability.

Job description

Mechanical Engineer - Failure investigation

Locations – Cardiff or Leeds

Introduction.

They presently have vacancies for Mechanical Engineers to undertake forensic investigation of a wide range of engineering related incidents and accidents including those involving personal injury and health and safety aspects.

These investigations will usually be undertaken for insurance related purposes. Their clients include international insurers, loss adjusters, solicitors, marine Protection and Indemnity clubs, insurance brokers and industrial corporations. Their clients require prompt and accurate technical advice, sometimes at very short notice, regarding the cause of the incident or accident and assistance with determining liability.

The Nature of the Work.

If you are looking for a routine laboratory or an office-based position, then this is definitely not the job for you. They are offering you a rare opportunity to enter a unique and very rewarding profession in which the variety and the nature of the technically focused work is extremely diverse and challenging, thus providing you with what they consider is unrivalled job satisfaction.

A key attraction of this role is that you will typically have the opportunity to be responsible for seeing the technical investigation through from beginning to end, from initially collecting the evidence on site to preparing the final technical report and ultimately giving expert evidence in Court.

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