Remote Forensic Mechanical Engineer: Failure Analysis

Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability insurance

Training & Development

Work From Home

Job summary

Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. seeks a Mechanical Engineer specializing in forensic analysis to support insurance, legal, and industrial client projects.

The role focuses on failure analysis of mechanical systems, equipment, and products, with duties spanning site investigations, data collection, and expert reporting. The candidate will review codes and standards, perform calculations, coordinate testing, and contribute to client relationships, reports, and, when needed, testimony.

Qualifications

• Requires high attention to detail and ability to solve complex problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication with clients.
• Experience drafting scopes of work and budget estimates.
• Strong knowledge of applicable codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Performs failure analysis for forensic assignments within the field of mechanical engineering expertise based on a scope of work and budget prepared by the consultant and agreed upon by the client before performing the work.
• Investigates how and why an incident occurred, including identifying the origin, failure mechanism, and root cause of the incident, as well as the role of the mechanical system in question.
• Inspects sites/products/equipment/systems; performs electronic data retrieval and analysis of commercial and non-commercial equipment; documents site/product conditions and determines cause and origin of damage; performs site surveys with total station survey, scanners, drones, and other means of 3D documentation; performs mechanical engineering calculations; prepares CAD-based and manual sketches as required; orders and evaluates required laboratory testing and performs analyses.
• Reviews and interprets relevant codes, standards, drawings, specifications, technical manuals, peer-reviewed literature, data logs, and other documentation to evaluate the compliance of the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the subject product, equipment, or system.
• Conducts various analyses including, but not limited to, industrial safety and accidents; equipment and machinery design and failure, product liability; and design and safety.
• Provides support on fire and explosion investigations involving mechanical systems, products, and equipment.
• Initiates, develops, and maintains mutually beneficial client relationships.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Client communication

Project management

CAD software

MS Office

Forensic engineering

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. or Forensic experience with P.E.

2-10+ years of experience

Tools

FEM software

Data analysis software

3D scanning tools

Job description

Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. seeks a Mechanical Engineer specializing in forensic analysis to support insurance, legal, and industrial client projects.

The role focuses on failure analysis of mechanical systems, equipment, and products, with duties spanning site investigations, data collection, and expert reporting. The candidate will review codes and standards, perform calculations, coordinate testing, and contribute to client relationships, reports, and, when needed, testimony.