Senior Biomechanical Engineer

Alpine Intel; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation Package

Career Growth

Diverse & Positive Work Environment

Professional Development

Employee Referral Bonus

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Coverage

401K with Match

HSA

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

Alpine Intel is seeking a Senior Bio-Mechanical Engineer to lead the Biomechanical Engineering practice. Responsibilities include overseeing projects focused on occupant injury analysis in crashes and conducting research to maintain leadership in the field. Applicants must have a Master’s or Doctorate in a relevant field and 8 years of relevant experience. Alpine Intel offers competitive compensation, career growth, and a diverse work environment with comprehensive benefits including medical and 401K match.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctorate in Biomechanics Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in crashworthiness or occupant protection.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Biomechanical Engineering practice.
• Analyze occupant injuries in vehicle crashes.
• Conduct research and publish peer-reviewed papers.
• Collaborate with the crash reconstruction team.
• Manage biomechanical data analysis projects.

Skills

Biomechanical analysis

Communication skills

Crashworthiness expertise

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Master’s or Doctorate in Biomechanics Engineering or related field

Tools

MADYMO

Job description

Alpine Intel is dedicated to innovation across the property, auto, liability, and workers comp insurance fields – helping our customers reach peak performance throughout the policy life cycle. Through our operating brands – HVACi, StrikeCheck, National Fire Experts, Donan Engineering, BSC Forensics, Component Testing Laboratories, The Robison Group, VRC Investigations, TechLoss, and Mecanica Scientific Services – we are respected as the industry leader for our scale and our track record of conducting expert, specialized, and accurate investigations. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, our team of experienced professionals provides high‑quality solutions nationwide.

Mecanica Scientific Services, a scientific and engineering services consulting firm that serves the legal, automotive, commercial truck and bus manufacturing, transportation, research, and insurance industries, is looking for a Senior Bio‑Mechanical Engineer to build and lead the Biomechanical Engineering practice across our western regional offices. The incumbent reports to the Director of Technical Services and utilizes their expertise to provide bio‑mechanical engineering consulting services to our growing client base.

Mecanica employs the latest cutting‑edge tools, technologies, and methodologies in accident reconstruction and Event Data Recorders for documenting and analyzing accidents and related EDR data, and for communicating our findings clearly and concisely to clients.

What Does Alpine Intel Offer You?

• Competitive Compensation Package
• Career Growth
• A Diverse & Positive Work Environment
• Professional Development
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Coverage
• 401K with Match
• HSA
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability
• Paid Time Off and Holidays

Key Responsibilities

• Build out a scalable Biomechanical engineering consulting practice leveraging Mecanica Scientific’s culture to find and foster a team of biomechanical engineering experts focused on the analysis of occupant injuries and injury potential in highway vehicle crashes involving pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, passenger car occupants, medium‑ and heavy‑weight truck and bus occupants.
• Foster a team of biomechanical engineering experts focused on the analysis of injuries in the premise liability case analysis segment.
• Participate in the Mecanica Leadership Team and organizational leadership work to foster collaboration between Mecanica’s branches of scientific and engineering work in the areas of highway vehicle crash reconstruction, human factors, commercial vehicle operations, and the Forensic Media Team.
• Oversee and lead biomechanics projects related to human injury analysis.
• Analyze and review technical biomechanical data focusing on kinematics, dynamics, mechanisms of injury, and human tolerance to external forces, crash pulses, and fall exposures.
• Conduct and collaborate on research to maintain a leading position by writing and presenting peer‑reviewed technical papers and scientific journal articles.
• Maintain active participation in key research and safety committees to promote and contribute to the continuous improvement of highway safety.
• Use computer‑assisted simulation and analysis tools such as MADYMO, and others.
• Utilize data and analysis work obtained from field and vehicle inspections to collaborate with the crash reconstruction team.
• Conduct or collaborate on rapid response to field investigations of accidents requested by clients.
• Conduct or collaborate on field investigations of accidents, documenting the accident scene and vehicles using forensic documentation procedures.
• Review reports and various documents provided by the engineering team and clients.
• Communicate with the engineering team throughout individual projects.
• Work as a team member.
• Submit billing expenses and hours on time via Mecanica’s internal system platforms.
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Maintain documentation records and database updates.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a Master’s or Doctorate in Biomechanics Engineering, Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• P.E. license desired but not required.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience preferable in crashworthiness, occupant protection, or transportation and/or automobiles.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Presently legally authorized to work in the United States.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent travel to crash scenes.
• Ability to work in field environments.
• Prolonged periods of standing, walking, and lifting during investigations.

Alpine Intel is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are an E‑Verify participating employer.