Senior Managing Biomechanist

YA Group; Washington; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm in Washington is seeking a Senior Managing Biomechanist to lead analyses in human-injury cases, perform accident reconstructions, and provide expert testimony. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in biomechanics and a strong background in client relationship management. This role offers competitive benefits, including health insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 10 – 15 years of experience in biomechanics, accident reconstruction, and premises liability work required.
• Experience with establishing clientele and rapport with insurance carriers, lawyers, and adjusters.
• Must have testifying experience as an expert witness.
• Valid PE license, PhD, SAE certification or ACTAR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in detailed inspections of vehicles and accident sites.
• Use computer models to reconstruct accidents and measure load levels.
• Support business development and client relationship management.
• Provide expert testimony at legal proceedings.
• Perform accident reconstructions of various vehicle types.

Skills

Biomechanics

Accident reconstruction

Client relationship building

Forensic analysis

Expert testimony

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering

Master of Science or PhD in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering

Tools

PC-Crash

Virtual Crash

HVE

CAD software

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Company Overview

YA Engineering Services (YAES) provides structural, mechanical, electrical, and geotechnical engineering services; architectural and building envelope investigative services; non‑destructive testing services; seismic risk assessment services; materials analysis services; expert witness and litigation support services; and accident reconstruction services. Our goal is to offer a highly qualified, technically excellent engineering and architectural team that works seamlessly together to service client needs.

Summary

The Senior Managing Biomechanist leads a team of expert engineering staff in human‑injury analysis in vehicular accidents, premises liability, and slip‑and‑fall incidents. Analyses of injury biomechanics may require reconstructing vehicular accidents, slip‑and‑fall incidents or determining factors responsible for development of the incident. This position requires extensive experience in forensic biomechanical analyses and performs investigations focusing on musculoskeletal biomechanics to determine the relationship between accident modes and injuries.

Role & Responsibilities

• Leads a team of experts in conducting detailed inspections of vehicles and accident sites and accurately analyzes crash sequences to identify contributing factors and the induced loading on the occupants.
• Uses computer models to reconstruct accidents and to measure load and injury levels.
• Supports business development efforts by building and maintaining rapport with current clients and generating new work for themselves and a team of experts. Partners with business development representatives, attends conferences and events to promote the company and skills of expert staff.
• Communicates with clients and team regarding scope of work, investigation tasks, budget, and ensures all project completion timelines, deadlines and deliverables are met.
• Ensures workload is evenly distributed amongst experts.
• Mentors, leads and guides a team of experts in all aspects of project work.
• Provides expert testimony at trials, depositions, or other legal proceedings and communicates investigative findings in a manner easily understood by technical or non‑technical audiences.
• Inspects and measures vehicles.
• Reviews various documents to identify relevant information for an accident reconstruction or biomechanical engineering analysis (includes police reports, medical records, depositions, expert reports, legal pleadings and discovery documents, videos, photographs, etc.).
• Performs simulations of vehicular collisions using advanced collision reconstruction software such as PC‑Crash, Virtual Crash or HVE (or similar).
• Evaluates the effects of impact forces on occupants as a result of vehicular accidents.
• Determines human injury mechanisms in vehicular accidents and premises liability cases such as slip‑and‑fall accidents.
• Performs accident reconstructions of single‑vehicle rollovers, single‑vehicle impacts with fixed objects, and multi‑vehicle collisions (frontal, side, rear, and sideswipe).
• Utilizes engineering principles to calculate factors such as impact and departure speeds, collision forces, and trajectories of vehicles.
• Compares calculations with crash test reports of similar collisions to correlate damages based on calculated velocities.
• Reviews papers and journals related to vehicular accident reconstruction to understand and advance the scientific techniques used in reconstruction work.
• Provides written conclusions of findings to assist others in understanding the evidence or in determining the facts at issue.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 – 15 years of experience in biomechanics, accident reconstruction, and premises liability work or similar required.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering required.
• Master of Science or PhD in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering preferred.
• Must have experience with establishing clientele and rapport with insurance carriers, lawyers, and adjusters.
• Must have testifying experience as an expert witness.
• Expert with CAD related to accident reconstruction is preferred.
• Must hold a valid PE license, PhD, SAE certification or ACTAR certification.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience working with and establishing a network of clientele (insurance carriers, attorneys, and/or adjusters).
• Enjoys working in a team environment.
• Passion for learning.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

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