Biomechanist- Human Factors & Ergonomics

Job Title

Biomechanist

Penns Park, PA

Forensic Engineering

The Biomechanist plays a key role within a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists dedicated to analyzing and reconstructing injury-producing incidents to determine the mechanisms and contributing factors of injury. The ideal candidate values collaboration, enjoys client engagement, and takes pride in delivering clear, defensible, and high‑quality work that strengthens long‑term client relationships and promotes safer products, equipment, and work environments.

• Conduct forensic investigations related to vehicle crashes, slip, trip, and fall incidents, mechanical failures, and workplace accidents to assess human, environmental, and design factors.
• Lead investigations of construction and industrial workplace accidents based on safety principles, human factors, proper equipment design, and biomechanics.
• Evaluate and assess contributing elements of workplace incidents, including personal protective equipment (PPE), fall protection systems, ladders, and injury mechanisms.
• Apply ergonomic principles to identify workplace risk factors, evaluate human performance, and recommend injury‑prevention strategies.
• Analyze slip, trip, and fall mishaps utilizing expertise in building codes, human factors, ergonomics, and biomechanics.
• Conduct biomechanical injury analyses to determine forces, motions, and tolerances involved in accident scenarios.
• Perform human factors and ergonomics evaluations of products, environments, and systems to improve usability, reduce human error, and enhance safety.
• Provide consulting expertise in product safety, including hazard analysis, guarding, and the design and effectiveness of warnings and instructions.
• Conduct or assist with static and dynamic testing related to material performance, product design, and human response.
• Prepare clear, well‑supported reports of findings suitable for both technical and non‑technical audiences and provide expert testimony during depositions and trials when required.
• Present technical and educational materials to clients and at professional conferences.
• Maintain expertise through continued professional education, research, and publication.
• Other duties as assigned.