Forensic Vehicle Accident Reconstructionist; ACTAR - Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC, Sa

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We are currently seeking an additional experienced Mechanical Engineer / Vehicle Accident Reconstructionist to support operations in the Carolinas and South Georgia.

In this position, the Vehicle Accident Reconstructionist will apply their technical knowledge and expertise to provide failure analysis and forensic consulting services for insurance, legal, industrial, and other clients, investigating vehicle accidents and failures involving vehicle systems (brakes, transmission, throttle, steering, etc.).

• Performs failure analysis and 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 in advance of 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, 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.

• Reconstructing vehicular accidents using analysis, CAE‑based tools, and test data where appropriate.
• Responsibility will include analyzing single and multiple vehicle collisions, performing damage analysis, speed analysis, roadway drag factors or coefficient of friction of roadway, perception and response times, lamp analysis, time‑distance relationships, occupant kinematics, vehicle dynamics, braking efficiency of air brake systems on commercial motor vehicles and possibly intersection traffic signal analysis, etc.
• The Vehicle Accident Reconstructionist will perform timely, accurate analysis, prepare reports, and present your findings to the client.
• The Vehicle Accident Reconstructionist will also prepare and present demonstrative diagrams and charts and provide an analysis of the cause of various incidents.
• Work involves documenting and preserving evidence, preparing written reports of findings, and providing expert testimony in litigation as necessary.
• Provide collision scene evidence analysis and forensic mapping of collision sites and vehicles.
• Evaluate cars, trucks, tractors, or other various forms of transportation.
• Performing damage analysis, speeds from damage (energy), coefficient of friction of roadway, time and distance relationships, lamp analysis, occupant kinematics, vehicle dynamics, perception and response times, braking efficiency of air brake systems on…