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Rimkus

Forensic engineering consulting for insurance disputes

Vehicle Accident Reconstructionist - Forensics

Mechanical EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAtlanta, GA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Professional or industry working experience in vehicle accident reconstruction.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Independent judgment and strong analytical skills.
  • Ability to provide expert witness testimony.
  • Ability to remain focused and alert when conducting site and vehicle inspections.
  • Ability to interact with clients, prepare written reports of findings, and testify in depositions or trials.

Responsibilities

  • Investigate, analyze, and reconstruct vehicular accidents and investigate failures involving vehicle systems such as brakes, steering, throttle, and engines.
  • Analyze single- and multiple-vehicle collisions, speeds, roadway drag factors, reaction times, impaired and non-impaired driving behavior, lamps, tires, time-distance relationships, and injury correlation to collisions.
  • Prepare and present demonstrative diagrams, charts, and analyses of the cause and origin of collisions.
  • Inspect and analyze automotive or mechanical parts to determine the origin and cause of failure.
  • Document and preserve evidence, prepare written reports of findings, and provide expert testimony in litigation as necessary.
  • Reconstruct vehicular accidents using engineering analysis, computer-aided engineering tools, and test data where appropriate.
  • Analyze collision-scene evidence and perform forensic mapping of collision sites and vehicles.
  • Inspect cars, trucks, and other forms of transportation.
  • Perform damage analysis, speed analysis from damage energy, roadway coefficient-of-friction analysis, time-and-distance analysis, lamp analysis, occupant kinematics analysis, vehicle dynamics analysis, perception and reaction-time analysis, commercial motor vehicle air-brake efficiency analysis, and intersection traffic-signal analysis.
  • Analyze product liability, design, and safety.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
  • A Professional Engineer license is preferred.
  • A master's degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
  • Two to ten or more years of accident reconstruction experience are preferred.

About the Company

Rimkus

Forensic engineering consulting for insurance disputes

Rimkus provides independent forensic engineering and technical consulting to support insurance claims, legal disputes, and risk management. Its work involves investigating failures and accidents to determine root causes, analyzing data from site visits, lab tests, and simulations, and delivering reports and expert testimony that help insurers, law firms, and corporations resolve claims and litigation. The company differentiates itself through a long track record of objective analysis, an extensive global footprint with over 110 offices, and a growth strategy built on acquisitions and private-equity investment that expanded service lines and geographic reach. Rimkus’ goal is to be a leading, globally connected provider of technically rigorous, objective engineering analysis for insurance, legal, and corporate clients, growing through strategic acquisitions to widen capabilities and reach.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1983

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