Coordinating Biomechanist

Responsibilities

• Provide project support to experts who are investigating and analyzing accidents, failures, and injuries.
• Participate in field inspections (often onsite) with the expert team and observe the expert documenting the physical evidence.
• Utilize any combination of 3D laser scanners, motion capture technology, and other leading software to assist with forensic analysis.
• Absorb and assist with preservation of physical evidence.
• Observe the process of researching, reconstructing, and analyzing all of the facts to determine what happened with your assigned cases.
• Observe the lifecycle of a case from the initial investigation and digital preservation of the evidence, to performing testing as instructed by the expert(s).
• Absorb and assist with the experts' pre-deposition and pre-trial preparation of exhibits and reports.
• Absorb and assist the experts with data collection for publication in technical journals.
• Participate in the research and development of innovative research methodologies for publication in technical journals.
• Attend and conduct technical lectures, as assigned, to various audiences/groups.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Advanced knowledge and education in one or more forensic disciplines, including accident reconstruction (such as pedestrian/vehicle collisions, other transportation incidents, “who was driving” investigations, and heavy truck event data recorder analysis), biomechanics and human factors (evaluation of injury causation and consistency, including slip, trip, and fall analysis), and failure analysis (product, mechanical systems, structural, and related areas).

Skills

A proactive, solution-oriented mindset and a genuine passion for the field of forensics are key to success in this position.