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The engineer will develop clear, objective, and defensible technical opinions to support clients in complex claims and litigation.\nKey Responsibilities\nConduct site inspections and field investigations involving workplace injuries and premises liability incidents, including slips, trips, falls, ladder and stair incidents, falls from elevation, struck-by or caught-between events, and incidents involving doors, gates, loading areas, platforms, guards, barriers, or other mechanical and facility systems.\nInvestigate accessibility-related incidents and evaluate site conditions for compliance with applicable ADA accessibility requirements, adopted building codes, and other relevant accessibility standards.\nEvaluate the design, installation, operation, inspection, maintenance, and condition of equipment, building systems, walking-working surfaces, and access or egress features.\nAnalyze physical evidence, measurements, photographs, video, drawings, maintenance and inspectionrecords, policies, incident documentation, and witness information to identify causal and contributing factors.\nApply mechanical engineering principles to assess forces, motion, component performance, failure modes, guarding, friction, stability, loading, and other technical issues relevant to an incident.\nResearch and evaluate applicable OSHA regulations, consensus standards, manufacturer instructions, safety practices, building codes, and industry guidance based on the facts and jurisdiction of each matter.\nPerform engineering calculations, testing, modeling, or demonstrative analyses as appropriate to the assignment.\nPrepare clear, concise, and defensible technical reports, exhibits, and presentations that communicate methodology, findings, and opinions to both technical and nontechnical audiences.\nCollaborate with clients, attorneys, claims professionals, property representatives, and Knott Laboratory's multidisciplinary experts throughout the investigation and litigation process.\nManage multiple projects, including scope, schedule, documentation, client communication, and deadlines.\nProvide deposition and trial testimony as qualified and needed.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineeringfrom an accredited program.\nActive Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, with the ability and willingness to obtain additional state licensure as business needs require.\nFive or more years of relevant engineering experience in forensic engineering, safety, mechanical design, facilities, industrial operations, accident investigation, or a relatedfield.\nExperience conducting field inspections, documenting physical evidence, and evaluating accidents, failures, or safety conditions.\nWorking knowledge of mechanical systems, workplace safety principles, codes, standards, and technical documentation.\nAbility to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, maintenance records, standards, and regulatory 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