Senior Accident Reconstruction and/or Biomechanical Expert
Senior Accident Reconstruction and/or Biomechanical Expert
Job Title: Accident Reconstruction and/or Biomechanical Expert – Senior Level
Terms:Salary – Full Time
About us:
Paragon Forensics is a leading full-service consulting firm specialized in providing forensic analysis and expert opinion to the legal and insurance industries. Our principal services include analyses of accident reconstruction, premises liability, biomechanics, and safety to assist our clients in their evaluation of actual or potential injury-related claims. We are a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists who collaborate on cases in a relaxed yet fast-paced work environment.
Job Description:
The Senior Level Accident Reconstruction and/or Biomechanical Expert is expected to be a lead consultant on forensic cases pertaining to personal injury lawsuits or claims. This role will include responsibility for client/case acquisition, case management, review and analysis of file material, performance of inspections, and collaboration with support staff. As the lead consultant on cases, this position requires providing expert testimony through depositions, arbitration and trials, as well as writing reports and declarations. Additionally, this engineer will be responsible for the design, implementation, analysis, and publication of novel research relevant to the industry. This position may also involve supporting other cases which Paragon staff are working on. The Senior Level Expert is expected to assist in training and developing other Paragon staff.
Responsibilities:
The Senior Accident Reconstruction role includes, but is not limited to, analyses of motor vehicle incidents to assess questions regarding liability and impact severity, including cases involving heavy trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians, bicycles/scooters, etc. The engineer is expected to be well-versed in inspection of vehicles and incident sites including acquisition of available vehicle data. The Accident Reconstruction expert should understand and perform photogrammetry and videogrammetry analyses to analyze spatial and dynamic conditions depicted in photographs and videos. The expert is expected to perform collision reconstruction simulations through software such as PC-Crash.
The Senior Biomechanics role includes, but is not limited to, analyses of human / vehicle-occupant kinematics, forces applied to an individual in an incident, and injury risk. The expert is expected to be well-verse in mechanism of injury, injury tolerances, and analysis of the exposure applied to an individual. A strong understanding of biomechanical literature and research foundational to these analyses is required.
Compensation:
$100,000 to $300,000 annually, commensurate with experience, paid monthly
* 401k with 3% safe harbor and profit sharing
* Generous bonus structure
* $500/month towards Blue Shield medical/dental insurance/vision
* 10 days paid sick leave
* 11 paid holidays
* Company paid training
* Company paid professional development, activities and events
* Hybrid work environment with company laptop, cell phone, and equipment provided
* Semi-annual company outings
* Weekly company paid lunches
Requirements:
·Accident Reconstruction Engineer:
oBachelor's degree or greater in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
oLicense Professional Engineer (PE) and/or ACTAR certification
oProficiency in accident reconstruction software (e.g., PC-Crash, Bosch CDR).
·Biomechanical Engineer:
oMaster’s degree or PhD in Biomechanical/Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
oKnowledge of human anatomy, physiology, and injury biomechanics.
·5+ years of experience in accident reconstruction and/or biomechanical analysis.
·Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex datasets.
·Ability to handle a high case load and short deadlines
·Effective management of time and support staff
·Strong reading comprehension and written/verbal communication with command of the English language
·Competency using basic tools and equipment (i.e., camera, tape measure, level, etc.)
·Competency using a PC with proficiency in Microsoft Office
·Strong work ethic
·Meets or exceeds billing requirements
·Requires local and regional travel and reliable transportation
·Eligible to work in the United States
·Background and DMV check
Preferred Qualification:
·Qualifications for both accident reconstruction and biomechanics
·10+ years of experience
·Prior testimony experience
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Legal Services
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