Director, Forensic Mechanical Engineering

🕒 2 days ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $200k - $225k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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HKA

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501 - 1000 employees

🏗️ Construction

⚖️ Legal

🛡️ Insurance

💰 Venture Round on 2019-07

Construction • Legal • Insurance

HKA is a leading global consultancy offering multi-disciplinary expert and specialist services in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, forensic accounting, and commercial damages within the capital projects and infrastructure sector. The company is known for its independent consultancy work, providing trusted advice and insights to public and private sector clients around the world. With a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, HKA prides itself on fostering an inclusive culture that promotes meaningful relationships and allows everyone to thrive. The company was founded in 2017 and provides services that help clients navigate uncertainty, disputes, and project overruns.

📋 Description

• Serve as a mechanical engineering expert witness in litigation, arbitration, and other dispute proceedings • Lead forensic investigations involving mechanical equipment and systems, failures, defects, performance issues, and other disputed technical matters • Conduct site investigations and analyze physical evidence, engineering documents, testing, operating data, maintenance records, and other evidence to determine causation and responsibility • Develop independent expert opinions and prepare clear, defensible expert reports, rebuttals, and exhibits • Provide and defend expert testimony in depositions, arbitration, and trial, including under cross-examination • Work directly with attorneys, clients, and other experts on technical case issues and opposing expert opinions • Evaluate mechanical design, equipment specification, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, and maintenance where relevant to an investigation • Provide expertise involving rotating machinery and mechanical equipment, including turbines, compressors, pumps, motors/drives, fans, blowers, and related systems • Build client relationships and contribute to the continued growth of HKA’s forensic mechanical engineering practice

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline • Active Professional Engineer (PE) license • 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience • Experience with rotating equipment and the design, specification, testing, commissioning, operation, or maintenance of mechanical systems • Experience across power, oil and gas, chemical/process, manufacturing, water/wastewater, or other industrial facilities • Experience in forensic engineering and litigation consulting, including technical investigations and development of independent expert opinions • Expert witness experience, including live testimony in at least one court trial within the past four years • Experience working directly with attorneys and clients on complex litigation and dispute matters • Experience developing client relationships and contributing to business development

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) plan with company match • 20 days of paid time off • Additional company holidays • Wellness time • Performance and other bonus opportunities • Robust training, professional development, and career advancement programs • Inclusive and collaborative culture

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