Forensic Electromechanical Engineer

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🇺🇸 États-Unis – Télétravail

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👷🏻‍♀️ Ingénieur

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HKA

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501 - 1000 employés

🏗️ Construction

⚖️ Juridique

🛡️ Assurance

💰 Venture Round en 2019-07

Construction • Legal • Insurance

HKA est un cabinet de conseil mondial de premier plan offrant des services d'expertise multidisciplinaire et des services spécialisés en atténuation des risques, résolution de litiges, comptabilité judiciaire et dommages commerciaux dans le secteur des projets d'investissement et des infrastructures. L'entreprise est réputée pour son travail de conseil indépendant, fournissant des conseils et des analyses dignes de confiance aux clients du secteur public et privé du monde entier. Avec un engagement envers l'égalité, la diversité et l'inclusion, HKA est fière de favoriser une culture inclusive qui encourage des relations significatives et permet à chacun de s'épanouir. Fondée en 2017, l'entreprise propose des services qui aident les clients à naviguer dans l'incertitude, les litiges et les dépassements de coûts de projet.

Description

• Lead forensic investigations involving electrical and mechanical power systems, including substations, switchgear, protective relaying, emergency power, generators, turbines, rotating equipment, and industrial power distribution. • Perform site inspections and evidence collection following equipment failures, outages, incidents, commissioning disputes, and construction or operational claims. • Determine cause, origin, extent, and contributing factors, including evaluation of design intent, installation practices, commissioning procedures, operations, maintenance, and lifecycle performance. • Prepare independent, litigation-ready expert reports (and supporting exhibits) for arbitration, mediation, and court proceedings, addressing causation, standard of care, and responsibility. • Provide expert witness testimony in depositions, arbitration, and/or court, including testimony under cross-examination. • Collaborate with attorneys, insurers, owners, EPC/contractors, and other technical experts to develop coordinated expert opinions and respond to opposing expert positions. • Advise clients on remediation options, risk mitigation, and dispute resolution strategy, including evaluation of alternative technical solutions and associated risks. • Review and analyze drawings, specifications, calculations, commissioning test reports, protection settings, event logs, SCADA/controls data, O&M manuals, maintenance records, and incident history. • Evaluate system performance and failure modes, including protection and control behavior, equipment ratings, coordination/selectivity, arc-flash considerations (as applicable), and operational constraints. • Perform or direct technical analyses such as disturbance/event reconstruction, equipment condition assessments, commissioning/acceptance testing review, and rotating equipment diagnostics. • Assess compliance with applicable codes, standards, and industry practices (e.g., NFPA, IEEE, ANSI, IEC where applicable) and evaluate standard-of-care expectations. • Develop technically sound repair, replacement, and mitigation recommendations with consideration of reliability, constructability, and operational continuity.

🎯 Exigences

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; advanced degree preferred. • Professional Engineer (PE) license in at least one U.S. state required; multi-state licensure and/or NCEES record preferred. • 10–15+ years of progressive experience in power generation, transmission, distribution, or industrial power systems. • Technical experience with generators, substations, protection and control systems, rotating equipment, and industrial power applications. • Demonstrated forensic engineering and litigation consulting experience involving power or industrial systems. • Minimum 1+ year of experience serving as an Expert Witness, with formal testimony provided in depositions, arbitration, and/or court proceedings. • Proven ability to prepare clear, defensible expert reports suitable for judicial review. • Strong client delivery and relationship management skills, including direct engagement with attorneys, insurers, and industrial clients. • Experience supporting or leading business development efforts, including proposal contributions, client presentations, and identification of new engagement opportunities. • Ability to manage multiple complex assignments under litigation-driven schedules.

🏖️ Avantages

• A strong collaborative culture with a mutual pursuit of your success alongside the success of our teams. • The opportunity to solve problems creatively, contribute to our innovative direction, and be valued as an individual • The ability to leverage HKA’s strong network and presence in various industries and reputation for exceptional expert witnesses to accelerate career development and connections.