Senior Consultant (Safety & Risk Assessment)

Engineering Systems Inc•Ann Arbor, MI

17h•$100,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi) is an engineering and scientific investigation and failure analysis firm. We are frequently retained by law firms, insurance companies, and manufacturers to answer complex technical questions on projects ranging from small, focused investigations to large-scale, high-profile losses. Our work spans a wide range of challenges, including major transportation accidents, equipment and product failures, personal injury claims, and damage to residential, commercial, and industrial structures. The variety, complexity, and real-world impact of our projects create deeply fulfilling and intellectually engaging careers for our consultants. At ESi, you’ll have the opportunity to shape your own path while being supported by a collaborative culture, national expertise, and industry-leading resources. ESi’s Biomechanics & Safety team conducts multidisciplinary analyses to investigate incidents, determine root causes, and support litigation, while proactively identifying hazards and assessing risk. The team evaluates human factors and safety across products and environments, ensuring compliance with applicable standards in a collaborative, growth-focused setting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred.
Five to ten years work in a forensic or safety consulting position.
Experience working in product testing or design evaluations, forensic engineering, teaching experience, and/or in-depth knowledge of human factors or risk assessment methodology.
Authoring of high-quality technical reports and/or peer-reviewed publications.
Full competency in Office productivity software
Advanced skills in technical computing environments

Responsibilities

Works with multiple consultants in a technical project manager role, determining and prioritizing matter tasks, scheduling and facilitating necessary internal and external deadlines, and communicating with external clients and internal colleagues.
Manages client projects including collaboration with and delegation of tasks to other consultants and support staff.
Manage projects from initiation to completion. Prepare technical, project-related reports on a timely basis for clients as required.
Prepares file summaries, written reports and verbal presentations of findings and conclusions in clear, concise, and easy-to-understand terms.
Prepares project proposals or plans to determine time frame, budgets, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.
Prepares exhibits with visualization group to clearly communicate complex concepts.
Evaluates root causes in equipment, consumer products, and recreational accidents, including issues regarding human factors, risk reduction, warnings and instructions, engineering controls, and the like.
Identifies and reviews existing media (e.g., photographs, video, witness statements, depositions, police and accident reports, etc.) to develop preliminary conclusions and plan further investigation.
Conducts inspections of accident scenes and of involved or exemplar machines, safety equipment, consumer products, and other items as needed.
Locates, assesses pertinence of, and applies consensus safety standards, scientific literature, existing test data, and governmental regulations.
Designs and conducts testing and/or develops models to obtain and evaluate product performance or human factors data.
As part of a team, conducts risk assessments or job safety analyses for a variety of products and industrial machines.
Works with Business Development to identify potential clients and strategies to build client base.
Performs other duties as assigned.