Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About BRC

BRC is a leading professional services firm specializing in accident analysis and injury causation consulting. With a strong focus on research in accident reconstruction and biomechanics, BRC is recognized for its regular contributions to peer-reviewed journals.

The Role

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Support Engineer to join our team. In this role, you are responsible for the successful completion of engineering assignments, providing analysis project support to the Engineers, Consultants and Technical Directors as assigned.

What We Offer

A collaborative, supportive, and intellectually stimulating environment.

The opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team of professionals in the fields of law, medicine, engineering, and more.

If you're passionate about creating impactful learning experiences and contributing to the growth of a high-performing team, we would love to hear from you!

Essential Functions :

Assists with engineering analysis, calculations, numerical methods, and mathematical modeling.

Reviews and analyzes file documents and technical reports.

Assists with exemplar and vehicle inspections.

Performs video and / or photogrammetric analysis.

Conducts or assists with inspections of sites, subject vehicles, and exemplar vehicles / surrogates.

Develop engineering drawings and illustrations.

Prepares technical reports of research and findings.

Performs accident reconstruction and impact analysis.

Performs occupant kinematics and mathematical analysis in support of consultants’ casework.

Develops animations of accident reconstruction and occupant kinematics using existing computer software.

Performs literature reviews related to engineering aspects of cases.

Develops mathematical models and sketches of mechanical devices.

Assist with Vehicle Specs

PhotoModeler modeling of exemplar and subject vehicles.

Travel locally with Technical Resource Coordinators to get photos and / or scans for the purpose of PhotoModeler to create crush profiles when doing bumper heights.

Operates the 3D scanning equipment.

Process and register 3D modeling data.

Perform simple exemplar inspections (bumper heights, matchups, etc.)

Proficiency with CAD-based programs.

Learn how to access and image Event Data Recorders for passenger vehicles.

Create animations with animation software.

Data mining of internal databases (ie – go through and label what vehicle is in each folder and crash scenario)

Generate crash diagrams.

Ensures staff compliance with corporate training, policies, procedures, and standards of behavior.

Required Education and Experience :

Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering or related field.

Computer programming ability and use of computer aided design software essential.

Preferred Education and Experience :

Background or knowledge in automotive parts, language, and related topics.

Company Description

Biodynamic Research Corporation (BRC) is a professional services firm specializing in biomechanical analysis and accident reconstruction. BRC is located in San Antonio, Texas and serves clients throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico.

BRC was founded in 1986 by Dr. James V. (Jim) Benedict, a physician with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. The focus of BRC at that time was to retrospectively analyze automotive collisions, determine the application of the collision’s forces to the vehicle occupants, and determine the injury consequences. Over the years, BRC has applied this type of analysis to numerous traumatic incidents including, but not limited to, both high and low velocity passenger vehicle collisions, slip and fall events, and injury events involving aircraft, bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, boats, elevators, forklifts, tractor-trailers, trains, amusement park rides, power tools and light industrial equipment.

Today, BRC has more than 60 full-time and part-time personnel performing or supporting a myriad of professional service activities related to biomechanics and accident reconstruction. These include physicians, most of whom also have engineering degrees, or who have a PhD in engineering, technicians with degrees in engineering, Nurse Analysts, Paralegals, Visual Communications professionals and a Research Librarian, as well as various administrative support professionals.

BRC's experts are oftentimes designated and asked to provide expert analysis and testimony during litigation proceedings. Over the past 25+ years, in addition to numerous depositions, BRC’s experts have testified in more than 1000 trials throughout the United States as well as in Puerto Rico, and several Canadian provinces.

BRC has also conducted extensive internally funded research related to biomechanics and accident reconstruction. This research has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed technical journals.

Company Description

Biodynamic Research Corporation (BRC) is a professional services firm specializing in biomechanical analysis and accident reconstruction. BRC is located in San Antonio, Texas and serves clients throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico.\r\n\r\nBRC was founded in 1986 by Dr. James V. (Jim) Benedict, a physician with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. The focus of BRC at that time was to retrospectively analyze automotive collisions, determine the application of the collision’s forces to the vehicle occupants, and determine the injury consequences. Over the years, BRC has applied this type of analysis to numerous traumatic incidents including, but not limited to, both high and low velocity passenger vehicle collisions, slip and fall events, and injury events involving aircraft, bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, boats, elevators, forklifts, tractor-trailers, trains, amusement park rides, power tools and light industrial equipment.\r\n\r\nToday, BRC has more than 60 full-time and part-time personnel performing or supporting a myriad of professional service activities related to biomechanics and accident reconstruction. These include physicians, most of whom also have engineering degrees, or who have a PhD in engineering, technicians with degrees in engineering, Nurse Analysts, Paralegals, Visual Communications professionals and a Research Librarian, as well as various administrative support professionals.\r\n\r\nBRC's experts are oftentimes designated and asked to provide expert analysis and testimony during litigation proceedings. Over the past 25+ years, in addition to numerous depositions, BRC’s experts have testified in more than 1000 trials throughout the United States as well as in Puerto Rico, and several Canadian provinces.\r\n\r\nBRC has also conducted extensive internally funded research related to biomechanics and accident reconstruction. This research has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed technical journals.