Accident Reconstructionist

J.S. Held has a great opportunity for the right candidate to join our Mechanical Engineering/Accident Reconstruction Group as an entry level accident reconstruction in our new Vancouver WA/Portland Metro office. J.S Held is seeking an entrylevel candidate to join our growing Accident Reconstruction staff in our PNW office. Our business is focused on forensic engineering and visualization and we consult with both plaintiff and defense lawyers insurance companies and governmental entities. Our services include vehicle accident investigation and reconstruction vehicular crash simulation vehicle dynamics testing nighttime visibility analysis and reconstruction animation and expert testimony. Typical clients include automotive manufacturers tire manufacturers the Department of Transportation for various states major trucking companies and many others. This position will be a part of the following tasks and projects and more:

• Engineering analysis of traffic accidents involving cars trucks tractortrailers motorcycles and other vehicles.
• Perform onsite inspections of accident scenes and involved vehicles.
• Performing data acquisitions for various electronic control modules or black boxes
• Perform vehicle dynamics research including fullscale vehicle testing and data acquisition
• Research write and publish technical reports and peerreviewed publications on topics relevant to accident reconstruction and forensic engineering

Qualifications :

• Qualified candidates required to have a B.S. or M.S. in Engineering Math Physics or Criminal Justice
• Recent graduate or 1 to 5 years of experience.
• Preferred candidates with coursework and/or practical experience in Automotive or Motorsports Engineering with special consideration given to experience with data acquisition and analysis.
• Preferred candidate has passed the Fundamental Engineer (FE) examination.
• Good practical mechanical experience either professionally through course work or recreation.
• Candidates with experience in data acquisition systems for vehicle testing will also be given preference.
• Willingness to travel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. We are looking for candidates that have good reading retention.
• A desire to learn excel and grow with us and within the profession.

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our teams needs.

Flexible Time Off Policy      

Medical Dental and Vision Insurance    

401k Matching 

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $60000 $80000 plus annual bonus eligibility.  Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset experience training location scope of role client relationships etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.  Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering.  We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

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