Compensation will be made up of a competitive base salary as well as bonus potential determined by your own individual performance and the performance of the organization overall.

About ESi

Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi) is an engineering and scientific investigation and failure analysis firm. We primarily work with law firms, insurance companies, and manufacturers on small to large-scale projects to answer any technical questions they have. Our projects can entail investigating major transportation accidents, equipment failures, personal injury claims, and damage to residential or commercial structures. The variety and depth of our project work creates a variety of fulfilling roles at ESi.

Some of the benefits we can offer you!

• Professional Development investment
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Merit Bonus
• Annual Bonus
• Competitive Salary
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) - encouraged to take at least 20 days of paid time off/year
• Career Growth
• Pet Insurance
• Work/Life Balance
• 10 paid holidays (9 standard holidays and 1 floating holiday)
• Access to Wellbeats - on-demand fitness & well-being videos
• Wellness Reimbursement
• 30-minute fitness break available in addition to 1-hour lunch break
• Business casual dress code and positive working environment
• Continuing education opportunities

Job Description

Responsible for supporting the planning, directing, and coordinating activities of client projects and assisting senior technical staff to ensure that goals and objectives of the project(s) are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally and in coordination with other technical staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with field investigations/inspections as assigned.
• Participate in forensic investigations supporting product liability litigation matters.
• Perform engineering analysis calculations, testing, and research and apply cutting-edge imaging, experimental, and analytical methods to assess biomaterials, surgical equipment, and medical devices.
• Assist senior technical staff supporting clients with their new product development endeavors or as part of failure analysis studies, safety and functionality evaluations, or scientific marketing campaigns when their devices are in clinical use.
• Assist in marketing the group's technical capabilities to clients and the scientific community.
• Investigate, examine, and simulate the relationships between people and medical devices in specialized fields such as orthopaedics, spine, cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, biology, and combination devices.
• Promote the group's technical capabilities to clients and the scientific community, develop new skills, and increase industry exposure through specialization in technical consulting.
• Assist in writing and reviewing technical reports, perform research, and present technical material clearly and concisely to clients and team members.
• Assist in preparing well-developed technical presentations and delivering them clearly and concisely to clients and team members.
• Master and apply project management best practices to establish, review, and adapt assigned portions of project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensure individual project responsibilities are resourced and managed to efficiently and effectively achieve overall project milestones and deliverables within budget constraints.
• Confer with project leader and personnel to resolve roadblocks on assigned project responsibilities.

Education Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, or a related field from an accredited university; or a Master's in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, or a related field from an accredited university and 0-3 years of relevant work experience.

Experience Requirements:

• Be or become knowledgeable about the role and responsibilities of a testifying subject matter expert
• General knowledge, experience, and familiarity with laboratory procedures and testing, as well as the ability to execute and report on high-quality laboratory work.
• General knowledge and experience in scanning electron microscopy with X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopic analysis capability.
• Knowledge of analytical techniques related to the failure of metals, alloys, composites, polymers, and glasses.

• R&D experience applicable to medical devices is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience in test method development, data acquisition, and measurement system integration.
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex problems into actionable task lists by applying technical and critical thinking skills.

Skills Required:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A team player actively engaging others in accomplishing project work and office goals within their home office and across offices and other technical disciplines throughout ESI.
• Ability and desire to market ESi and grow the Biomedical Engineering specialty in the local and national markets.
• Ability and desire to drive toward eventually becoming a Principal consultant within the firm.
• Ability to interact with coworkers and clients professionally and desire to develop business internally and externally.

Certifications,

• Professional Engineer Licensure preferred.
• RAC, PMP certifications are a plus.

Computer Skills Required:

• Intermediate skills in Excel
• Intermediate skills in Word

• Intermediate expertise in the use of engineering tools for testing, data analysis, and systems modeling (LabView, R, MATLAB, PYTHON, Abaqus, ANSYS, COMSOL, STAR-CCM+, Fluent, LMS Amesim, Analyze 14.0, FiJi/imageJ, etc.)
• General knowledge and experience of fundamental computational methods (Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics).

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, and sit. Site inspections may require that employees stand, walk, carry tools, and/or work from an elevated position for extended periods of time.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Noise levels at project sites are variable and may be loud enough to require hearing protection.

To all recruitment agencies: ESi does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of ESi without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of ESi. Please, no phone calls or emails.

It is the policy of ESI, as an equal opportunity employer, to attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status. ESI is committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting people with disabilities, as well as veterans. If you need assistance with completing the electronic application, please email your request to employment @ engsys.com