Forensic Engineering Specialization
Forensic Engineering Specialization
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All:
I don't often post on these forums but I do tend to lurk quite a bit. I suppose before I get to my question, I should start off with an introduction on who I am and my past/present work in order to give you all an overview of my background.
I was working for a heavy equipment manufacturer after I got out of university and transitioned in that roll from the engineering department to the manufacturing department doing tooling design (small jigs/fixtures, skid & stand design, heavy weldment fit up fixtures and BTH lifting devices). I was with this company for the past 6 years.
A great opportunity came up and I have taken on a position with another company as a Product Safety Engineering. My specific mindset for taking this position was to be able to transition and eventually specialize in Forensic Engineering. This would be my long term goal and consequently attainable dream job (actual dream job would be an F1 driver but I have neither the talent nor the money for that!)
I am now looking to concurrently do a PT M.Eng degree to help get to my career goals however I am a bit unsure on what strand of study will help me specialize as a successful forensic engineer.
I'd also be curious to know specific soft skills, technical proficiencies and general attributes any fellow forensic engineers might possess that you may deem useful. Things I have the ability of developing either through further education or extra curricular activities.
Any general advice here would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance all!
I don't often post on these forums but I do tend to lurk quite a bit. I suppose before I get to my question, I should start off with an introduction on who I am and my past/present work in order to give you all an overview of my background.
I was working for a heavy equipment manufacturer after I got out of university and transitioned in that roll from the engineering department to the manufacturing department doing tooling design (small jigs/fixtures, skid & stand design, heavy weldment fit up fixtures and BTH lifting devices). I was with this company for the past 6 years.
A great opportunity came up and I have taken on a position with another company as a Product Safety Engineering. My specific mindset for taking this position was to be able to transition and eventually specialize in Forensic Engineering. This would be my long term goal and consequently attainable dream job (actual dream job would be an F1 driver but I have neither the talent nor the money for that!)
I am now looking to concurrently do a PT M.Eng degree to help get to my career goals however I am a bit unsure on what strand of study will help me specialize as a successful forensic engineer.
I'd also be curious to know specific soft skills, technical proficiencies and general attributes any fellow forensic engineers might possess that you may deem useful. Things I have the ability of developing either through further education or extra curricular activities.
Any general advice here would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance all!





RE: Forensic Engineering Specialization
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RE: Forensic Engineering Specialization
2. Do your current (new) job as safety engineering as best you can -ALWAYS asking
"Why did this happen?"
"What are the root cause(s)?"
"What actually happened - as opposed to what was "written" officially, what was written (unofficially), what was "said", what was "called in" (on the first telephone call after an incident) , what was "not said" in those phone calls or afterwords?
3. BE ON THE JOB FLOOR - not locked up back in your cubical reading the next advertisement for forensic engineering. Anticipate and prevent problems FIRST, SECOND, and Always. But also, be helpful, communicative, and NOT a "prison warden" looking at the inmates on the job.
4. Forensic engineering requires both a keen observational skill set AND an analytical mindset. Not preconceptions or assumptions, but always also listening to your sixth sense of "that looks funny" or "Hmmmn. I've seen that frame bent forward that way after a crane drops a load on a truck that was supposed to be backing up."
RE: Forensic Engineering Specialization
@racookpe1978: Great advice. Thank you for your input. I fully plan on doing my current job to the best of my ability and taking away everything I possibly can from it. My time line however is to hit my goal career by 35 (I will be 29 this year) and so it's for that reason I am starting to dig into what will get me where. Especially when it comes to furthering my education, a part time M.Eng typically takes 3-4 years (depending on how ambitious I am)
RE: Forensic Engineering Specialization
RE: Forensic Engineering Specialization
My practice is primarily forensic engineering with specialization in structural and construction failure analysis. I've been doing it a long time and got into it via a testing laboratory background, which is a natural adjunct and progression.
RE: Forensic Engineering Specialization
Couple of reasons here:
1) Financial commitment is less comprehensive
2) Time to achieve this is far less than MS + PhD
3) I am not highly academic to begin with - I am much more hands on and much less theoretically based (whether that's a good thing or bad thing for my career path I have yet to decipher)
RE: Forensic Engineering Specialization
Good luck..do your research on every case and above all be right!!
RE: Forensic Engineering Specialization
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