Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses in Nevada

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Mechanical Engineering expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including product design, manufacturing, failure analysis, and accident reconstruction. Some of the most common specialties include machine guarding, HVAC systems, automotive systems, materials, and structural mechanics. They can opine on the effects of design defects, improper maintenance, code violations, and mechanical failures on accidents and damages.

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Average Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses Court Fees

$325/hr

Review Fee

$375/hr

Deposition Fee

$400/hr

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  • Review Fee $250/hr
    Deposition Fee $400/hr

    This expert has 25-plus years of Automotive Safety Research and Development, Accident Reconstruction, Concept Vehicle Design and Manufacture as a Scientist Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Project Engineer, Systems Engineer, (Design, Development, Manufacturing and Test Engineer). Qualified as a Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Bio-Mechanical Engineering Expert in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, Kern, Alameda and San Bernardino Counties, Alaska, Iowa, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts and Texas. He has thirty-five years of Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, Automobile and Motorcycle Product Defect, Forensic and Occupant Biomechanical Injury Analysis, Automotive Safety, Vehicle Design, Development, Manufacturing, Test Engineering and Patent Infringement analysis. This expert has extensive experience and knowledge of product defects in the following areas: Automobile, Truck, Motorcycle, Jet Ski, ATV, Snow Mobile, Golf Cart, Big Rig Truck cases: Involving airbags, seatbelts, seats, fuel system fires, transmission part-to-reverse, unintended acceleration, brakes, tires, axle failures, roof crush, side impact, roll propensity, vehicle handling dynamics, suspension and chassis, design and manufacturing defects.

    CEO, Major Accident Reconstruction Firm

    Graduate Studies, University of Michigan

    Laguna Niguel,

    California

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  • Review Fee $320/hr
    Deposition Fee $375/hr
    Court Fee $375/hr

    This engineer is an expert in the areas of fire causation and consumer product defects as well as construction materials and workmanship issues. He has specific expertise with installation and maintenance of household appliances including stoves and ovens. He belongs to a number of societies in the engineering field including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. He is currently a private engineer specializing in design, failures, building code and ADA compliance issues, and human factors.

    Mechanical Engineering, An engineering consulting company in AZ

    Bachelor of Science (BS), Arizona State University

    Phoenix,

    Arizona

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  • Review Fee $450/hr

    This accident reconstruction expert earned a masters degree in kinesiology from California State University Northridge and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UCLA. He is a certified traffic reconstructionist and specializes in accident reconstruction and biomechanics for transportation related accidents (trains, subways, motor vehicles, buses, etc). He belongs to numerous prestigious societies in his field, including the National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructions, National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators and the International Society of Biomechanics. He is currently the President of an Accident Reconstruction & Biomechanics firm.

    President, A Biomechanics & Accident Reconstruction Consulting Firm in CA

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California-Los Angeles

    Arroyo Grande,

    California

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  • Review Fee $600/hr
    Deposition Fee $600/hr
    Court Fee $600/hr

    This expert has been working as a mechanical engineer and testifying expert witness for over 30 years. He holds both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a BES from Georgia Tech. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a Member of SAE and ASM. This expert is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer (PE), providing expertise across a wide range of engineering topics and fields. He has deep experience in medical devices including cardiovascular, orthopedic, and spinal applications and applications of nitinol shape memory materials. He has experience as an Expert Witness, has testified in trial and deposition, and authored expert reports and IPR declarations. He works in patents and product failure analysis and forensics. He was previously Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University as well as a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University.

    Principal, An independent engineering consultancy in CA

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Stanford University

    Sunnyvale,

    California

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  • Review Fee $300/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This registered Professional Electrical Engineer and Professional Control Systems Engineer earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He holds more than 25 US patents and is an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as well as the National Fire Protection Association. For a number of years he served as the Chief Engineer at the Tyco Corporation, developing heat tracing technologies. Since 2008, he has operated an independent San Francisco Bay Area consultancy specializing in electrical and mechanical engineering.

    Owner, A private electrical and mechanical engineering consultancy in CA

    Master of Science (MS), Stanford University

    Palo Alto,

    California

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $400/hr
    Court Fee $400/hr

    This expert has been in the field of Forensic Engineering for the past 6 years. He earned his BS from California State University of Fresno, and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University. He is a certified Mechanical Engineer, and currently works as an Engineering Consultant at a Forensic Engineering Firm in California.

    Engineering Consultant, A forensic engineering firm in CA

    Master of Science (MS), Oregon State University

    Clovis,

    California

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  • Review Fee $350/hr
    Deposition Fee $450/hr
    Court Fee $550/hr

    This expert has over 20 of wide-ranging engineering experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Mexico and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University. He has held roles at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico working on earth penetration weapons research and other advanced weapon concepts as well as a leading a hydrokinetic marine turbine manufacturing company. Currently, he is a principal of a roller coaster and amusement ride design consultancy firm. He has been involved in the design of numerous roller coasters and other amusement rides. Prior to forming this consultancy, he served as Chief Engineer for S&S Power, one of the largest and most innovative amusement ride manufacturers in the world. He can speak to finite element analysis, dynamic systems analysis, mechanical design, launch systems, coaster train design, restraint design, pneumatics, hydraulics, data acquisition, data analysis, technical project management, specialty computer programming, and testing in the amusement industry.

    Founder, An Amusement Ride Engineering Consultancy

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New Mexico

    Hyde Park,

    Utah

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  • Review Fee $250/hr
    Deposition Fee $250/hr

    This expert is a full professor of Mechanical Engineering at a prominent university in the Western US. He received his PhD in Welding and Materials Engineering from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining academia, he worked as a research assistant at Edison Welding Institute and as a materials engineer at Westinghouse-Power Generation. His research interests are in the area of materials joining, materials characterization, and the relationships between microstructure and mechanical properties.

    Professor of Mechanical Engineering, A Prominent Western University

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The Ohio State University

    Springville,

    Utah

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  • This expert has extensive experience in general contracting, plumbing, electrical/mechanical construction, and demolition. He is currently a Manager & Safety Officer for a consulting and general contracting business. The expert previously served as a Vice President & Safety Officer in the Mechanical Division at PM&M Electric. He maintains an active California Contractor's License and an active Arizona Commercial Electrical Contractor's License.

    Manager & Safety Officer, A Private Consulting & General Contracting Business

    Arizona

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  • Review Fee $390/hr
    Deposition Fee $390/hr
    Court Fee $390/hr

    This highly qualified expert has over thirty years of experience in mechanical engineering with a specialization in failure analysis. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from University of California, Los Angeles and his MS in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. This expert is a licensed professional mechanical engineer in California and Nevada and has four patents. He remains current in his field as a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers as well as the author of over fifteen articles. He formerly served as the managing engineer for Exponent, Inc. and as the founder and owner of Principia Engineering Services. He is now the founder of an engineering failure analysis consultancy.

    President, A private consulting firm in CA

    Master of Science (MS), Stanford University

    Santa Clara,

    California

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  • Review Fee $145/hr
    Deposition Fee $175/hr
    Court Fee $200/hr

    This expert has extensive experience in the amusement ride industry. He earned his BS in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Utah State University. He is a licensed structural engineer and professional engineer. He was the engineer of record for two notable commercial amusement rides and has experience in material handling and structural design. Currently, he is the president of an engineering design company that designs amusement park rides.

    President and Head Engineer, An Engineering and Design Company in UT

    Bachelor of Science (BS), Utah State University

    Wellsville,

    Utah

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  • Review Fee $200/hr
    Deposition Fee $350/hr
    Court Fee $350/hr

    This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in industrial and recreational fall protection, as well as the design and manufacturing of personal protective equipment for recreational activities such as rock climbing and mountaineering. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from Widener University and is certified as a climbing wall instructor program provider and a high angle and confined space rescue technician. He is also Level III with the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians. This expert is active in his field as a member of the Climbing Wall Association, the American National Standards Institute's Fall Protection Committee, and the American Mountain Guides Association. He has formerly served as a mechanical engineer for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, the senior research engineer for the Harold K. Dunn M.D. Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the technical director for Petzl America. Currently, this expert is the vice president of quality for a major mountain sports and climbing equipment manufacturer based in Utah.

    Director, Quality, A Mountain Sports and Climbing Equipment Manufacturer in UT

    Bachelor of Science (BS), Widener University

    Salt Lake City,

    Utah

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  • This highly qualified expert has nearly 60 years of experience as a chemical and mechanical engineer. He has demonstrated experience in a number of areas including: speciality and industrial chemicals, petrochemicals, polymers, fertilizers, phosphoric and sulfuric acid, phosphate, mineral processing, dyestuffs and intermediates, coal and coal chemicals, industrial wastewater treatment, cryogenics, gas liquefaction, refinery units, boilers, utilities, cryogenics, sulfur plants, engineered materials, building materials, food processing, animal feed, pipelines, and marine terminals. This earned his BS in chemical engineering from Cairo University, is a fellow of the Institute for the Advancement Of Engineering, and has 3 patents published through the United States, as well as 6 additional patents pending. This expert began his career as a chemical engineer at Chemicoke before going on to serve as a construction engineer at Engineering General Company, a development engineer and industrial chemist at Wunderlich Limited, a chemical engineer at The Austin Company, the chief mechanical engineer at McDonald Engineering Construction Group, a process projects engineer at Superior Air Products, a project engineer at Ralph Parsons, and both a proposal manager and project manager at Occidental Petroleum Corporation. For the past 37 years, this expert has served as the chief engineer at an independent engineering firm in California.

    Chief Engineer, An Independent Engineering Firm in CA

    Bachelor of Science (BS), Cairo University

    California

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  • Review Fee $650/hr
    Deposition Fee
    Court Fee

    This highly-qualified engineering expert has over three decades of experience in his field. He earned a BS in civil engineering from National Technology University. He went on to earn an MS in civil engineering, an MS in aeronautics and astronautics, and a PhD in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is active is in field as the author of numerous engineering publications and the founder and director of several engineering laboratories focusing on surface mechanics. Formerly, he served as a professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Currently, this expert is a principal investigator at a technological research institute, a faculty materials scientist at a DOE-affiliated research laboratory, and a professor of mechanical engineering at a distinguished university in California.

    Professor, A Distinguished University in CA

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Berkeley,

    California

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What Can a Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness Opine On?

Finite Element Analysis

Simulating physical phenomena using numerical methods.

Thermal Analysis

Evaluating heat transfer and thermal performance.

CAD Design

Creating detailed technical drawings and models.

Prototype Development

Building functional models for testing concepts.

Materials Testing

Assessing material properties and performance.

System Optimization

Improving efficiency and effectiveness of systems.

FAQs for Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses

What is a mechanical engineering expert witness?

A mechanical engineering expert witness is a qualified engineer who explains technical mechanical issues in legal cases. They assist by reviewing records, analyzing failures, and testifying to clarify complex engineering evidence.

What types of cases may benefit from the testimony of a mechanical engineering expert witness?

Mechanical engineering expert witnesses support product liability, machinery failures, industrial accidents, automotive defects, patent disputes, structural failures, and manufacturing process claims.

How can a mechanical engineering expert witness strengthen causation analysis in product failure claims?

A mechanical engineering expert witness strengthens causation analysis in product failure claims by applying engineering principles, testing, and simulations to link design or use conditions to the failure.

What qualifications should attorneys prioritize when vetting a mechanical engineering expert witness?

Attorneys should prioritize a mechanical engineering expert witness with advanced degrees, PE licensure, relevant industry experience, prior testimony, and strong communication skills.

How does a mechanical engineering expert witness evaluate compliance with applicable design standards?

A mechanical engineering expert witness evaluates compliance with applicable design standards by comparing design documents, calculations, and test data against relevant codes and industry guidelines.

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