Senior Forensic Engineer - Electrical

The Role:

The Senior Forensic Electrical Engineer is responsible for investigating damage, failure, or distress involving existing MEP systems, machinery, and equipment. The role leads investigative projects from start to finish, coordinating with clients, conducting site visits, managing resources, and performing engineering analyses to determine root cause.

Work includes reviewing applicable building codes, documenting findings, and producing clear, defensible reports, while establishing schedules to ensure timely and professional project delivery.

The ideal candidate has an established client network and is experienced in building and maintaining strong professional relationships.

This is a remote role. Candidates must reside in or around the following areas:

• Boston
• Chicago
• NYC
• Philadelphia
• Portland
• San Francisco Bay / Sacramento areas.
• Seattle
• Washington D.C.

In this role, you will:

• Act as a primary lead on projects.
• Coordinate with clients to set up site visits and complete deliverables.
• Manage project resources and set/meet deadlines to ensure that projects stay on schedule.
• Produce project reports that synthesize data collected from onsite inspections, laboratory examinations, testing, research, and performance analysis to determine the most likely cause of failure and provide recommendations on repair or replacement.
• Perform site visits and laboratory examinations to collect data on residential, commercial, and industrial properties.
• Review and interprets relevant building codes as necessary for issues about the scope of work.
• If requested, oversee the development of repair or replacement design scope. 
• Make independent decisions for projects including selection of analysis and testing methods and allocating resources relevant to the project.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What You Bring:

• Active PE license required
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience
• CFEI Certification preferred
• 10 years of experience in forensic electrical engineering preferred; relevant experience in design considered
• Proven ability to write comprehensive technical reports on inspection results
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Who We Are:

YA is an international professional services organization providing forensic consulting, engineering, risk mitigation, and related services. Founded over 25 years ago as a property damage consulting firm, YA has expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Today, YA has over 800 professionals dedicated to excellence, partnership, and driving innovation.

YA Engineering Services (YAES) provides structural, mechanical, electrical, and geotechnical engineering services; architectural and building envelope investigative services; non-destructive testing services; seismic risk assessment services; materials analysis services; expert witness and litigation support services; and accident reconstruction services. Our goal with YA is to offer a team of highly qualified, technically excellent engineering and architectural professionals who work seamlessly together to service the needs of our clients in the model of an engineering cooperative.

What We offer:

• Remote work
• Career growth
• Competitive salaries
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401k match

Fraudulent Recruitment Alert:

Please be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment attempts. YA will never ask for personal financial information (such as bank account numbers or identification numbers) via social media or chat-based apps. We also will not request money for the purchase of business equipment or conduct interviews solely via text message.

All official email communications regarding your application will come from no-reply@dayforce.com or directly from a member of our talent team using an @yagroup.com domain name.

If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us directly at careers@yagroup.com.

The pay range for this role is:

$140,000 - 275,000 USD per year (Remote - United States)

*This wide salary range reflects the flexibility of the role and accommodates candidates across a broad range of experience levels; base salary and bonus will be commensurate with experience.