Interdisciplinary Engineer (Fire Research Engineer)

The Fire Research Laboratory is separated into two sections, Engineering and Laboratory that work together to provide scientific support to ATF Certified Fire Investigators (CFI's) in the field. Incumbents in the Engineering Section work directly with CFI's by conducting engineering analyses in support of origin and cause of fires and explosions. Engineers in the Laboratory Section primarily conduct testing in support of criminal investigations and maintain and develop new instrumentation. The major duties of the Interdisciplinary Engineer (Fire Research Engineer) position include, but are not limited to, the following: Performs forensic fire research engineering examinations/testing/analyses with minimal technical guidance. Uses appropriate laboratory techniques to determine fire/explosion related aspects of fuels, ignition, heat transfer, fire science, and fire dynamics. Draws conclusions based on fully documented examination of the evidence/scenes and interpretation of scientific re