Design, Analysis, & Forensic Engineering
Gordon & Gordon Engineering provides specialized engineering design, materials analysis, and forensic investigation services to resolve complex technical challenges. Operating with an agile team of licensed professional engineers, the practice delivers thorough analytical support across aerospace, manufacturing, and defense sectors.
DD2345 Militarily Critical Data Certification
Comprehensive engineering design, review, and consultation services from licensed professional engineers acting as Engineer of Record.
Review of drawings, models, reports, and specifications with design standard comparisons.
In-depth traditional and finite element analysis of structures and mechanisms to validate margins under environmental load conditions.
Producing technical drawings in AutoCAD following ASME Y14.5 or custom specifications.
FAA-delegated representation for Parts 23, 25, 27, and 29 airplane and rotorcraft structures.
Advanced materials selection, fabrication, and process consulting across metallic and nonmetallic materials.
Alloy and temper selection, heat treatment, machining, forming, and metallurgy processes.
Material selection and composite manufacturing techniques for polymers, ceramics, and fiber-reinforced structures.
Corrosion control design, inspection, and ASTM B117 salt fog testing.
Fluorescent penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, eddy current, and radiographic inspection methods.
Microscopic and chemical analysis using SEM/EDS, FTIR, XRD, XRF, TGA, and DSC.
Systematic investigation of component and system-level failures to identify defects and prevent reoccurrence.
Formal evaluation of potential defects, consequences, and risk priority numbers.
Graphical top-down risk assessment combining lower-level events to identify system failures.
Formulating and monitoring strategic corrective actions to resolve process or design defects.
Application of scientific methodologies and engineering principles to resolve questions of fact in legal proceedings.
Gathering physical artifacts and reverse engineering events to determine factual causes.
Delivering clear, objective technical opinions to juries and courts following Federal Rule 702.
Environmental compliance and regulatory support services for industrial and manufacturing facilities.
Detailed reviews and assessments to verify regulatory compliance.
Supporting clients with agency coordination, permits, and regulatory compliance.
Manufacturing · Aviation · Aerospace · Defense · Marine · Automotive · Consumer Products · Space
Space · Client: NASA
Supported the Space Shuttle Columbia accident investigation, vehicle reconstruction, material testing and analyses, fault tree analysis, and reenactment of the foam impact event.