UNIFIED ENGINEERING INC.

What UNIFIED ENGINEERING INC. does

Unified Engineering Inc. (legal entity Unified Engineering LP) is a privately-held engineering consulting firm headquartered at 3056 Weber Drive, Aurora, Illinois, founded in 1995. The firm provides failure prevention, failure analysis, accident investigation, and product safety assessment services across mechanical, civil, metallurgical, chemical, environmental, and reliability engineering disciplines. Its work spans stress and dynamics analysis, fatigue and fracture mechanics, finite element analysis, non-destructive testing, photogrammetry, and accident reconstruction, serving law firms, insurance carriers, manufacturers, construction companies, and government agencies requiring expert testimony and technical analysis for litigation, product liability, and regulatory compliance matters.

The firm is operated by six senior professionals (David Atkins, David Dix, Richard Kaczkowski, Mark Lawrence, David Moore, and John Myers) holding credentials including Ph.D., P.E., S.E., and C.W.I. designations, with individual experience ranging from 20 to over 40 years. Richard Kaczkowski serves on ASTM Technical Committees covering masonry, roofing, and building performance, and the team collectively maintains professional licensure across more than 20 states.

Unified Engineering generates revenue primarily on a time-and-expense basis, with hourly rates ranging from $280 to $375 depending on staff level, and accepts fixed-price engagements for well-defined scopes. Billing is monthly or upon project completion, with Net 30 terms, and additional pass-through charges for travel, supplies, and laboratory equipment. The firm acquires clients through direct engagement and referrals from legal and insurance channels rather than active outbound sales, and maintains a minimal digital footprint limited to a basic informational website with staff CVs and fee schedules.

Name

UNIFIED ENGINEERING INC.

Legal name

Unified Engineering LP

Website

https://unified-eng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Unified Engineering is a six-person Illinois engineering consulting firm founded in 1995 that provides failure analysis, accident investigation, and expert witness services to law firms, insurers, manufacturers, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting (BPAHAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Advanced Inspection (Phased Array, TOFD, Guided Wave) (EUAEAKAF), Structural & Civil Inspection (Steel, Concrete, Foundations) (EUAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Failure analysis consulting
• Accident investigation services
• Expert witness engineering
• Product liability consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting services billed on a time-and-expense basis using hourly rates for professional staff ($280-$375/hour) or as fixed-price projects with agreed scope. Additional charges for travel, meals, lodging, photographic/videographic supplies, computer usage fees, and laboratory equipment usage. Monthly billing or upon completion of project milestones. Net 30 payment terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Unified Engineering Inc. is a science and engineering consulting firm providing failure prevention, analysis, and safety assessment services across multiple engineering disciplines. The firm delivers consulting in mechanical, civil, metallurgical, materials, chemical, environmental, reliability, and safety engineering, including accident investigation, expert witness testimony, product liability assessment, design review, and OSHA compliance for law firms, insurance companies, manufacturers, and government agencies.

Product overview

Unified Engineering is a science and engineering consulting firm providing failure prevention and analysis services through multiple specialized consulting disciplines. The company offers a portfolio of engineering consulting services including Mechanical Engineering Consulting (stress analysis, dynamics, vibration, heat transfer, hydraulics, pneumatics, fluid mechanics), Civil Engineering Consulting (soil mechanics, structural analysis for steel, concrete, masonry, timber), Engineering Mechanics Consulting (fatigue analysis, fracture mechanics, finite element analysis, mechanical testing, experimental mechanics), Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Consulting (coatings, castings, forgings, welding, microstructural analysis, corrosion, non-destructive testing), Chemistry Consulting (organic/inorganic analysis, surface analysis, flammability), Chemical Health and Safety Consulting (exposure analysis, safety audits, OSHA compliance), Environmental Science Consulting (environmental chemical analysis, contaminant identification), Reliability Engineering Consulting (fault-tree, event-tree, FMECA), and Workplace and Product Safety Consulting (regulatory compliance, product risk assessment, incident analysis). These services are delivered through a team of specialized engineers and scientists for design review, product assessment, failure analysis, and accident investigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Consulting
• Civil Engineering Consulting
• Engineering Mechanics Consulting
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Consulting
• Chemistry Consulting
• Chemical Health and Safety Consulting
• Environmental Science Consulting
• Reliability Engineering Consulting
• Workplace and Product Safety Consulting
• Accident Investigation Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Emerging players

• Walter P Moore: Walter P Moore is a structural engineering and diagnostics firm with failure analysis and structural forensics practices that overlap with Unified's civil/structural work (Kaczkowski-led practice). Comparable technically but oriented to larger built-environment projects.

Broad incumbents

• EFI Global: EFI Global is an engineering, environmental, and fire investigation consultancy serving insurance, legal, and industrial clients with failure analysis and accident reconstruction capabilities. A broader incumbent with overlapping forensic service lines.
• Jensen Hughes: Jensen Hughes is a global leader in fire protection engineering, forensic investigation, and safety consulting with overlapping capabilities in failure analysis and accident investigation. Larger and broader than Unified, but competes in adjacent forensic and safety niches.

Direct peers

• Rimkus Consulting Group: Rimkus is a forensic engineering and consulting firm offering failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and expert witness services across mechanical, structural, civil, and materials disciplines. Mirrors Unified's legal/insurance GTM and multi-disciplinary technical approach.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): WJE is an engineering consultancy specializing in structural failure analysis, building envelope investigation, and materials/structural testing — directly comparable to Unified's structural engineering and building envelope practice led by Kaczkowski.
• Haag Engineering: Haag Engineering is a forensic engineering firm focused on failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and expert witness services for insurance and legal clients. Comparable in size-range to Unified and operates in overlapping forensic niches.
• Donan Engineering: Donan is a forensic engineering firm offering fire origin/cause, structural, mechanical, and materials failure analysis primarily for the insurance industry. Similar boutique specialty consulting model serving insurance/legal clients.
• Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI): ESI is a forensic engineering and failure analysis consultancy providing accident investigation, product failure analysis, and expert testimony. Comparable multi-disciplinary technical services and similar mid-sized boutique consulting structure.
• Exponent: Exponent is a large multi-disciplinary science and engineering consulting firm specializing in failure analysis, accident investigation, and expert witness testimony. Directly comparable to Unified Engineering in service offerings (mechanical, civil, materials, reliability) and target clients (legal, insurance, industrial), but at vastly larger scale.
• S-E-A (Scientific Engineering Analysis): S-E-A is a forensic engineering and fire investigation firm providing failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and expert witness services. Comparable in target clients (legal/insurance) and service mix to Unified Engineering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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