McDowell Owens Engineering Inc

McDowell Owens Engineering, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary forensic engineering firm based in Houston, Texas. For over 25 years, we have been serving clients both nationally and internationally.

Using our multi-disciplinary, integrated approach, we analyze equipment, structural, component and electrical failures and human interactions. We reconstruct the scenes of fires, explosions and vehicular accidents. Using sophisticated testing methodologies, we identify what happened and why, who is responsible, and if there were mitigating factors or human error.

From the complex and the baffling to the small and seemingly simple, our engineers and investigators produce the facts.

Whether you are protecting an organization’s financial exposure, pursuing compensation for an injured party or simply attempting to assess your client’s options, the forensic engineers and fire scientists of McDowell Owens Engineering can provide the solid, verifiable expert witness opinions for making sound decisions.

Our areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:

Fire & Explosion Analysis
Gas System Analysis and Testing
Advanced Electronic Systems
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Accident Reconstruction
Roadway Design
People Movers
Fall Analysis
Root Cause Analysis

We also maintain a fully equipped research and testing facility where we conduct small to full-scale reconstructions.
When you need the expertise of forensic engineers, contact McDowell Owens at