21. Forensic engineering is an important technique of failure analysis that involves tracing product defects and flaws. 22. :Failure analysis can be applied to most fields. 23. It is intended for application in problem formulation, system analysis, failure analysis , and patterns of system evolution. 24. They support failure analysis request from customers. 25. Wood is senior managing scientist for Failure Analysis Associates Inc ., a consulting firm that analyzes accidents. 26. Another common use of FIB instruments is for design verification and / or failure analysis of semiconductor devices. 27. "Sometimes the answers just aren't there, " said Robert Kadlec, an engineer with Failure Analysis Associates in California. 28. These requirements ( often design constraints ) are in this way derived from failure analysis or preliminary tests. 29. Working with experimental psychologists and biomechanical experts from Exponent / Failure Analysis Associates, GM began a behavioral research program. 30. At Grumman Aircraft, Keonjian worked with astronaut Neil Armstrong as chief of failure analysis on the Apollo 11 project.