Battery Engineer/Scientist at Exponent in Natick, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Exponent is a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm that brings together more than 90 different disciplines to solve the most pressing and complicated challenges facing stakeholders today. Our vision is to engage the brightest scientists and engineers to empower clients with solutions for a safe, healthy, sustainable and technologically complex world. We leverage over 50 years of experience in analyzing accidents and failures to advise clients as they innovate their technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

We offer opportunities for you to expand your engineering or scientific knowledge amidst experts from top programs at over 500 universities. At Exponent, you will apply your experience, technical skills, and prior academic research to a fulfilling career in consulting. You will have the opportunity to develop continuously through formal and informal development programs, coaching and mentoring, and involvement in a wide array of projects. We are excited about your interest in joining our growing team!

Key statistics:

• 1100+ Team members


• 900+ Consultants


• 550+ Ph.D.s


• 30+ Offices globally

We are currently seeking aBattery Engineer/Scientistfor our Materials & Corrosion EngineeringPractice in Natick, MA. In this role, you will work as part of a team tosolve challenging, real world problems related to batteries, energy storage, and materials science for our clients. This individual will work with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers and will play a key role in designing and running experiments, as well as interpreting and presenting data both within Exponent, and to external clients. This position requires some travel (limited during COVID-19) and will involve collaboration with scientists and engineers from other Exponent offices and practices covering a wide range of industries. A long-term goal for a successful candidate will be to develop business by obtaining new projects and bringing new clients to the firm, while continuing to grow professionally as an expert in your field.

You will be responsible for:

• Communicatingand working effectively with other Exponent staff at all levels of the company


• Planning and executing laboratory tests to support projects


• Conducting hands-on failure analysis


• Attending and contributing to field inspections


• Performing materials characterization, using techniques such as photography, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray computed tomography scanning, and electrochemical analysis techniques


• Analyzing data and reporting results at an appropriate technical level for the intended audience

You will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Ph.D. inMaterials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field, and familiarity with Mechanical Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering


• Excellent verbal and written communications skills


• Ability to work within project teams with strong desire to contribute and collaborate


• Strong organization and project management skills


• Potential for technical and project managerial leadership


• Experience working on batteries and/or energy storage devices in a laboratory setting


• Experience designing and conducting materials science/energy storage experiments and analyzing experimental data


• Must be able to convey complex technical information to individuals in engineering, business, legal, and related industries


• Broad knowledge base of materials science and engineering, preferably with a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering or Chemical Engineering, with demonstrated expertise in a batteries/energy storage


• Hands on experience with batteries and battery materials


• Experience performing materials characterization, using techniques such as photography, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray computed tomography scanning, electrochemical analysis, or computational modeling

To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:

https://info.exponent.com/our-impact

www.exponent.com/careers/grad-students

We valueand encourage diversity, equity andinclusionacross all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.

Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at +1 (650) 688-6968 or email hr@exponent.com.

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