About Exponent

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.

We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!

Key statistics: 

• 950 Consultants 
• 640 Ph.D.s 
• 90 Disciplines 
• 30 Offices globally 

Our Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Battery Engineer/Scientist for our Materials & Corrosion Engineering Practice in Natick, MA. In this role you will work as part of a team to solve challenging, real world problems related to batteries, energy storage, and materials science for our clients. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers and will play a key role in conducting failure analyses, assisting with product development, and performing safety and abuse testing, with a primary emphasis on battery powered devices ranging in size from wearables to electric vehicles to grid scale storage.

You will be responsible for

• Solving complex, real-world problems associated with the application of batteries
• Designing, planning, and executing laboratory tests to support analysis of batteries and battery-powered devices
• Operating battery testing and material characterization equipment, along with analyzing data and reporting results
• Communicating and working effectively with other Exponent staff at all levels of the company
• Presenting project findings within Exponent and to our external engineering, business, and legal clients

You will have the following skills and qualifications

• Ph.D. in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Hands-on experience designing and executing experiments in a laboratory setting, ideally in a field related to batteries
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Desire to contribute and collaborate within diverse project teams
• Strong organization and project management skills
• Experience with performing data analysis in Python (or similar programming language) is beneficial
• Specialized knowledge of material characterization techniques such as photography, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electrochemical analysis is beneficial
• Experience with battery materials and commercial battery testing is beneficial

Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].

Life @ Exponent

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

https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent

https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact

Attracting, inspiring, developing, and rewarding exceptional people with diverse backgrounds and expertise are central to our corporate culture. Our diverse team 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.

Work Environment

At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for​ building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities.

We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients. #LI-Onsite

Benefits you will enjoy

Access benefits information on our Life@Exponent page:

https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent

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 email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.

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