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Scientist/Engineer - Battery Specialist (5956)

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 with degrees 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 a Scientist/Engineer, Battery Specialist for our Materials & Corrosion Engineering Practice in Menlo Park, CA. In this role, you will work as part of a team to brainstorm and innovate solving real world industrial problems, conducting failure analyses as well as product development and accelerated testing, with a primary emphasis on battery powered devices ranging in size from wearables to electric vehicles to grid scale storage. The role involves extensive collaboration with scientists and engineers across Exponent’s global network of offices.

You will be responsible for:

Solving complex, real-world problems associated with the application of batteries
Planning and performing laboratory tests to analyze batteries and battery-powered devices
Analyzing data and reporting results
Presenting project findings to 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
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to excel within project teams
Specialized knowledge of materials characterization techniques is beneficial
Experience with battery materials is beneficial
Experience performing data analysis in Python (Pandas) is beneficial
Experience with commercial battery testing is beneficial

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 value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across 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 email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.