Battery Engineer/Scientist

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 Battery Engineer/Scientist for our Materials & Corrosion Engineering Practice in Phoenix, AZ. 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 designing and running battery cycling and abuse experiments, as well as interpreting and presenting data both within Exponent and to external clients. This position may require 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. One of your long-term goals 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:

• Communicating and working effectively with other Exponent staff at all levels of the company
• Planning and executing laboratory tests to support battery failure analysis, abuse testing, and quality assessment projects
• Operating and maintaining battery test equipment
• Analyzing data and reporting results at an appropriate technical level for the intended audience
• Conducting hands-on failure analysis of batteries and battery-containing devices
• Performing materials characterization, using techniques such as photography, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray computed tomography scanning, and electrochemical analysis techniques

You will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Hands-on experience working on batteries and/or electrochemical energy storage devices in a laboratory setting
• Hands-on experience designing, constructing, and maintaining custom test apparatuses in a laboratory setting
• Experience in data analysis programmatically (e.g., Python, MATLAB, or R); knowledge of Python, Pandas and Matplotlib preferred
• Experience performing materials characterization using techniques such as photography, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray computed tomography scanning, and electrochemical analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Must be able to convey complex technical information to individuals in engineering, business, legal, and related industries
• 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

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.

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