Manager; Ph.D

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.

Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower 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

We are currently seeking a
Manager for our
Mechanical Engineering
Practice in our
Houston, TX
office. In this role, you will work as a part of multiple teams consulting on a wide variety of engineering issues involving energy systems. You will be expected to grow in the key aspects of consulting, including technical expertise, effective spoken and written communications, and developing a consulting practice serving clients both within and outside the firm.

• Communicating effectively with other engineers and technicians, managers, clients, and administrative reports
• Generating business and selling Exponent consulting services
• Conducting engineering analyses, investigations, and consulting projects
• Planning and executing technical studies, modeling, and testing programs
• Performing calculations and analysis
• Performing field inspections
• Assisting the other engineering practice groups within Exponent on as-needed basis, and support senior staff in project development and marketing

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related filed
• 8 or more years of relevant industry experience after the completion of a Ph.D.
• The ability to quickly build a book of business and successfully sell Exponent consulting work to relevant clients
• Proven track record in technical and project managerial leadership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work within project teams with a strong desire to contribute
• Ability to convey technical information to individuals in engineering, business, legal and related industries
• Presently legally authorized to work in the United States. No immigration sponsorship or processing required.

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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.

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…