Electrical Engineer; Ph.D

Exponentis 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!

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

We are currently seeking anElectrical Engineerfor ourElectrical Engineering & Computer SciencePractice in Natick, MA. In this role, you will work as part of a team to combine scientific and engineering principles, data driven techniques, and the most current experimental methods with robust subject-specific scientific expertise, to implement high-value solutions to complex technical problems. You will have the opportunity to apply your technical expertise across an extremely wide cross-section of industry and will interact with a variety of client contacts ranging from managers, engineers, legal staff, and business leaders.

You will be expected to demonstrate continued professional growth, both in technical areas relevant to your expertise, and in business skills essential to providing effective consulting services.

• Performing electrical engineering analysis related to ongoing Exponent consulting work in a broad range of fields including power systems, power electronics, renewable energy, battery systems, residential, commercial, and industrial equipment, control systems, consumer products, and electrical safety.
• Leveraging your overall problem-solving skills and your deep expertise in electrical engineering or your related discipline to solve difficult technical challenges such as: determining why a system failed, how equipment can be made safer, and how products can perform better.
• Designing and executing testing and analysis programs in both laboratory and field settings.
• Communicating technical information to diverse audiences; including authoring technical reports and proposals, and presenting technical information and guidance to clients.

Experience is desired in, but not limited to, one or more of the following technical areas:

• Electronic circuits including analog and/or digital systems
• Power electronics and/or power systems
• Control systems
• Instrumentation and sensors
• Signal Processing
• Embedded systems
• Industrial process control
• Root cause/failure analysis

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Power and Energy Engineering, Physics, or other related discipline.
• Hands-on experience with electrical systems and equipment, power and energy systems, electronic hardware, and/or software development.
• Experience designing, constructing, and performing testing programs in a laboratory setting and using electrical test and development equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, multimeters and soldering equipment.
• Competence with at least one common scientific programming language such as Python, C/C++, or MATLAB.
• Ability to work both independently and in multidisciplinary teams and the ability to support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collect, organize, and analyze information and convey technical conclusions to diverse audiences.

Preferred skills and qualifications:

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