Battery Engineer​/Scientist; Ph.D

Position: Battery Engineer/Scientist (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

Our Opportunity

Join our Materials Science and Electrochemistry Practice in Natick, MA, as a Battery Engineer/Scientist and help tackle some of the most challenging, real-world problems in batteries and energy storage. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, contribute your expertise, and develop practical solutions with meaningful impact.

We are looking for a curious, hands-on engineer or scientist with a strong background in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Materials, or a related discipline. This is an opportunity to apply your experience designing experimental setups, instrumenting hardware, conducting laboratory tests, and turning complex data into clear insights for our clients. Analytical thinkers who enjoy developing tools in MATLAB, Python, or similar languages will be especially well positioned to thrive in this role.

If you bring experience in battery research and development, battery testing, electrochemistry, or failure analysis, you will have the chance to make an immediate contribution. In this role, you will take ownership of meaningful technical work—from designing and executing experiments to interpreting results—and communicate findings that help clients and project teams make well-informed and data-driven decisions.

You will be responsible for

Designing, building, instrumenting, and conducting laboratory experiments

Developing test plans and troubleshooting experimental setups

Performing engineering calculations and analyzing experimental data Developing MATLAB, Python, or similar scripts for data processing, visualization, and test automation

Conducting battery cell, module, and pack testing and supporting failure-analysis investigations

Interpreting experimental results and identifying relevant physical or electrochemical mechanisms

Preparing technical reports, proposals, and presentations

Communicating findings to clients and multidisciplinary project teams

You will have the following skills and qualifications

Ph.D. in Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering/scientific field

Demonstrated hands-on experience with experimental design, fabrication, instrumentation, and data acquisition in support of laboratory testing

Strong quantitative and analytical skills

Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or a comparable technical programming language

Experience with battery testing, electrochemistry, energy storage systems, or failure analysis is desirable

Experience with commercial battery cyclers, sensors, or…