Battery Engineer​/Scientist; Ph.D

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• Location:
  
  US-MA-Natick
• Practice:
  Materials Science and Electrochemistry
• Position Type:
  Full-time
• Posted Salary Range: USD $ - USD $ /Yr.

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!

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

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.

• 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

• 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 automated test equipment is a plus
• Strong practical engineering and troubleshooting ability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively work independently and within multidisciplinary teams

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