Director, Mechanical Metallurgy Engineer

Overview

Director, Mechanical Metallurgy Engineer position with Secretariat. You will contribute to a collaborative culture and work with teams that support high-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters worldwide.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world. When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by ambition, energy, and commitment to every challenge. We foster an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

As part of our expanding Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team, you will work at the forefront of today’s most complex engineering challenges. You will analyze failures of a variety of products across industries, with a heavy focus on large industrial facilities such as power plants, Oil & Gas facilities, chemical processing plants, construction, and similar. You will also engage with automotive, consumer products, consumer electronics, and medical devices.

Secretariat leverages diverse technical expertise and industry knowledge of structures and products to provide clients with world-class value to identify solutions that drive performance and safety. Secretariat is a diversified international expert services firm with more than 500 professionals in 20+ cities globally.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, communication, and creativity skills
• Planning and leading failure analysis investigations
• Planning and leading teams performing laboratory tests
• Conducting field inspections
• Communicating with clients and counsel in all time zones
• Planning and assisting with the preparation of expert reports
• Prepare for and attend depositions, trials, mediations, and arbitrations
• Managing the day-to-day requirements of multiple engagements
• Develop positive relationships with colleagues, peers, and clients

• PhD in Metallurgical Engineering with 5+ years of prior experience in engineering consulting
• Alternatively, MS degree with 10+ years of prior experience in either or both industry and engineering consulting
• Preferred: additional licensure as a Certified Welding Inspector, Certified Welding Engineer, Professional Engineer, or other
• Preferred: extensive experience with codes and standards such as ASME, AWS, API, AISC, or similar
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong expert report writing skills to complement analytics
• Able to quickly assimilate information in unfamiliar situations and develop creative approaches to resolve complex problems
• Ability to manage and prioritize time for yourself and your team across competing deadlines
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
• Desire to lead within a growing practice of a rapidly growing firm
• Ability to travel globally as needed
• Willingness to work odd hours to accommodate global client needs

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