Battery Engineer/Scientist (Ph.D.)

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.  

We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our 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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We are currently seeking a Battery Engineer/Scientist for our Data Sciences Practice in our Natick, MA office. In this role, you will collaborate with a team to design, conduct battery and battery pack testing, and perform data analysis to develop battery analytical tools. You will also contribute to our energy storage consulting services at Exponent. We are looking for an individual with three to five years of hands-on experience in battery research and development, possibly gained during a doctorate degree. Experience with custom test design, instrumentation, and commercial battery cycler programming is a plus. Responsibilities include applying this experience to tackle challenging battery electrochemistry and data analysis problems for our clients. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers, playing a key role in designing and executing experiments, as well as interpreting and presenting data. The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and contribute to preparing reports and presenting results to clients.

• Developing test plans, instrumenting, and carrying out laboratory tests
• Advising clients on experimental designs
• Performing engineering calculations and analyses        
• Preparing proposals and technical reports, and presenting findings to clients
• Supporting a range of consulting activities related to controls and algorithm development in MATLAB and Python
• Evaluating battery algorithms such as SOC, SOH, SOF, balancing, etc.
• Building data pipelines to automate testing and visualize data in real-time
• Defining and assessing software reliability, failure modes, and fault reactions
• Providing operational support for prototype hardware and software systems including system validation and troubleshooting

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Controls Engineering or a related engineering/scientific field
• Specialized knowledge of materials characterization techniques is beneficial
• Experience with commercial battery testing
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Advanced sensing technology
  • Controls engineering
  • Estimation
  • Parameter identification
  • Control
• Machine learning data set design or optimization
• Experience in instrumentation, data acquisition, and data processing
• Experience with large data sets
• The desire to work with a diverse set of clients and engage in work outside of the traditional data science field
• Strong practical engineering ability combined with leadership and project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams

Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].

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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 results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients. #LI-Onsite

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Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.

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