Thermal Sciences Associate - Chemical Engineer (MS/PhD)

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We are currently seeking a Thermal Sciences Associate – Chemical Engineer for our Thermal Sciences Practice in Natick, MA. In this role, you will work as part of a team responsible for analyzing chemical, mechanical, and electrical systems and processes and participating in the investigation and reconstruction of failures involving battery systems, combustion systems, consumer products, appliances, and more.

The ideal candidate will be interested in applying their experience in thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, reaction kinetics, electrochemical systems, and experimental analysis to complex, multidisciplinary problems. Candidates with backgrounds in battery failure analysis, fire and explosion investigation, chemical industry process safety, thermal management, or the safety assessment of flammable and/or toxic gas releases are especially encouraged to apply. You will work proactively with OEMs to analyze products and assess potential failure modes and risks to end users.

• Preparing proposals, budgets, and planning test programs
• Designing and constructing test apparatuses, including designing and implementing measurement approaches and systems
• Executing tests and demonstrations, writing reports, preparing presentations, and presenting the results to clients
• Performing analysis and calculations
• Applying chemical engineering principles, including thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, reaction engineering, and electrochemical systems analysis, to evaluate product performance, process safety, and failure mechanisms
• Supporting investigations involving battery fires and failures, vehicle fires and explosions, consumer product safety, chemical plant operations, dust hazards, and releases of flammable or toxic gases
• Conducting field work such as off-site testing or attending evidence inspections
• Reviewing and summarizing background information pertaining to failure events
• Identifying and marketing to internal and external clients

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
• Presently legally authorized to work in the United States. No immigration sponsorship or processing required.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience, and outstanding mechanical abilities and engineering intuition to assist in failure root-cause analysis
• Strong technical background in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, combustion, measurement systems, and error analysis
• Hands-on experience in managing and executing experimental programs, including troubleshooting experimental test setups
• Familiarity with process safety and risk assessment
• Experience with electrochemical systems, electrocatalysis, battery testing or characterization, sustainable energy technologies, or industrial electrochemical processes
• Experience using rigorous experimental methods to analyze complex chemical-engineering systems, including process design, historical process data, techno-economic analysis, or process optimization
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
• Desire and flexibility to tackle a wide variety of problems within and outside their direct area of expertise
• Domestic travel is likely required

Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) 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