Battery Engineer/Scientist (Ph.D.)

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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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].

To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact

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

Our consultants are rewarded for their technical and business contributions and have an opportunity to plan for future success and career growth. Exponent's total compensation plan is consistent with its expectations of the quality and quantity of work performed and with the professional standards set by Exponent. At the Associate and Senior Associate level, total compensation includes base salary, bi-weekly bonuses for high-intensity efforts, annual bonus and 401(k) employer contribution of 7% of base salary.

The base salary range for this position is dependent on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.

Access benefits information on our Life@Exponent page: 

https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent