Battery Engineer/Scientist (Ph.D.)

Exponent • Full-time • Natick, Massachusetts • 3d ago

About Exponent

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!  

Key statistics:

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

Our Opportunity

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.

You will be responsible for

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

You will have the following skills and qualifications

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

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].

Life @ Exponent

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.

Work Environment

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

Compensation

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.

Salary Range

USD $140,000.00 - USD $157,000.00 /Yr.

Benefits you will enjoy

Access benefits information on our Life@Exponent page:

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

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.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.