Thermal Sciences Associate (Ph.D).
ExponentMassachusetts, United States
Posted November 17, 2025
135000 - 150000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
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.
Job Description
Exponent is seeking a Thermal Sciences Associate for our Thermal Sciences Practice in Natick, MA. The successful candidate will perform failure analyses and provide design support for complex problems involving fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transport, combustion and electrochemistry, as applied to thermal runaway events in battery systems.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
- Strong technical background in the thermal sciences
- Direct experience with battery testing, battery performance measurement, battery failure analysis, or electrochemical systems analysis
- Demonstrated leadership skills and proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Strong skills in laboratory methods including construction of experimental apparatus, instrumentation, data acquisition and data analysis
Benefits
- 401(k) employer contribution
- Bi-weekly bonuses for high-intensity efforts
- Annual bonus
