Battery Thermal Engineer

5 days ago


Phoenix, Arizona, United States Exponent Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Battery Thermal Engineer to join our team at Exponent. As a key member of our Thermal Sciences practice, you will be responsible for performing failure analysis and providing design support for complex problems involving fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transport, combustion, and electrochemistry, as applied to thermal runaway events in battery systems.

Applications will primarily be in electric vehicles and consumer electronics but may span many additional industries, including aerospace, power generation, and distribution, and medical devices, among others.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conducting, planning, and executing experimental test programs
  • Conducting fieldwork and inspections
  • Preparing proposals and technical reports
  • Presenting to clients
  • Developing test plans, instrumenting, and carrying out laboratory tests
  • Performing engineering calculations and analyses

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Chemical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Fire Protection Engineering or Master's degree with direct experience in battery abuse testing
  • Strong technical background in the thermal sciences and battery systems
  • Experience with battery electric vehicle systems (thermal testing and/or crashworthiness) is a plus
  • Experience with battery electric vehicle codes and standards is a plus
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong skills in laboratory methods including the construction of experimental apparatus, instrumentation, data acquisition, and data analysis

What We Offer

At Exponent, we offer 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.

We are 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.

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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