Scientist/Associate (Ph.D.)
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on3612, Violetwood Place, Victoria Heights, Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland, 20715, United States
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. 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.
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. We are a 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.
Exponent's Polymers and Chemistry practice is currently hiring a Scientist/Associate to join our consulting staff in our Bowie, MD office. In this role, you will work as part of an interdisciplinary team contributing to a diverse set of projects from industries such as consumer products, construction, medical device, energy, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, and transportation.
A long-term goal for a successful candidate will be to develop business by obtaining new projects and bringing new clients to the firm. This position requires some travel and will involve collaboration with scientists and engineers from other Exponent offices and practices.
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.
We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference. Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being.
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.
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.
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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Work model: On-site
3612, Violetwood Place, Victoria Heights, Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland, 20715, United States
Bowie, Maryland
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Skills: Rheology, Mechanical Testing, Microscopy, Fractography, HPLC, GC, Ftir, DSC, Tga, Dma.
Education: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field.