Consulting Mechanical Engineer (3018), Exponent (Menlo Park, CA)
Exponent is a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm. Our
multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, physicians, and
regulatory consultants brings together more than 90 different
disciplines to solve complicated problems facing corporations,
insurers, government entities, associations and individuals. Our
approximately 900 staff members work in 24 offices across the United
States and abroad. Exponent has over 600 consultants, including more
than 350 that have earned a doctorate in their chosen field of specialization.
Exponent's Mechanical Engineering Practice has provided over forty
years of services related to the investigation and analysis of
products ranging from aircraft and marine transportation to all types
of industrial equipment and consumer products. Exponent provides
clients with a thorough comprehension of current or potential designs
to determine vulnerabilities before failures occur, develop
appropriate mitigation methods, and provide post-failure
investigations. Consultants review the reliability of processes and
products for a variety of industries, including transportation, heavy
industry, energy, and consumer products.
Some of Exponent's Mechanical Engineering capabilities include
(www.exponent.com/capabilities/):
Aviation & Aerospace Services
Batteries & Energy Storage Technology
Engineering Mechanics
Life Prediction and Fitness for Service
Pipelines & Process Piping
Product Qualification & Recall Consulting
Worker & Machine Safety Investigations
Exponent is currently hiring an Engineer in our Menlo Park office.
This individual will work as a part of a team consulting on a wide
variety of mechanical engineering issues including solid/structural
mechanics and mechanical design. Duties will include communicating
effectively with other engineers and technicians, managers, clients,
and administrative reports as well as conducting hands-on failure
analysis, planning and executing laboratory tests, and field
inspections. The candidate will support the Mechanical Engineering
and Materials Science Practice activities in failure analysis
prevention. The individual in this position may also assist the other
engineering practice groups within Exponent on an as-needed basis and
support senior staff in project development and marketing. The
candidate will be expected to grow in the key aspects of consulting,
including technical expertise and effective spoken and written
communications, to develop a consulting practice serving clients both
within and outside the firm.
Qualifications for this position include:
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent
with focused thesis/coursework/project experience in solid mechanics,
structural mechanics, or stress analysis, utilizing both experimental
methods and finite element analysis
Experience conducting FEA of composite structures is a plus
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work within project teams with a strong desire to contribute
Potential for technical and project managerial leadership
Ability to convey technical information to individuals in
engineering, business, legal and related industries
To apply:
Please contact Jenny Irwin, Recruiter at jirwin_at_exponent.com with
resume, and reference "3018", or apply on-line at www.exponent.com.
Jenny Irwin
Recruiter
Exponent
149 Commonwealth Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
<mailto:jirwin_at_exponent.com>jirwin_at_exponent.com
www.exponent.com
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Received on 2011-04-29 07:02:51