Associate, Engineering Sciences - Electrical Engineering

About Our Global Engineering Sciences Team:

As part of our expanding Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team, you will work at the forefront of today’s most complex engineering challenges. You will be engaged in analyzing failures of a myriad of products from a variety of industries, including automotive, construction, consumer products, consumer electronics, and medical devices. Secretariat leverages diverse technical expertise and industry knowledge of structures and products to provide clients with world-class value to identify solutions that drive performance and safety.

This position is available in either our Chicago or New York office.

Responsibilities:

• Exceptional analytical skills, problem solving, communication skills, and creativity are the foundation for successful professionals at Secretariat.
• Attracting and winning new business opportunities for Secretariat in both expert witness and/or strategic consulting.
• Contributing to the growth of Secretariat’s Electrical Engineering practice by recruiting talented staff.
• Mentoring and driving growth of Electrical Engineering staff.
• Providing project management and project budget oversight.

Qualifications:

• Established track record for business development and existing client base.
• Requisite professional degrees and approximately 3–4 years of work experience:
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science and Engineering.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Experience supporting depositions, trials, arbitrations, or hearings.
• Excellent expert report writing skills to complement analytics.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills.
• Desire to lead auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm.
• Ability to travel globally as needed.
• Experience with power electronics, industrial process control, consumer products, circuit analysis, and control systems is a plus.
• Ability to work odd hours to adjust to client needs globally.

Pay Transparency:

At Secretariat, we believe in pay transparency and equity. Compensation for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including experience, skills, and location. Further details will be provided during the hiring process.

A Rewarding Career Above All:

There are a lot of fine consulting firms out there. But when everything is on the line, it takes a unique combination of skill and savvy to succeed under pressure.

Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Our people are motivated to be the best in everything they do—from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up-and-coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers.