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Director, Engineering Sciences - Electrical Engineering

Chicago, USAPosted 1 month ago

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Job type
Not listed
Work mode
Not listed
Level
Director
Department
Engineering
Experience
6+ years experience
Posted
Aug 12, 2026

About the role

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 from automotive, construction, consumer products, consumer electronics and medical devices to name a few. Secretariat leverages our diverse technical expertise, and industry knowledge of a variety 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 ~6-8 years of work experience:
    • PhD or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or Computer Science & Engineering
    • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Have previously testified in deposition, trial, arbitration or hearings
  • Excellent expert report writing skills to complement analytics
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
  • The desire to lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm
  • The ability to travel globally as needed.
  • Experience with Power electronics, Industrial process control, consumer products, circuit analysis, control system is a plus
  • The ability to work odd hours to adjust to client needs globally