Manager, Engineering Sciences - Battery Engineering in London

London, England, United Kingdom

Chart Your Journey at Secretariat. From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat. Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned investment funds, law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you. Make your impact at Secretariat.

As part of our expanding Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team, you will work at the forefront of today’s most complex engineering and scientific 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 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.

• Exceptional analytical skills, problem solving, communication skills, and creativity.
• Conduct hands‑on failure analysis investigations.
• Plan and execute laboratory tests.
• Assist with field inspections.
• Assist with the preparation of technical reports.
• Develop positive relationships with colleagues, peers, and clients.
• Participate in the preparation of hearings, trials, and mediations.

• MS or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related science and 5+ years of experience.
• Experience working on batteries and/or electrochemical energy storage devices in a laboratory setting.
• Experience performing materials characterization using techniques such as optical microscopy, SEM/EDS, X-ray computed tomography scanning, and electrochemical analyses.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Intellectual curiosity with a passion to investigate and explore a vast array of problems.
• Strong deductive reasoning skills.
• Able to quickly assimilate relevant information in unfamiliar situations and develop creative approaches and solutions necessary to resolve complex problems.
• The ability to travel as needed.

Secretariat is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Passion for the clients we serve, the work we deliver, and the communities we live in. Pride in our cohesive team recognized for excellence and trusted to perform in the most challenging situations.

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.