Director, Engineering Sciences - Electrical Engineering

Secretariat•Chicago, IL

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.
The ability to work odd hours to adjust to client needs globally

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power electronics, Industrial process control, consumer products, circuit analysis, control system is a plus

Responsibilities

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