Human Factors Managing Scientist (Ph.D. or M.S.)

Exponent Inc.•Farmington Hills, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges. We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability. Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team! We are currently seeking a Managing Scientist for our Human Factors Practice to be based in our Farmington Hills, MI office. In this role, you will work as part of a team to help our clients solve challenging technical problems, which are often urgent, high-profile, and multi-disciplinary. You will work to analyze human factors, safety management, and risk communication issues in a wide variety of scenarios involving consumer products, electronics, chemical products, manufacturing, oil & gas production, environmental exposures, and more. Activities in these contexts will focus on a combination of analyzing accidents and injuries that have occurred in the past and managing safety risk to help prevent such incidents in the future. You will also work closely with consultants in Exponent’s Biomechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Vehicle Engineering Practices. You will have the opportunity to define and shape your individual consulting practice based on your skills and interests.

Requirements

Master's Degree (with experience) or Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Experimental, Computational, Developmental or Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, or related field
At least five (5) years of experience in litigation support, forensics consulting, health and safety investigation, or relevant field
Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills
Presently legally authorized to work in the United States; no immigration sponsorship or processing required

Nice To Haves

Undergraduate degree in Psychology, engineering, or a related discipline is a plus
Proficiency in experimental design, human subjects testing, instrumentation, data analysis, and computer programming (e.g. Matlab, SAS, SPSS, Labview, etc.) a plus
Demonstrated success in independently developing and managing client relationships
Outstanding reputation among clients for integrity, responsiveness, and technical expertise
Targeted business development plan for specific clients/sectors
Ability to attract projects to support full-time staff and to manage and develop a group of highly motivated individuals

Responsibilities

Managing a range of consulting activities that involve analyzing human perceptual, cognitive, and response capabilities and limitations in accidents, and the prevention of accidents
Conducting hands-on inspections and analyzing human performance to investigate accidents and injuries
Working on multi-disciplinary projects, providing case management, data processing, and other project support
Conducting research to obtain and review technical data, scientific literature, and standards
Developing client contacts
Preparing written and oral summaries of human factors analyses
Participating in the design and evaluation of warnings and safety information
Communicating complex analyses clearly and succinctly to a non-technical audience
Assisting in conducting research, publishing reports and papers in technical journals, and presenting findings at meetings and conferences
Managing projects with effective cost-control measures
Recruiting and developing the careers of junior staff
Actively participating in the Human Factors Practice and assisting in marketing the group's technical capabilities to clients and the scientific community