Thermal Sciences Associate (PhD) – London & Cambridge

Exponent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Exponent in London and Cambridge seeks a Thermal Sciences Associate to apply engineering and scientific techniques to real-world failure analysis, risk mitigation and product development. The role involves laboratory work, data analysis, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across offices.

The candidate will travel to Cambridge for labs and project work, and contribute to reports, proposals and presentations for engineering, legal, business and industry stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. required in Mechanical, Chemical, Nuclear, Petroleum, Aerospace or related field.
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and combustion.
• Ability to apply engineering principles to complex problems.
• Hands-on experience with experiments, instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to complex real-world problems.
• Research and parse data from published literature.
• Analyze, interpret and synthesize complex technical data.
• Perform laboratory experiments, field work, and analytical modelling.
• Review client experiments and simulations.
• Prepare reports, proposals and presentations for engineers, lawyers, business and industry.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to meet project schedules.

Skills

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

Combustion

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical/ Chemical / Nuclear / Petroleum / Aerospace or related field

Job description

Exponent in London and Cambridge seeks a Thermal Sciences Associate to apply engineering and scientific techniques to real-world failure analysis, risk mitigation and product development. The role involves laboratory work, data analysis, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across offices.

The candidate will travel to Cambridge for labs and project work, and contribute to reports, proposals and presentations for engineering, legal, business and industry stakeholders.