Electronics PERL Associate: Strategy & Impact

Kearney; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 192,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous retirement/pension savings

Comprehensive medical insurance

Structured learning and development

Personalized journey for goals

Job summary

Kearney in Chicago seeks a PERL Associate - Electronics to own defined work streams within Electronics engagements, translating complex market and technical data into client recommendations.

You will work with experienced consultants, engineers and clients to develop insights for product design, cost, sourcing and supply-chain decisions, while mentoring junior team members and expanding expertise in new product domains.

Qualifications

• Typically 4+ years of professional experience in management consulting or a relevant industry role.
• Meaningful exposure to electronics, hardware products, semiconductors, embedded systems, product engineering, cost, sourcing, supply chain.
• Strong quantitative analysis, research, structured problem solving and synthesis, with evidence of independently closing knowledge gaps.
• Evidence of professional maturity, dependable execution and clear communication.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, listen to other perspectives and act on feedback.
• Ability to distinguish between subject-matter knowledge and the broader client problem.
• Comfort working with ambiguity, managing multiple priorities and maintaining high analytical quality.
• Undergraduate degree required; MBA preferred; Electrical/Electronics/CE or related technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own defined work streams end-to-end, translating broad objectives into the context, hypotheses, research and analysis needed to reach an answer.
• Conduct product, market, competitor, customer, cost and supplier analyses and build supporting business cases.
• Analyze product architectures, component choices, cost structures, sourcing strategies and benchmarks.
• Work with India-based engineers to define technical analyses, test hypotheses and interpret results.
• Develop structured storylines, clear exhibits and executive-ready recommendations.
• Present findings in client meetings and facilitate portions of working sessions and workshops.
• Manage and coach junior team members and contribute to a high-performing team environment.
• Learn new product and technology domains rapidly, including through disciplined use of AI, without over-relying on prior expertise or unvalidated AI outputs.
• Translate technical and quantitative findings into implications for product design, cost, sourcing, supply chain and value creation.
• Contribute to proposals, knowledge development and the continued growth of the PERLab Electronics practice.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Structured problem solving

Clear communication

Team collaboration

Independent learning

Ambiguity management

Client-facing skills

Education

Undergraduate degree required

MBA preferred

Electrical/Electronics/CE degrees preferred

Job description

Kearney in Chicago seeks a PERL Associate - Electronics to own defined work streams within Electronics engagements, translating complex market and technical data into client recommendations.

You will work with experienced consultants, engineers and clients to develop insights for product design, cost, sourcing and supply-chain decisions, while mentoring junior team members and expanding expertise in new product domains.