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For Students

Discover an exciting place to grow a thriving scientific and technical consulting career.

Lecture hall of experienced Exponent consultants. Work on a variety of projects, collaborate, and make a positive impact.

For Experienced Experts

Collaborate with brilliant minds on diverse projects, solving complex challenges with real-world impact.

Researcher in an industrial laboratory setting. Exponent offers an exciting, challenging, and rewarding work environment.

For Corporate Staff

Join a challenging, rewarding work environment that complements our strong technical bench.

Forever Learners

How We Invest in You

There's a reason Exponent is home to so many consultants who come straight from top universities and build lifelong careers: mission-driven, high-impact work; continuous growth opportunities; and a rewarding environment that challenges individuals to stretch what they can do.

Our CEO, Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D., is the perfect example. Dr. Corrigan came here straight from her Ph.D. program at MIT in 1996, starting as an associate. Today, she leads the firm, actively cultivating a workplace where engineers and scientists can stay, grow, and truly move the needle in society.

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A message from our CEO

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Balanced Priorities

Flexibility, Wherever Life Takes You

We're parents, piano players, athletes, and adventurers. At Exponent, we value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work. Here you'll find a supportive culture that allows for personal autonomy, meaningful project work — and the ability to flex your own schedule. Our consultants have the control to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for that parent-teacher conference, too.

Extraordinary Tools. Extraordinary Work.

State-of-the-art testing facilities. A global network of brilliant colleagues. Diverse, stimulating projects. Access to ground-breaking innovations. Whether we're pushing products to their limit, analyzing failures, innovating therapeutics, mitigating risk, or clarifying scientific evidence, advancing industry through engineering and science has never been more exciting.

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Benefits as Exceptional as You

Our people give their best every day, and we're here to support them. That's why we offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to fit your life, your needs, and your goals — wherever you are in the world.

We want to help you create a strong foundation for yourself and your family — starting with a competitive benefits package. In the U.S., you can choose from comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage that begins your first day, with options to include your spouse, partner, and children. You also have free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Program whenever you need personal guidance or support.
People need regular time away from their work environment. To help you maintain a balanced life, we provide paid vacation, holiday, and sick time. Additionally, we offer options if you need to take a personal leave of absence or work part-time. 
We love to see people welcome new family members. Our parental leave programs are robust, offering tremendous flexibility to parents when they are balancing work and family. Our family leave programs also support employees who need to care for a loved one. 
We make a significant contribution to our employees' retirement funds in most regions of the world — without requiring the employee to participate. We also offer programs that provide financial security for our employees, including life insurance. In the U.S., we have the option for tax-deferred savings for transit, flexible spending accounts and Health Savings Accounts, which Exponent contributes to for eligible employees.

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Find Your People

Employee Networks

Shared experiences are the driving force behind Exponent's Employee Networks. With nearly a dozen groups (and counting), our networks bring staff together through cultural, professional, and personal connections.

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Future Focused

Collaboration in Action

At Exponent, we meet multifaceted challenges with multidisciplinary teamwork. Our consultants are part of an in-house network of 700+ Ph.D.'s across 90+ disciplines who collaborate on answers to tomorrow's toughest challenges across climate, safety, health, and technology.

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