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ABOUT EXPONENT:
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.
Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower 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!
Key statistics:
- 950+ Consultants
- 640+ Ph.D.s
- 90+ Disciplines
- 30+ Offices globally
OUR OPPORTUNITY:
We are currently seeking an Electrical Engineer or Computer Scientist for our Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Practice in New York, NY. In this role, you will work as part of a team performing technical services involving both physical analysis as well as software and data analysis, with the aim of providing scientific and engineering solutions for a diverse variety of challenges faced by clients ranging from early-stage startups through to fortune 100 companies.
You will be expected to combine computer science principles, data driven techniques, and a range of investigative analysis techniques with robust subject-specific scientific expertise, to implement high-value solutions to complex technical problems. You will have the opportunity to apply your technical expertise across an extremely wide cross-section of industry, and will interact with a variety of client contacts ranging from managers, engineers, legal staff, and business leaders. You will be expected to demonstrate continued professional growth, both in technical areas relevant to your expertise, and in business skills essential to providing effective consulting services.
YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performing engineering and computer science analyses related to ongoing Exponent work
- Using deep expertise in physics, electrical engineering, or a related field to develop solutions to a wide array of challenging technical problems
- Performing a variety of numerical analysis, modeling, and simulation activities to support engineering goals
- Performing reliability and failure analysis related to electrical/electronic systems and components as well as to computer systems and associated networks
- Presenting technical results and solutions to a diverse audience through verbal, written, and interactive communication
- Preparing technical proposals, pursuing business developments, and expanding the range of software-related services Exponent provides to clients
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Physics or a related field
- An understanding of investigative analysis for troubleshooting technical issues and solving technical challenges
- Experience with at least one common programming language such as Python, C/C++, Java, MATLAB, or similar
- Technical hands-on experience with electronics, device hardware, robotics, semiconductors, optics, power systems, or measurement instrumentation
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, and ability to work independently or in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to gather information and convey technical conclusions to individuals in engineering, business, and related industry
- Interest in learning and working with a wide range of devices and systems that span a broad array of consumer and industrial applications, including both hardware and software elements of these systems
- Desire to learn, and work with, a wide array of different programming languages, software frameworks, and tools
- Ability to support multiple group projects and market the Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Practice and its consulting services
Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
LIFE @ EXPONENT:
To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact
Attracting, inspiring, developing, and rewarding exceptional people with diverse backgrounds and expertise are central to our corporate culture. Our diverse team allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.
Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities.
We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients.
COMPENSATION:
Our consultants are rewarded for their technical and business contributions and have an opportunity to plan for future success and career growth. Exponent's total compensation plan is consistent with its expectations of the quality and quantity of work performed and with the professional standards set by Exponent. At the Associate and Senior Associate level, total compensation includes base salary, bi-weekly bonuses for high-intensity efforts, annual bonus and 401(k) employer contribution of 7% of base salary.
The base salary range for this position is dependent on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.
Salary Range: USD $132,000.00 - USD $154,000.00 /Yr.
BENEFITS YOU WILL ENJOY:
Access benefits information on our Life@Exponent page:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.
LOCATION:
Job Locations: US-NY-New York
ABOUT EXPONENT:
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.
Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower 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!
Key statistics:
- 950+ Consultants
- 640+ Ph.D.s
- 90+ Disciplines
- 30+ Offices globally
OUR OPPORTUNITY:
We are currently seeking an Electrical Engineer or Computer Scientist for our Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Practice in New York, NY. In this role, you will work as part of a team performing technical services involving both physical analysis as well as software and data analysis, with the aim of providing scientific and engineering solutions for a diverse variety of challenges faced by clients ranging from early-stage startups through to fortune 100 companies.
You will be expected to combine computer science principles, data driven techniques, and a range of investigative analysis techniques with robust subject-specific scientific expertise, to implement high-value solutions to complex technical problems. You will have the opportunity to apply your technical expertise across an extremely wide cross-section of industry, and will interact with a variety of client contacts ranging from managers, engineers, legal staff, and business leaders. You will be expected to demonstrate continued professional growth, both in technical areas relevant to your expertise, and in business skills essential to providing effective consulting services.
YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performing engineering and computer science analyses related to ongoing Exponent work
- Using deep expertise in physics, electrical engineering, or a related field to develop solutions to a wide array of challenging technical problems
- Performing a variety of numerical analysis, modeling, and simulation activities to support engineering goals
- Performing reliability and failure analysis related to electrical/electronic systems and components as well as to computer systems and associated networks
- Presenting technical results and solutions to a diverse audience through verbal, written, and interactive communication
- Preparing technical proposals, pursuing business developments, and expanding the range of software-related services Exponent provides to clients
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Physics or a related field
- An understanding of investigative analysis for troubleshooting technical issues and solving technical challenges
- Experience with at least one common programming language such as Python, C/C++, Java, MATLAB, or similar
- Technical hands-on experience with electronics, device hardware, robotics, semiconductors, optics, power systems, or measurement instrumentation
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, and ability to work independently or in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to gather information and convey technical conclusions to individuals in engineering, business, and related industry
- Interest in learning and working with a wide range of devices and systems that span a broad array of consumer and industrial applications, including both hardware and software elements of these systems
- Desire to learn, and work with, a wide array of different programming languages, software frameworks, and tools
- Ability to support multiple group projects and market the Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Practice and its consulting services
Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
LIFE @ EXPONENT:
To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact
Attracting, inspiring, developing, and rewarding exceptional people with diverse backgrounds and expertise are central to our corporate culture. Our diverse team allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.
Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities.
We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients.
COMPENSATION:
Our consultants are rewarded for their technical and business contributions and have an opportunity to plan for future success and career growth. Exponent's total compensation plan is consistent with its expectations of the quality and quantity of work performed and with the professional standards set by Exponent. At the Associate and Senior Associate level, total compensation includes base salary, bi-weekly bonuses for high-intensity efforts, annual bonus and 401(k) employer contribution of 7% of base salary.
The base salary range for this position is dependent on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.
Salary Range: USD $132,000.00 - USD $154,000.00 /Yr.
BENEFITS YOU WILL ENJOY:
Access benefits information on our Life@Exponent page:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.
LOCATION:
Job Locations: US-NY-New York
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Who's Hiring
- University of Alabama in Huntsville7
- Charles River Associates5
- Exponent4
- ASRC Federal2
- Adobe1
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services9
- Education7
- Technology & Software5
- Healthcare & Medical Services2
- Human Resources1
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in computer scientist jobs.
- Advanced degree in computer science, mathematics, or a related field
- Strong command of algorithms, data structures, and computational theory
- Programming proficiency in Python, C++, or Java for research and system implementation
- Experience designing and evaluating machine learning or AI models at scale
- Publication record or demonstrated original research contributions in a relevant area
- Familiarity with high-performance computing environments and parallel processing frameworks
Tips for Your Computer Scientist Job Search
Tailor your resume to research depth
Computer scientist roles often prioritize publications, patents, or original algorithmic contributions over general work history. Lead with a research summary section that names your specific problem domains, methods, and measurable outcomes before listing job titles.
Target postings by research area
Job titles overlap heavily in this field, so filter by research area rather than title alone. A posting labeled 'software engineer, research' at a national lab can demand the same theoretical depth as one explicitly titled 'computer scientist.'
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists computer scientist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Build a public portfolio of technical work
Hiring committees for computer scientist roles review code repositories, papers, and technical reports before the first call. Link your strongest documented projects, even unpublished preprints, directly in your application materials so reviewers can evaluate depth immediately.
Prepare for whiteboard and system design rounds
Interviews for computer scientist positions routinely include both theoretical algorithm proofs and large-scale system design questions in the same session. Practice explaining time and space complexity trade-offs out loud, not just on paper, since interviewers assess reasoning process as much as the final answer.
Negotiate scope before negotiating compensation
In research-oriented computer scientist roles, the problems you are assigned to and your publishing rights matter as much as pay. Before accepting, ask specifically which projects you would own, whether you can publish findings, and how research priorities are set within the team.
Computer Scientist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most computer scientists?
The companies hiring the most computer scientists right now include University of Alabama in Huntsville, Charles River Associates, and Exponent, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and Oklahoma, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is especially concentrated among defense contractors, federal research agencies, and large technology firms with dedicated research divisions.
How many computer scientist jobs are remote?
About 27% of computer scientist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, though the share varies significantly by specialization. Roles focused on machine learning research, algorithm development, and data science tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions requiring access to classified systems or specialized hardware are typically on-site.
How do you become a computer scientist?
Most computer scientists complete a bachelor's degree in computer science or mathematics, then pursue a master's or doctoral program where they specialize in an area such as algorithms, systems, or artificial intelligence. Building a research portfolio through thesis work, internships at national labs, or published papers is often what distinguishes candidates for research-track roles from those entering general software engineering.
Can you get hired as a computer scientist with little experience?
Entry-level computer scientist roles exist, particularly at government agencies and research universities, but they typically require strong theoretical foundations from coursework and a documented project or research sample. Contributing to open-source projects, completing a senior thesis in a specialized area, or presenting at a student research symposium can substitute for formal work history when applying to junior research positions.
What does the computer scientist interview process look like?
Most computer scientist interviews include a recruiter screen, a technical phone assessment covering algorithms or system design, and a full-day on-site or virtual loop with multiple rounds. Research-focused employers typically add a presentation where you walk through a past project or solve a novel problem live, and interviewers evaluate both your solution and your ability to defend design decisions under questioning.
Where can I find and apply to computer scientist jobs?
You can find and apply to computer scientist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your specialization and experience level, then apply directly to each listing from the same page.
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