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Element Materials Technology

Staff Engineer

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In-Office
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
100K-125K Annually
Expert/Leader
In-Office
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
100K-125K Annually
Expert/Leader
Leads complex engineering testing initiatives, technology development programs, and cross-disciplinary projects across Element laboratories and enterprise teams. Provides technical leadership, prioritizes testing opportunities, communicates complex concepts to varied audiences, disseminates testing knowledge, performs autonomous testing, and guides technicians and engineers. The role requires deep expertise in an engineering discipline, specialist knowledge, technology leadership, and at least 10 years of relevant post-degree experience.
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Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Staff Engineer.


Salary: $100,000 - $125.000/yr DOE 


Responsibilities
  • Responsibility for leadership testing for projects / developments designed to foster additional technical capabilities and services within a local laboratory and/or across the Element enterprise.
  •  Leads internal projects that ultimately influence future technologies and testing opportunities within his/her chosen engineering field/discipline.
  • Brings clarity to and prioritizes technology programs and projects which cross multiple technological fields.
  • Provides technical leadership as a key specialist on an Element-wide basis.
  • Skilled at communicating intricate and complex technical concepts to non-technical people. 
  • Comfortable making presentations on technical topics to a variety of audiences. Active in sharing knowledge across a range of specialist and non-specialist communities, within the laboratory, across the Element enterprise and across a network of external technical peers.
  • Actively seeks ways to disseminate critical testing knowledge, acumen and protocols throughout Element.
  • Able to perform highly complex testing responsibilities competently and without supervision. Able to operate in a fully autonomous manner. 
  • Shows personal accountability and takes responsibility for his/her own work while leading the work of other technicians and engineers.
  • Responsible for utilizing a wide range of critical resources. Is viewed as a key leader of initiatives that make a substantial impact on the broader Element enterprise and testing services provided.
  • Committed to leading by example in all matters including ethical and professional issues and makes informed judgments on issues not addressed by current professional and/or ethical codes or practices
Skills / Qualifications
  • Possesses a depth of understanding and experience which integrates most, if not all, of the main areas of his/her chosen engineering field/discipline.
  • Has an essential knowledge of the theories, principles and concepts of his/her engineering discipline.
  • Possesses deeper specialist knowledge and skills in one or more area within their chosen discipline and contributes at the forefront of his/her field.
  • Has a demonstrated ability to lead technology development within the context of Element’s business. Is thoroughly knowledgeable of internal capabilities and understands external resources available.
  • Will have a minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience post-degree or higher academic qualifications.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.


All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.


The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 


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