Principal Fracture Engineer

Element has an opportunity for a Principal Fracture Engineer to join our rapidly expanding team. As a member of the operations team, the Engineer performs routine and non-routine testing assignments, ensuring timely and accurate test results under minimal direct supervision. The role requires proficiency in core business and technical skills, including compliance with safety rules, code of conduct, and company policies.

About the role

Element is one of the fastest-growing testing, inspection, and certification businesses globally, with over 9,000 employees across 270 sites in 30 countries. We share an ambitious purpose to "Make tomorrow safer than today." When failure is not an option, we help customers ensure their products, materials, processes, and services are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose—from R&D through regulatory approvals and production. While we operate globally, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company, empowering you to take charge of your career and rewarding excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-depth technical and engineering leadership and support the development of new technologies on a global scale.
• Be accountable for accurate and timely release of testing data to customers, including sign-offs of quality control data.
• Provide guidance in non-routine testing situations and oversee complex technical problem-solving activities.
• Interact with customers on technical issues and questions.
• Support business development opportunities with new or existing customers.
• Deliver formal and informal presentations on complex testing to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Assist in the professional development of novice technicians and engineers globally.
• Carry out crucial examination and implementation of testing concepts and data.
• Utilize a variety of skills, methods, procedures, and materials in advanced testing analysis.
• Draw on internal knowledge as well as industry and academic resources to reach testing conclusions.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of laboratory safety.
• High level of expertise in the scope, core theories, concepts, terminologies, and boundaries of the chosen engineering discipline.
• Bachelor of Science degree in a science or testing-related field.
• Minimum of 2 years’ pertinent post-degree engineering experience, or advanced academic/professional qualifications.
• Demonstrated ability to apply academic knowledge within Element’s business context.
• In-depth understanding of testing concepts and the ability to analyze and compile testing data.
• Strong computer skills.

Pay

$110,000–$140,000/year, dependent on experience.

Element is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner.” All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by applicable laws.