Exponent Engineering/Scientist - Senior/Manager reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)
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Catherine Corrigan

51% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Engineering/Scientist Senior/Manager employees have rated Exponent with 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineering/Scientist Senior/Manager professionals have an average working experience there. Exponent is rated 22% below average by Engineering/Scientist Senior/Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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43 reviews
2.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Diverse work, intelligent and ambitious colleagues, above average compensation package for newly minted PhDs. Giving 2 stars simply because of these perks.

Cons

Extremely poor work/life balance, high pressure on billable hours/utilization, cutthroat/burn-and-churn culture, weak management, poor mentorship opportunities (didn't feel inspired by many leaders), sink-or-swim onboarding (I think this has changed a little since I left), ton of gatekeeping around promotions, and worst of all.... there's very little humanity present in the culture. Almost everyone I knew didn't fundamentally feel as if their office, practice, and/or manager cared about them as a human. Bad managers get promoted so long as they're revenue generating. I would not recommend this company to be a person's first choice.

4.0
Dec 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of autonomy, interesting problems to solve

Cons

Workload can fluctuate a lot month to month

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