National - Quantitative Services Engineering Senior - Open Location FY24

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Location: Open across the US
 

Tax Senior – EY EDGE – BTS – Quantitative Services (QS) STEM 

 

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programs, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and in the future – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.

 

The opportunity

As a US R&D Engineering Senior you will work with the R&D Credits and Incentives Group and identify innovative activities across multiple clients engaged in cutting edge research.  If you want to be exposed to exciting research and development initiatives in product development, manufacturing, natural resources, pharmaceutical, and other high-tech engineering fields, this role is for you. This opportunity is ideal for individuals with relevant specialist qualifications or experience in, engineering or technology, wishing to leverage and apply their specialist technical skills in a new way. This role will suit experienced and enthusiastic engineers/technologists who are driven to learn about new technologies and industry trends, widen their technical knowledge and have broader client and commercial exposure.

 

The successful candidate will get the opportunity to work as part of a growing and dynamic specialist practice with a diverse team of highly successful tax and science/engineering/technology specialists

 

Your key responsibilities

As an Engineering Senior, you will discuss new innovative products, industrial processes, manufacturing techniques, scientific research methodologies, and improved engineering technologies with leaders in the industry.  You will be working with a variety of clients at the forefront of technology, from entrepreneurs to public corporations, to evaluate and help prepare their research credit claims. In addition, you will work on developing customized, industry and engineering discipline-specific client surveys in our proprietary client-facing research credit technology platform (Prodigy) to solicit detailed information regarding the clients R&D efforts and projects. 

 

Skills and attributes for success

• Meet with clients and leverage your broad knowledge of current technologies to identify opportunities for claiming innovation in fields such as product development, industrial manufacturing, natural resources, pharmaceutical and high technology engineering.
• Prepare detailed project descriptions of clients’ R&D activities.
• Review detailed technical documentation such as technical specifications, technical papers, design documents, testing reports, etc.  supporting our clients' R&D projects
• Work with a multi-disciplinary group of accountants, attorneys and engineers to build a case for qualification of certain engineering projects for research credits and incentives.
• Reviewing and providing comprehensive technical feedback on engineering narratives prepared by our Global Delivery Services teams
• Analyzing, understanding and interpreting complex technical information provided by clients, to draw appropriate conclusions.
• Ability to provide practical approaches and solutions to situations and apply critical thinking to ensure the delivery of high-quality technical work products.
• Manage client expectations and adhere to deadlines

 

To qualify for the role you must have

• An undergraduate or master’s degree in mechanical, engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, or related engineering field
• 2+ years of experience in R&D Credits or 3+ years of experience in technical consulting, engineering, pharmaceutical, high-tech or related fields.
• Strong understanding of engineering techniques, product development, manufacturing processes, design methodologies and prototyping
• Strong organizational and time management skills with a demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams