Technical Advisor, High Tech or Mechanical Engineering

Job overview

The Technical Advisor, High Tech or Mechanical Engineering role follows a hybrid work arrangement in Boston, Massachusetts or Washington, DC, with employees expected to work in the office about 60% of the time. Salary is $100,000–$140,000 per year, plus bonus eligibility. The role supports the Intellectual Property – Patent Prosecution team at a leading Am Law 100 firm serving clients across industries and practice areas. The Technical Advisor helps attorneys and clients understand complex technologies and develop strategies to protect them. The work spans patent drafting and prosecution, patent analysis, and freedom-to-operate studies that help clients assess products and build intellectual property portfolios.

What you'll do

• Assess scientific literature, patents, and applications
• analyze scientific data and compare inventions with existing technologies
• identify invention elements
• draft patent applications and responses to patent rejections
• conduct clearance and freedom-to-operate studies
• explain technical analysis to colleagues and clients
• collaborate with attorneys, technical professionals, and clients.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

technical advisor

patent prosecution

intellectual property

mechanical engineering

electrical engineering

computer science

patent drafting

freedom-to-operate studies

hybrid

boston ma

washington dc

direct counsel

$100k–$140k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Bonus eligibility and comprehensive benefits.

Why this role

Hybrid schedule with approximately 60% office attendance; bonus eligibility and comprehensive benefits are stated.

About the employer

Direct Counsel is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.