Research Engineer, Professional II

Zebra Technologies•Lincolnshire, IL

1d•$86,080 - $129,120•Onsite

About The Position

Zebra is seeking a Research Engineer, Professional II to contribute to innovation and product development by developing technologies and platforms and helping translate them into strategic growth opportunities. The role is based on-site at Zebra’s corporate office in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and involves hands-on research and development in a laboratory environment. The incumbent will scope experiments, design and conduct bench-scale experiments and material trials, and prepare wet chemistry formulations to demonstrate feasibility and advance product development. The role also evaluates material properties, operates and maintains analytical instrumentation, interprets complex data, and communicates findings and recommendations to stakeholders. The engineer contributes to experimental design, testing, and formulation work for project teams and other business stakeholders, including work supporting invention disclosures and patent filings. Maintaining an organized, safe workspace and contributing to an inclusive culture are also part of the role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry with at least 5 years of experience, or a Master’s degree in one of these fields with no experience required.
Experience operating, calibrating, and maintaining advanced analytical laboratory instrumentation.
Hands-on laboratory R&D experience designing, preparing, and physically executing bench-scale experiments, material trials, and chemical formulations to prove feasibility and accelerate product development.
Experience designing, preparing, and executing hands-on experiments, material trials, and wet chemistry formulations in an R&D laboratory environment to drive innovation and new product development.

Responsibilities

Contribute to scoping experiments that demonstrate idea feasibility and provide rationale for next steps.
Design, prepare, and execute hands-on experiments, material trials, and wet chemistry formulations in an R&D laboratory to drive innovation, demonstrate feasibility, and accelerate product development.
Evaluate and characterize the physical, chemical, electronic, and functional properties of materials through laboratory analysis and testing.
Set up and configure analytical test equipment, and recommend additional equipment or capabilities needed for job execution.
Operate, calibrate, and maintain advanced analytical laboratory instrumentation.
Analyze and interpret complex data, and document and record results.
Communicate and present findings and actionable insights to stakeholders as needed.
Contribute to experimentation, formulation development, trials, testing, characterization, analyses, and other work supporting project needs; provide rationale for next steps.
Contribute experimental design, trials, testing, and recommendations to support other business-unit stakeholders and business improvements and growth.
Contribute experimental and theoretical work supporting invention disclosures and patent filings.
Maintain an organized and tidy workspace to promote efficiency and safety.
Embrace a diverse and inclusive culture.