Zebra Technologies

Research Engineer II

Zebra Technologies • $86K — $129K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics/Mechanical Engineering with relevant experience
  • 5+ years of experience in R&D or a Master's degree with no experience
  • Proficient in schematic capture and PCB design using Altium Designer or similar software
  • Knowledge of RF Engineering and antenna design, including NFC, UHF RFID, BLE, and WiFi systems
  • Experience operating, calibrating, and maintaining advanced analytical laboratory instrumentation

Responsibilities

  • Drive innovation by developing new technologies and platforms for strategic growth
  • Design and execute hands-on experiments and material trials in the R&D lab
  • Evaluate and characterize materials through analysis and testing
  • Set up and configure analytical test equipment, recommending additional needs
  • Analyze complex data and document results for stakeholder communication
  • Contribute to experimental design and formulation development to support project needs
  • Support invention disclosures and patent filings through experimental work

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements including hybrid options and adaptable hours
  • Summer Flex Fridays and Focus Fridays for improved work-life balance
  • Annual companywide well-being day to promote employee revitalization
  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness programs
  • Opportunities for continued learning and development
  • Community service days and employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
What We're Looking For:
Drive Invention and Innovation. Deliver and shape differentiated offerings for company's Priority markets. Develop new technologies and platforms and translate into new strategic growth opportunities. Highlight promising ways to reposition the business through disruptive breakthroughs.

This role requires the incumbent to be working on-site at our office located at Morris Plains, NJ.
  • Contribute to scoping experiments to demonstrate idea feasibility and provide rationale for next steps
  • Design, prepare, and execute hands-on experiments, material trials, and wet chemistry formulations within the R&D laboratory environment to drive innovation, demonstrate feasibility and accelerate product development pipelines
  • Evaluate and characterize the physical, chemical, electronic, and function properties of materials by designing and conducting analysis and testing in lab environments
  • Set up and configure analytical test equipment. Recommend any additional equipment or capability required for job execution.
  • Operate, calibrate, and maintain advance analytical laboratory instrumentation
  • Analyze and interpret complex data, document and record results.
  • Effectively communicate and present findings and actionable insights to stakeholders as needed
  • Contribute to appropriate experimentation and formulations development, trials, testing and characterization requirements, analyses, and other tasks to support project needs. Provide rationale for next steps
  • Contribute appropriate R&D experimental design, trials, testing, recommendations to support other BU stakeholders and contribute to overall business improvements and growth
  • Contribute to experimental and theorical work necessary to support invention disclosure submissions and patent filings
  • Maintain an organized and tidy workspace to promote efficiency and a safe environment. Recommend any additional equipment or capability required for job execution. Embrace a diverse and inclusive culture


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/ Mechatronics/ Mechanical Engineering (with minor in Electronics or Electrical Engineering) with 5+ years of experience or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering/ Mechatronics/ Mechanical Engineering (with minor in Electronics or Electrical Engineering) with no experience.
  • Experience Schematic capture and PCB designs utilizing Altium Designer or any other PCB Design software.
  • Exposure to to RF Engineering/ Antenna Design with knowledge of radio frequency systems, including NFC, UHF RFID, BLE and WiFi systems
  • Experience in Operating, calibrating, and maintaining advanced analytical laboratory instrumentation.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Hands-On Lab R&D: Design, prepare, and physically execute bench-scale experiments, material trials, and chemical formulations to prove feasibility and accelerate product development.
  • Experience in with CAD// CAM, 3D printing/ Prototyping


Pay Range:
$86,080.00 - $129,120.00 Annual

Incentive Compensation:
In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 10% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

Zebra Total Rewards:

Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive - including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings. We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.

Salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.

Additionally, all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs. For example, sales roles have additional opportunity to earn substantial variable compensation tied to quota achievement. In most other roles, the Zebra annual cash incentive program links Company and individual performance together. Some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.

Benefits:

We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing, which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies is a global leader in enterprise mobile computing, data capture, and printing solutions. The company provides hardware and software solutions that enable businesses to improve productivity, increase efficiency, and enhance customer service. Zebra Technologies serves a wide range of industries, including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and government. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Zebra Technologies is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Zebra Technologies
Size
9,800 employees
Market Cap
$12.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$504 million
Founded
1991
5 Year Trend
+9.5%
Revenue
$4.4 billion
NASDAQ

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