Research Engineer, Professional II

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

• 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 advanced 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 Material Science/ Chemical Engineering/ Chemistry with 5+ years of experience or Master’s Degree in Material Science/ Chemical Engineering/ Chemistry with no experience.
• Experience in Operating, calibrating, and maintaining advanced analytical laboratory instrumentation.
• 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 designing, preparing, and executing hands-on experiments, material trials, and wet chemistry formulations within the R&D laboratory environment to drive innovation and new product development.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veteran status, or any…