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How much does a Senior Research Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Senior Research Engineer in the United States is $64 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $59 and $69. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Senior Research Engineer - Data Analytics

Alphatec Spine - Carlsbad , CA

The Senior Research Engineer (Sr RE) is part of the Scientific Affairs team at ATEC. The Sr RE has a degree in engineering or relevant sciences and is responsible for design, development, and ...

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R&D Senior Research Engineer

Zap Energy - Everett , WA

Zap Energy is looking for a Senior Research Engineer who has experience relevant to the design, build, and operation of fusion-grade plasma devices. This engineer will have a hands-on role in the ...

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Senior R&D Packaging Engineer, Ocular Health, Vision Care

Source One Technical Solutions - Fort Worth , TX

Global Ocular Medical Device Company is seeking a Senior R&D Packaging Engineer, Ocular Health, Vision Care for a long-term contract opportunity in Fort Worth TX 76134 Source One is a consulting ...

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Sr. R&D Test Engineer

Antora Energy - San Jose , CA

The Sr. R&D Test Engineer role is a full-time, site-based position. Roles & Responsibilities * Design, implement, and operate high-value sensing, instrumentation and control schemes for custom test ...

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Senior Research And Development Engineer

Meet - Menlo Park , CA

Senior R&D Engineer ** 5+ years of experience working in the medical device and/or biotech industry is required ** Meet has recently partnered with a medical device startup in Menlo Park, CA that is ...

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Senior R&D Engineer

ReValve Solutions - Irvine , CA

The Senior Research & Development (R&D) Engineer will play a critical role in the development of this novel therapy. By joining the ReValve team, this engineer will have the opportunity to work on ...

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What does a Senior Research Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Senior Research Engineer

Prepare and deliver reports or presentations of research projects/analysis results to sponsors as appropriate.

October 18, 2022

Assist with drafting presentations and report summaries, and help the socialization and presentation of results internally.

December 24, 2022

Works directly with chemists, biologists, engineers, associate scientists, operations personnel, and engineering technicians to develop novel processes at lab, pilot, and commercial scale.

January 04, 2023

Understanding of current technologies for microwave electronics packaging including wire bonding, chip scale packaging, flip chip, solder bump, wafer probe, and copper column processes.

February 11, 2023

Demonstrated understanding and experience with vital processor-based signaling and train control systems design, including implementation of safety assurance concepts per IEEE-1483, MIL-STD 882C/D/E, CENELEC 50126, 50128, 50129 and 50159.

February 12, 2023

Support the development of innovative components and modules from the initial concept phase through the complete development process including design engineering, validation, prototyping, testing, and evaluation of the proposed production capable process and business case.

February 19, 2023

Design and development of proof-of-concept test platforms to evaluate and quantify the performance of advanced media coding and streaming systems.

April 07, 2023

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Senior Research Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Senior Research Engineer ranges from $59 to $69 with the average hourly pay of $64. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $62 to $75 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $68.

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