Research Engineer II

🎯 Role Overview & Mission

This role at Zebra Technologies focuses on RAIN / UHF RFID Protocols, NFC / HF RFID, implementing automated radio tracking solutions that give businesses real-time visibility into physical assets without manual scanning.

As Research Engineer II at Zebra Technologies, you will focus on RAIN / UHF RFID Protocols, NFC / HF RFID, directly supporting high-throughput supply chain tracking, automated item identification, and next-generation wireless IoT infrastructure.

⚙️ Key Responsibilities & Core Tasks

• 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. • 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. • 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

📡 Required RFID Protocols & Technical Architecture

• Zebra RFID (FX9600 / RFD40 / ZT411)

🏢 Workplace & Hiring Footprint

• Location: Morris Plains, United States • Work Model: Hybrid • Hiring Scope: Verified enterprise opening with career advancement in wireless IoT engineering.