Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Research Engineer - Soft Materials & Microfabrication Process Development
Career Insights for Materials Research Engineer
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Washington data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Materials Research Engineer researches materials and works to discover materials that may be used in new and emerging technologies and support innovation. Identifies new or different combinations of materials to improve product performance and durability.
$106,876 / year median in Washington
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Research Engineer - Soft Materials & Microfabrication Process Development Spectraforce Technologies United States, Washington, Redmond Sep 05, 2026
Job Title:
Research Engineer -
Soft Materials & Microfabrication Process Development Location:
Redmond, WA (Onsite)
Duration:
30 Months About the role We're looking for a Research Engineer to join an advanced hardware R D team developing novel soft-material and microfabricated devices. This is a hands-on, bench-forward role that blends independent research with day-to-day process development in cleanroom and lab environments. You'll develop and optimize lab-scale fabrication and processing methods for polymers and soft materials, contribute to device prototyping, and help mature new fabrication techniques from concept to a repeatable process. You're equally comfortable running experiments at the bench and reasoning from the underlying materials science. What you'll do Develop, optimize, and document lab-scale fabrication and processing for polymers, elastomers, and soft materials. Run hands-on device prototyping and process development in a cleanroom / controlled-environment lab. Bring up and refine new fabrication techniques - including molding methods such as injection and compression molding - and integrate them into device workflows. Design and execute experiments, analyze results, and drive processes toward reproducibility and scale. Characterize materials and devices; author clear SOPs, reports, and design guidelines. Collaborate across a multidisciplinary team (materials, device, and test engineers) and with external partners and vendors. Minimum qualifications Degree in Materials Science, Chemistry / Polymer Chemistry, Chemical or Materials
Engineering, or a related field (BS with relevant experience, MS, or PhD).
Hands-on experimental / lab experience, including working in a cleanroom or controlled-environment lab.
Foundation in chemistry and/or polymer and soft-materials science.
Demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new fabrication and processing techniques.
Strong experimental rigor, documentation, and communication.