R&D Specialist

The role

You will work alongside the materials R&D team in a hands-on research and manufacturing environment. You will execute experiments, maintain lab and production spaces, and support engineers and scientists with technical work.

What you will do

• Maintain lab and production spaces as clean, organized environments.
• Execute detailed test plans including material formulation, testing, and equipment configuration.
• Run and maintain equipment including 3D printers, mixers, and analytical instruments.
• Prepare materials, samples, and equipment for experimental work.
• Create detailed documentation of test results, observations, process parameters, and deviations.
• Support engineers and scientists during experimental execution and process development.
• Contribute observations to R&D team discussions to help interpret results and plan work.
• Propose and autonomously execute tests that support R&D team goals.
• Troubleshoot equipment or process issues.
• Support lab setup, organization, maintenance, cleaning, labeling, and inventory.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing, research, laboratory, testing, or R&D environment.
• Experience working directly with laboratory tools, technical equipment, production equipment, or experimental processes.
• Ability to follow detailed test plans, procedures, work instructions, or experimental protocols.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational ability.
• Strong documentation habits to accurately record observations, results, parameters, and deviations.
• Familiarity with laboratory tools such as analytical equipment, scales, pipettes, or similar equipment.
• Strong hands-on ability and comfort working directly with tools and equipment.
• Ability to notice when something looks wrong during a test or process and communicate or troubleshoot appropriately.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving R&D environment where processes may still be evolving.
• Must be able to work onsite in El Segundo, CA.
• Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.

Nice to have

• 2+ years of wet lab experience.
• Materials testing or material formulation experience.
• Experience with 3D printers, mixers, analytical instruments, scales, pipettes, or similar lab equipment.
• Experience working with powders, slurries, ceramics, polymers, resins, coatings, composites, metals, or other technical materials.
• Experience working with complex equipment and tools.
• Experience supporting engineers, scientists, or technical teams.
• Experience in a cleanroom or controlled manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with laboratory safety procedures for hazardous materials.
• Experience troubleshooting equipment or process issues.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, metallurgy, ceramics, composites, chemicals, battery materials, or related technical environments.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Equity

Before you apply

• Must meet U.S. Government export-control requirements.
• Applicants must be a: U.S. citizen or national; U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder); Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157; Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158; or otherwise eligible to obtain require

About the company

Rangeview is on a mission to build the foundry system that reindustrializes America. They aim to reinvent critical production through advanced software, automation, materials science, and modern financing strategies.