# Junior R&D Engineer

The Role We’re seeking an entry level Hardware Engineer whose work will focus on new system Research and Development. You will work closely with Senior Engineers across both the Hardware and Embedded Systems teams to rapidly evaluate new technologies, test performance of sensing systems, and integrate them into field prototypes. This role will perform PCB design, assembly and testing along with mechanical housing design and cable harnessing. We value a self-sufficient, hands-on engineer who isn’t afraid to ask questions and learns new skills quickly. Your work will directly impact our hardware product design, improve prototype iteration speed, and help Laminar to save more resources every day. What You Will Do Design protype PCBs from commercially available and custom sensors using KiCAD, Solidworks, and simulation softwares such as PSPICE Develop and implement test strategies alongside the Laminar Data Analysis team. Collect and present this data in informal and formal reviews to allow for rapid analysis and sensor comparisons Assemble complex PCBAs using reflow soldering techniques. Rework non-functional units and perform modifications as needed during board bringup Design mechan

- **Id**: 1208302
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/laminar-junior-rd-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Boston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-24T23:12:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-24
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T13:29:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 47
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4020
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Equity, Life insurance, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Food & Beverages, Sensors & Transducers, Industrial AI

## Company

- **Id**: 689765
- **Name**: Laminar
- **Domain**: runlaminar.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/runlaminar>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 5
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 70000
- **Max**: 95000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 95000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **KiCad** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **RTOS** — Optional: no
- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 47

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-25T01:33:30Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 5; Filings 12m: 5

## Liveness

- **Score**: 11
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.383
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 47
- **Expected fill days**: 23
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:tail, crowd:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 95000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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