Senior Level R D Engineering Jobs
Senior level r d engineering jobs place experienced engineers at the center of research strategy, technical program ownership, and the cross-functional teams that translate discovery into product. Openings are concentrated in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Medical Devices, with a mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote settings, and employers like Los Alamos National Laboratory, Broadcom, and Synopsys hiring at this level now.
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At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you're a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you'll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.
Build the people strategy behind Klaviyo's AI-first R&D engine.
Klaviyo is becoming an AI-first company - not as positioning, but as a fundamental shift in how we operate, hire, and build. Our R&D organization is at the center of that transformation. Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science, Security, and IT are all being reshaped by it - and, pushing the company forward on our journey.
We need an HR leader who can sit at the table with our CPO, CTO, and CIO - not as just their HR partner, but as a genuine strategic partner who is helping drive their business into our next phase of growth. Someone who can navigate the tension between moving fast and building something that lasts. Someone who's comfortable challenging a senior leader on org design at 9am and coaching a first-time people leader at 2pm.
This is not a typical HR partnership role. It's a mandate to build.
What You'll Do
Partner at the top.
You'll be the primary HRBP for our R&D organization - directly supporting VP+ leaders including the CPO, CTO, and CIO. That means candid advice, not polished answers. You'll help them think through the hardest people questions: how to structure growing teams, where talent risk is hiding, and when a leadership problem is actually an org design problem (or vice versa).
Shape how R&D runs as AI changes everything.
AI isn't coming to Klaviyo's R&D org - it's already here. You'll partner with leaders and teams to navigate what that actually means: redesigning roles, rethinking team structures, and building the skills that let people work alongside AI rather than behind it.
Drive talent strategy, not just talent process.
You'll translate business priorities into people strategies - org design, succession planning, hiring strategy, and leadership development - that hold up as the company scales. You know the difference between a process that creates clarity and one that just creates paperwork.
Lead with data.
You'll use advanced people analytics and data signaling tools to spot trends before they become problems, make the case for investment, and measure whether the things we're doing are actually working.
Lead and develop an HRBP team.
You'll build and coach a team of HRBPs supporting R&D - setting a high bar, modeling what great HRBP work looks like, and creating the conditions for them to do their best work.
Connect the dots across the People function.
You'll work closely with the Head of HRBP and Talent Development to shape how the broader HRBP team operates - building efficient / automated processes, leading cross-functional projects (performance calibration, org design, career architecture), and maintaining strong partnerships with close partners such as TA, People Ops, Total Rewards, and Employment Legal.
What Success Looks Like
- R&D leaders treat you as a trusted advisor - not because you're available, but because your perspective is worth seeking out.
- You've built a team of HRBPs who are raising the bar on what strategic partnership looks like.
- Org design, succession, and talent decisions are grounded in data and built around a clear point of view.
- Your fingerprints are on how R&D has evolved through AI transformation - the structures, the capabilities, the culture.
- People Leaders and experts across R&D report a measurably better partnership experience as we evolve our people strategy.
What You Bring
Non-Negotiables:
- 15-20+ years of HRBP or related HR experience, with meaningful time supporting R&D, Engineering, or Product organizations in high-growth tech.
- 5+ years leading and developing HR teams - you know what great coaching looks like, and you practice it.
- A proven track record partnering with senior leaders, including the C-suite, on high-stakes decisions with wide and long-ranging impact.
- Experience guiding organizations through real change - not just process improvement, but structural and strategic transformation.
- Deep expertise on org design, performance management, and leadership development - and the data literacy to back them up.
- The judgment to know when to push back and when to get out of the way.
Strong signals:
- You've been inside a company during a major strategic pivot - and you helped shape how the people side of that went.
- You've worked in an environment where AI is changing the nature of the work itself, not just the tools used to do it.
- You operate with urgency. You don't need consensus to move.
- You're comfortable in ambiguity and know how to create clarity for the people around you without pretending certainty you don't have.
This role may require up to 10% travel for purposes such as new hire onboarding, client or partner work if applicable, team meetings, and industry events. Travel is coordinated in advance.
Get to Know Klaviyo
We're Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we're developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you're ready to do the best work of your career, where you'll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you'll join us.
AI fluency at Klaviyo includes responsible use of AI (including privacy, security, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop). We provide accommodations as needed.
By participating in Klaviyo's interview process, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and will adhere to our Guidelines for using AI in the Klaviyo interview Process. For more information about how we process your personal data, see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you're a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you'll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.
Build the people strategy behind Klaviyo's AI-first R&D engine.
Klaviyo is becoming an AI-first company - not as positioning, but as a fundamental shift in how we operate, hire, and build. Our R&D organization is at the center of that transformation. Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science, Security, and IT are all being reshaped by it - and, pushing the company forward on our journey.
We need an HR leader who can sit at the table with our CPO, CTO, and CIO - not as just their HR partner, but as a genuine strategic partner who is helping drive their business into our next phase of growth. Someone who can navigate the tension between moving fast and building something that lasts. Someone who's comfortable challenging a senior leader on org design at 9am and coaching a first-time people leader at 2pm.
This is not a typical HR partnership role. It's a mandate to build.
What You'll Do
Partner at the top.
You'll be the primary HRBP for our R&D organization - directly supporting VP+ leaders including the CPO, CTO, and CIO. That means candid advice, not polished answers. You'll help them think through the hardest people questions: how to structure growing teams, where talent risk is hiding, and when a leadership problem is actually an org design problem (or vice versa).
Shape how R&D runs as AI changes everything.
AI isn't coming to Klaviyo's R&D org - it's already here. You'll partner with leaders and teams to navigate what that actually means: redesigning roles, rethinking team structures, and building the skills that let people work alongside AI rather than behind it.
Drive talent strategy, not just talent process.
You'll translate business priorities into people strategies - org design, succession planning, hiring strategy, and leadership development - that hold up as the company scales. You know the difference between a process that creates clarity and one that just creates paperwork.
Lead with data.
You'll use advanced people analytics and data signaling tools to spot trends before they become problems, make the case for investment, and measure whether the things we're doing are actually working.
Lead and develop an HRBP team.
You'll build and coach a team of HRBPs supporting R&D - setting a high bar, modeling what great HRBP work looks like, and creating the conditions for them to do their best work.
Connect the dots across the People function.
You'll work closely with the Head of HRBP and Talent Development to shape how the broader HRBP team operates - building efficient / automated processes, leading cross-functional projects (performance calibration, org design, career architecture), and maintaining strong partnerships with close partners such as TA, People Ops, Total Rewards, and Employment Legal.
What Success Looks Like
- R&D leaders treat you as a trusted advisor - not because you're available, but because your perspective is worth seeking out.
- You've built a team of HRBPs who are raising the bar on what strategic partnership looks like.
- Org design, succession, and talent decisions are grounded in data and built around a clear point of view.
- Your fingerprints are on how R&D has evolved through AI transformation - the structures, the capabilities, the culture.
- People Leaders and experts across R&D report a measurably better partnership experience as we evolve our people strategy.
What You Bring
Non-Negotiables:
- 15-20+ years of HRBP or related HR experience, with meaningful time supporting R&D, Engineering, or Product organizations in high-growth tech.
- 5+ years leading and developing HR teams - you know what great coaching looks like, and you practice it.
- A proven track record partnering with senior leaders, including the C-suite, on high-stakes decisions with wide and long-ranging impact.
- Experience guiding organizations through real change - not just process improvement, but structural and strategic transformation.
- Deep expertise on org design, performance management, and leadership development - and the data literacy to back them up.
- The judgment to know when to push back and when to get out of the way.
Strong signals:
- You've been inside a company during a major strategic pivot - and you helped shape how the people side of that went.
- You've worked in an environment where AI is changing the nature of the work itself, not just the tools used to do it.
- You operate with urgency. You don't need consensus to move.
- You're comfortable in ambiguity and know how to create clarity for the people around you without pretending certainty you don't have.
This role may require up to 10% travel for purposes such as new hire onboarding, client or partner work if applicable, team meetings, and industry events. Travel is coordinated in advance.
Get to Know Klaviyo
We're Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we're developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you're ready to do the best work of your career, where you'll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you'll join us.
AI fluency at Klaviyo includes responsible use of AI (including privacy, security, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop). We provide accommodations as needed.
By participating in Klaviyo's interview process, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and will adhere to our Guidelines for using AI in the Klaviyo interview Process. For more information about how we process your personal data, see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Who's Hiring
- Los Alamos National Laboratory36
- Broadcom20
- Synopsys16
- Riot Games11
- Kraft Heinz8
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software65
- Electronics & Hardware30
- Medical Devices22
- Manufacturing16
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals13
Senior Level R D Engineering Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level r d engineering job?
Employers at this level look for engineers who have owned full research cycles from concept through delivery, not just contributed to them. Demonstrating that you have set technical direction, resolved ambiguous problems independently, and mentored junior colleagues strengthens your candidacy significantly. A portfolio of published work, patents, or shipped products tied to measurable outcomes gives hiring teams concrete evidence of senior-level impact.
Which companies hire senior level r d engineerings?
Companies hiring senior level r d engineerings right now include Los Alamos National Laboratory, Broadcom, and Synopsys, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from organizations with dedicated research divisions, product-driven technology teams, or advanced manufacturing operations that rely on sustained engineering innovation.
Are there remote senior level r d engineering jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by discipline and employer. About 10% of senior level r d engineering openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting how many organizations have structured senior individual contributor and lead roles to accommodate distributed work while keeping lab-dependent or hardware-focused positions on-site.
What makes a r d engineering role senior level?
Senior r d engineering roles are defined by scope and ownership, not just years on the job. At this stage, engineers lead projects rather than execute tasks assigned by others, make independent technical decisions, and are accountable for outcomes across the full research or development lifecycle. Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to roadmap or strategy discussions are also consistent expectations at this level.
Which industries hire the most senior level r d engineerings?
Senior Level r d engineering roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Medical Devices, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors invest heavily in sustained research and development programs that require experienced engineers who can lead long-horizon technical work and translate it into competitive products or processes.