R&D Engineer II
Location
Franklin Lakes, NJ
Wage
$20 – $30/hr
Employment Type
Contract
Posted on August 23, 2026
Location
Franklin Lakes, NJ
Wage
$20 – $30/hr
Employment Type
Contract
Posted on August 23, 2026
The R&D Engineer II will be a key contributor on an R&D team within a Medical Device Company, focusing on Integrated Diagnostic Solutions and Specimen Management. This role requires a strong understanding of technical principles and the ability to provide innovative solutions to complex engineering problems.
At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs in Franklin Lakes, NJ, whose middle half runs $23–$28/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Franklin Lakes, NJ right now, from 1 employer. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 135 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Franklin Lakes, or widen the search to New Jersey.
MillenniumSoft Inc currently has 10 other openings live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), MillenniumSoft Inc (10), and Gpac (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newark at $38/hr, Camden at $37/hr, and Linden at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. R&D Engineer II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.