I've seen a surprisingly low rate of research conducted 'R&D' roles through my admittedly short career. The research segment of any work had been limited to tes

I've seen a surprisingly low rate of research conducted 'R&D' roles through my admittedly short career. The research segment of any work had been limited to testing of ideas that are highly likely to work, the bulk of the work is product or prototype development. The R&D technologists employed tend to act as rapid response personnel for tasks not predicted by project managers or systems engineers.