This sounds right up my alley. Any suggestion on roles/titles/companies to keep an eye out for? I’ve been a SWE for 20+ years and have a background in mechanical engineering
Research scientist is one common role I’ve seen, but there are often supplemental engineering roles for these as well. Another way to find these is look for moonshot projects at any major company. Basically divisions that are outside of the core product and business operations. Some risk in these though, since they can be the first cut in a bad economy.