R&D Technician

Cleaver Brooks is looking for an R & D Technician to join our team in Milwaukee, WI. The R & D Technician will evaluate, test, and trouble-shoot new and existing boilers and burners.

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Job Location: Milwaukee, WI

Essential functions:

• Analyzes customer and engineering product specifications to facilitate design and operation of new and modified products.


• Installs equipment to be tested or evaluated.


• Determines testing parameters and collects and analyzes data for testing.


• Tests new and modified products to evaluate operation, integrity, and performance.


• Creates or modifies designs to resolve problems with fabrication, assembly, or performance.


• Maintains facilities, equipment, and instruments which support research and development group.


• Services equipment in the field to resolve problems in function or performance.


• Fabricates special parts or equipment.


• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical and combustion issues in burners and boilers.


• Provides data and other materials for promotional or training opportunities.


• May instruct visitors or seminar participants.


• All other duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements:

Education: 2 year degree preferred

Experience:  2 - 5 years of relevant experience; education may count as work experience

Physical Skill & Effort: 

Work requires skilled, accurate, rapid, and closely coordinated manual skill. Work requires mostly moderate physical exertion.

Working Conditions and Hazards:  

More frequent exposure to disagreeable features. Injury may require a doctor's care. Time lost for part of a day may be to receive medical treatment.

Benefits of Being a Cleaver-Brooks Employee:

• Competitive salary


• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, maternity support program, discounted virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, and Accidental Injury), FSA, HSA, life insurance, short term and long-term disability


• Cash matching 401(k) plan


• Employee assistance program (EAP)


• Pet insurance


• Employee discount program


• Tuition assistance


• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays

Who is Cleaver-Brooks:

Cleaver-Brooks is the market leader in providing fully integrated boiler and burner systems. We lead the boiler/burner industry due to our unmatched distribution network’s ability to deliver the knowledge, service, training, and support that are essential to long-term performance. Our customers will tell you that we are the only equipment provider that manufactures boilers, burners, controls, and a full array of ancillary and aftermarket products. They will also mention that our unique single-source capability means that we can deliver fully integrated boiler room solutions that reduce overall costs and optimize space. It is our focus on products that deliver the most efficient, reliable, safe, and environmentally sustainable solutions that differentiate us in the marketplace. Cleaver-Brooks continues a 90+ year legacy of providing the customers we serve with extraordinary products designed to deliver unsurpassed performance through the power of commitment.

This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgement, to be proper.