Can you get an R&D job in physics or electrical engineering without a PhD?

[Vlad83]

R&D job without PhD?

Colleagues,

Is it possible to get R&D position without PhD holding?First of all,I'm asking about Physics and Electronics/Electrical Engineering.Who knows any precedents?

 

[Andy Resnick]

Sure- nearly everyone I worked with in R&D did not have a PhD. Most had a MS, but not always.

 

[DR13]

Sure- nearly everyone I worked with in R&D did not have a PhD. Most had a MS, but not always.

Could one lead a R&D initiative without only a MS or are the leadership positions usually reserved for PhDs?

Thanks