Research Based Engineering?

<p>Hello, </p>

<p>I just wanted to know if there is an engineering discipline mostly dedicated to research? I'm assuming that there are many disciplines that require a little research, but is there a career that requires a lot of research? Say a medical physicist or so?</p>

<p>Each engineering discipline has people who spend their careers on research (there are constant advancements in every field). Each field also has many positions that aren’t research-based.</p>