You have me curious, since that's a company I'd consider working for. My current position could be describe as an "R&D service tech" where I am fixing custom machinery, some of which I have never seen before I arrive onsite, other than drawings or schematics. My dream would be to work with a firm that has a cohesive R&D department that get the resources it needs to function well.

This is often cited as a reason why Amazon is such a hostile work environment, for instance. It's not clear if this actually produces the desired results, though.