Just apply to a research lab. I'm a scientist and work closely with non-PhD research engineers. Many institutions have formal titles .. e.g. at Microsoft Research, it was RSDE. Something similar at IBM Research (I worked with some amazing engineers at both places).
What makes a candidate stand out ... the ability to read papers and being knowledgeable about the topic. Lets take Super Res as a random example. Say you implement a project .. could even be a personal project. That might pique my interest if I was hiring for that role. What would make you a strong hire is if you had read the related papers on super res, knew the pros and cons of various approaches, etc. Now you would get a coding interview but IMO it is far less intensive than say a Google interview. Good luck!
Just apply to a research lab. I'm a scientist and work closely with non-PhD research engineers. Many institutions have formal titles .. e.g. at Microsoft Research, it was RSDE. Something similar at IBM Research (I worked with some amazing engineers at both places).
What makes a candidate stand out ... the ability to read papers and being knowledgeable about the topic. Lets take Super Res as a random example. Say you implement a project .. could even be a personal project. That might pique my interest if I was hiring for that role. What would make you a strong hire is if you had read the related papers on super res, knew the pros and cons of various approaches, etc. Now you would get a coding interview but IMO it is far less intensive than say a Google interview. Good luck!