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Senior Process Engineer - Automated Optical Inspection
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Medtronic INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Senior Process Engineer” (Industrial Engineers) in NJ: $108k–$108k, median $108k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Oct 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working onsite 5 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. The Senior Process Engineer will be responsible for the development, integration, and optimization of wafer scale Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems from concept through release to manufacturing at our Medtronic Tempe Campus. This role will lead the definition of inspection strategies, platforms, and validation methods to ensure robust, scalable, and cost-effective inspection solutions that enable high-yield wafer scale manufacturing. The Senior Process Engineer will drive system-level integration by deeply understanding interactions between wafer fabrication processes, inspection hardware, optics, illumination, algorithms, data systems, and manufacturing operations. They will lead risk identification, mitigation, and burn-down activities using Design for Reliability Manufacturing (DRM) and data-driven methodologies. This role will also be responsible for managing validation activities, including requirements flow-down, control and monitoring strategies, and ensuring compliance with quality system and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. • Lead the innovation, development, and optimization of wafer scale AOI processes and systems for transfer to manufacturing operations • Champion the use of Design for Reliability Manufacturing (DRM) and data-driven methods throughout AOI system development • Define and integrate inspection strategies, process flows, and design rules aligned with wafer fabrication and product requirements • Collaborate with process owners, product development teams, equipment suppliers, and manufacturing to define robust, scalable AOI solutions • Own requirements flow-down from product and quality requirements to AOI system capabilities, including inspection sensitivity, defect classification, throughput, and false-call management • Develop, implement, and disposition control and monitoring strategies to ensure inspection effectiveness and manufacturability • Own and manage AOI-related process validation deliverables at the product and system level • Lead risk assessments and risk burn-down activities associated with inspection coverage, detection limits, data integrity, and system reliability • Provide input to product and process design based on inspection capability, integration risks, and cost-of-quality considerations • Apply statistical methods and science-based decision making to design experiments, optimize inspection parameters, and implement improvements • Implement and own inspection performance and yield monitoring systems, including defect density, trend analysis, and excursion detection during development • Monitor, root-cause, and resolve inspection-related yield and escape issues during development and ramp • Review product development requirements for compatibility with inspection met