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Sr. Engineer, Manufacturing
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States > Irvine : 2375 Morse Ave
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
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 73 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 28 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 Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer” (Industrial Engineers) in TX: $91k–$130k, median $110k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% 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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Sponsor Radar — Abbott Laboratories
The US Department of Labor certified 73 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 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Senior Manufacturing Engineer Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists The Opportunity This position works out of our Irvine CA location for our Electrophysiology medical device business. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. What You’ll Work On The Sr. Engineer, Manufacturing will serve as the primary engineering personnel supporting manufacturing operations. The individual performing this role will have to create a strong teamwork with the line Supervisors, Quality Engineers, and Operators to address all the opportunities found in the assigned manufacturing line. They will be accountable on quality, output, yield, and efficiency of the assigned manufacturing line to achieve targeted output and cost improvements. They will serve as the engineering representative in the manufacturing line, executing initiatives and working directly with the DL workforce. As a Senior Engineer, this person is one of the most experienced and expected to be subject matter expert in the site products and process with minimal oversight to improvements. • Responsible for assigned line manufacturing output, yield, quality, safety, and overall cost performance of the manufacturing line while working in accordance with site and divisional quality requirements. • Expected to become subject matter expert for their given product line in support of interaction with various cross functional groups including R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Design Assurance, etc. • Strong knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma concepts. May lead either Green Belt or Black Belt Projects. Applies these principles to perform effective root cause analysis and implement effective process improvements in a timely manner to achieve cost and output targets. Leads root cause analysis efforts for medium-to-high complexity manufacturing events with minimal oversight, utilizing DMAIC model and A3 investigation boards. • Works with line support value stream (Mfg Supervisor, Quality Engineer) to perform on line issue triage and resolution, and determine and execute according to line priorities. • Responsible for fixture/equipment design, improvement, implementation, and equipment lifecycle management. • Responsible for identification of product defects and implementation of operational and process improvements to reduce the defec