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System Architect Electronic Product Development
3M Company · 🇺🇸 US, Texas, Austin
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 17 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 6 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 3M Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Information Security Architect” (Software Developers) in TX: $183k–$183k, median $183k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% 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 17 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 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description: System Architect Electronic Product Development Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Product Development Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: • Lead the design and development of next-generation electronic locating & marking system architectures for buried asset applications. • Lead the design and development of next-generation field deployed sensor and automation hardware system architectures. • Design analog, digital and mixed-signal circuits, including sensor signal conditioning and data-acquisition front ends. • Design power electronics and power-distribution circuits, including motor-drive, DC-DC and protection circuitry. • Integrate embedded processors/microcontrollers, connectivity and industrial I/O (e.g., EtherCAT) into board-level designs. • Select and specify electronic components, balance performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability. • Design for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC/EMI), signal integrity and power integrity, and support regulatory compliance (CE, UL, FCC). • Interact with regulatory teams to ensure compliance with applicable standards. • Collaborate closely with firmware, software, mechanical and systems engineers, and with manufacturing, suppliers, contract manufacturers and PCB fabricators, to scale designs into production. • Drive product architecture, feasibility studies, prototyping, and engineering verification activities. • Generate intellectual property positions, including invention submissions, patents and 3M trade secrets. • Communicate tests and other program results to internal and external stakeholders. • Drive the development and commercialization of products to efficiently, reliably and sustainably deliver energy to customers around the world. Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science completed and verified prior to start from an accredited institution. • 5 years of experience in developing electronic hardware product architectures. • 7 years of experience designing electronic hardware from concept through prototype and production. • 7 years of experience with analog, digital, and/or power circuit design. Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: • Master's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline and from an accredited institution. • 5 years of experience with RF and HF circuit design • 5 years of experience with power electronics, motor-drive or servo-drive circuit design. • 5 years of experience with mixed-signal design, sensor interfaces, and signal conditioning. • 5 years of experience with high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and power integrity. • 5 years of experience designing for EMC/EMI compliance and regulatory certification (CE, UL, FCC). • 5 years of experience integrating embedded microcontrollers/processors and industrial