Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
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Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 40 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.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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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.
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What Pfizer INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “SENIOR VALIDATION ENGINEER” (Industrial Engineers) in WA: $96k–$117k, median $107k.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- The US Department of Labor certified 40 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. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-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 Pfizer INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 2 certified filings for “SENIOR VALIDATION ENGINEER” (Industrial Engineers) in WA: $96k–$117k, median $107k. Most were filed at wage level I (50%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
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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About the role
Use Your Power for Purpose
Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is crucial to ensuring customers and patients receive the medicines they need, precisely when they need them. By collaborating with our forward-thinking engineering team, you'll play a key role in accelerating the delivery of medicines to the world. Your innovative ideas and proactive actions will help us imagine new possibilities and bring them to life, making a significant impact on global health. Your dedication and focus will be crucial in enabling Pfizer to reach new milestones and support patients worldwide.
What You Will Achieve
Responsible for providing technical and engineering expertise to maximize site HVAC/R equipment availability, reliability and reduce maintenance costs through system and process continuous improvement, i.e., LEAN principles and Continuous Improvement methodology. Develop and implement strategies and methods that improve preventive maintenance processes and procedures resulting in enhanced equipment performance. Technically support all aspects of maintenance operations while ensuring compliance with SOPs, cGMPs, safety procedures, quality standards, OSHA standards, other regulatory agency standards, good maintenance practices, and corporate initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes and equipment at the Sanford site including Solution Prep (Media & Buffer Prep), Fermentation/Cell Culture, Purification and Chemistry Suites including both traditional Stainless Steel and Single Use equipment.
A summary of responsibilities is as follows:
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Validation, Automation, and other site teams to troubleshoot utility/equipment issues, support operations, and implement process improvements .
• Serve as the key liaison between Manufacturing and Utilities, providing technical support for corrective work, equipment upgrades, optimization, and reliability improvements .
• Lead/support capital projects , including equipment evaluation, justification, purchase, installation, facility integration, and replacement planning.
• Provide expertise in pharmaceutical clean room requirements and maintain accountability for site-wide HVAC/R infrastructure assets in partnership with the site HVAC SME, including work planning and forecasting.
• Evaluate equipment condition, performance, maintenance history, redundancy, and operational risk to determine repair, upgrade, or replacement strategies and incorporate needs into site Master and Capital Plans.
• Develop capital investment requirements that support asset reliability, site growth, business plans, and total cost of ownership .
• Provide technical expertise for preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) , including PM task development and revisions, RCM analysis, CMMS data analysis, equipment trend reviews, failure prevention, maintenance metrics, and process improvements.
• Ensure critical equipment is appropriately covered by PM/PdM programs and that maintenance programs are supported by procedures, training, and regulatory/company compliance.
• Apply engineering principles and structured problem-solving techniques to improve equipment, processes, reliability, and manufacturing support .
• Promote a strong safety culture and participate in site/corporate engineering, safety, conformance, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Support team development through cross-functional training, mentoring, development opportunities, and diversity initiatives .
• Stay current with changing business and site requirements, including capital budgeting, reliability strategies, sit
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