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Manufacturing Engineer
3M Company · 🇺🇸 US, Wisconsin, Prairie Du Chien
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 roles7 certified filings for “Senior Research Engineer” (Materials Engineers) in MN: $117k–$131k, median $128k. Most were filed at wage level II (43%) — 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 — 3M Company
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: Job Title Manufacturing Engineer 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 The person hired for the position of Manufacturing Engineer will support the Extrusion operations within the Prairie du Chien, WI site. The person hired for this position will have responsibility to develop and refine critical manufacturing processes for optimal safety, quality, and efficiency. This position requires an individual with strong leadership skills, who is a good decision maker with the ability to collect facts and facilitate good business decisions. As a Manufacturing 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: • Actively supporting safety improvement • Initiating, recommending and driving cost and productivity improvements by leading Continuous Improvement projects with a variety of toolsets, including standard work development, Lean & Six Sigma methodologies, Tier reviews and Kaizens • Providing technical support, troubleshooting and involvement in daily operations to meet operational targets including occasional availability on nights, weekends and holidays as needed by production • Providing manufacturing leadership on assigned products including, but not limited to resolution of customer complaints in a timely manner, communication and implementation of corrective actions to improve customer experience, creating and maintaining documentation, implementing management of change, experimental run planning, increasing product and process understanding, reducing variability, providing unit cost estimates and tracking manufacturing unit costs • Collaborating with local and division technical teams on division/value stream level projects focused on improving manufacturing operations along with scale-up efforts of new products (NPI) supporting growth • Proactively communicating project direction and status to appropriate personnel 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 or higher in engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution • Two (2) years of previous technical manufacturing experience with demonstrated strength in engineering/technical skills in a private, public, government or military environment • Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access) and Minitab. • Experience in applying Lean methodology, statistics, SPC, DOE, and Six Sigma in manufacturing to improve product and process understanding; Green Belt/Black Belt certification is a plus. • Experience leading or participating on cross functional teams. • Self-motivated with strong analytical and project leadership skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong communication skills both verbal and written, as well as analytical and organizational skills to manage different priorities. • Abili