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Engineer - Maintenance (Equipment)
Robert Bosch LLC · 🇺🇸 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, MY
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 92 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 50 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 Robert Bosch LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles36 certified filings for “Sr Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in MI: $138k–$150k, median $144k. Most were filed at wage level IV (81%) — 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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Sponsor Radar — Robert Bosch LLC
The US Department of Labor certified 92 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 50 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Summary • The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, safety and performance of production equipment, machines, jigs and fixtures within an assigned production area. • The position owns maintenance performance indicators, drives continuous improvement initiatives to reduce equipment downtime, develops maintenance standards, and serves as a technical escalation point for complex equipment issues beyond technician capability. • The role also contributes to a designated Technology Cluster and owns at least one horizontal maintenance topic relevant across all customer areas, such as Preventive Maintenance, Spare Parts Management, or Predictive Maintenance. • The engineer needs to coordinate resources and work closely with Production, Quality, Safety, Facility/Contract Management and support department KPI achievement. Job Scope 1. Equipment Reliability & Maintenance Excellence • Drive equipment reliability, availability, and maintenance performance for assigned production areas. • Monitor, analyze, and improve key maintenance KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, MME/100hrs, equipment availability, and OEE. 2. Technical Troubleshooting & Problem Solving • Lead complex troubleshooting activities for equipment breakdowns and recurring technical issues. • Serve as technical escalation point for equipment breakdowns and complex machine issues that cannot be resolved by maintenance technicians. • Conduct structured root cause analysis, provide technical guidance to maintenance teams, and implement sustainable corrective actions to improve equipment robustness and operational stability. 3. Preventive Maintenance, Asset & Spare Parts Management • Define, develop, and continuously improve preventive maintenance strategies, maintenance standards, and asset care practices. • Determine maintenance intervals, inspection requirements, replacement frequencies, and maintenance standards based on machine performance and reliability data. • Regularly review and optimize PM effectiveness to achieve maximum equipment availability at reasonable maintenance cost • Establish effective spare parts strategies, optimize inventory levels, and ensure critical resources are available to support equipment reliability and business continuity. • Support implementation of predictive and condition-based maintenance approaches where applicable. 4. Reliability & Continuous Improvement Projects • Identify and drive reliability improvement opportunities through maintenance performance analysis, downtime reduction initiatives, and equipment enhancement projects. • Support equipment upgrades, modernization activities, and maintenance excellence programs to improve overall equipment effectiveness and cost efficiency. 5, Technology & Functional Ownership • Actively contribute to assigned technology clusters and serve as the owner of designated maintenance-related topics across production areas. • Develop technical standards, best practices, performance indicators, and improvement roadmaps to drive alignment, capability development, and operational excellence. 6. Competency Development & Knowledge Transfer • Support the development of maintenance capabilities through technical coaching, training, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing activities. • Prepare and maintain maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guidelines, and technical documentation to strengthen organizational competency and problem-solving capability. 7. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Operational Support • Collaborate closely with Production, Process Engineering, Quality, and other stakeholders to support operational performance and continuous improvement objectives. • Act as the maintenance representative in technical discussions, improvement initiati