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Associate R&D Engineer
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States - Minnesota - St. Paul
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 roles3 certified filings for “STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER” (Software Developers) in TX: $135k–$158k, median $143k. Most were filed at wage level II (33%) — 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: 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. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE Provides engineering support to new and existing products, processes, prototypes, fixtures, and tools. Applies engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical problems with some guidance from technical lead or manager. Supports continuous quality improvement and may serve as technical lead for individual projects (component/subassembly). MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES • Design sub-assemblies to meet broad design goals, establish requirements and specification. • Use empirical, numerical and experimental analysis to analyze designs. • Designs hardware to support features that are contained in the product definition to include design specifications, circuit designs, technology selection recommendations, etc. • Evaluates and selects appropriate components and technologies for parts and lower level subassemblies. • Utilizes and develops knowledge and experience to define experimental, empirical and numerical analyses to evaluate designs. • Selects test methods and simulation models to mitigate design risks and ensure new design reliability for components. • Remains abreast of technical advancements and continually develops skills. • Documents custom product, tools, fixtures, prototypes with specifications, schematics and layouts to support document control and tool release. • Involved in test method and model development. • Constructs a variety of prototypes, tools, and fixtures used for research and/or development purposes. • Helps establish processes based on product specifications and evaluates process and design alternatives based on "design for manufacturability. • Applies theoretical principles, evaluation, ingenuity and creative / analytical techniques within engineering and scientific principles. • Troubleshoots, investigates and resolves problems involving techniques, materials, equipment, part and sub-assembly design; documents justification or rationale as needed. • Provides input into dFMEA, pFMEA and risk analyses. Identifies and mitigates sub-assembly risks. • Consistently meets timelines for engineering tasks. • Strong organization, follow-up and attention to detail. • Supports improvement of products, processes, and/or design tools to be employed for investigation and design development. • Writes, reviews and assesses impact of engineering changes. • Applies engineering and scientific principles to evaluate and solve technical problems; documents