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Senior Manufacturing Electrical Engineer
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States - Texas - Plano
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 roles2 certified filings for “Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer” (Industrial Engineers) in TX: $91k–$130k, median $110k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 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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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: Job Title Senior Electrical Engineer, Manufacturing 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. The Opportunity This position works out of our Plano, TX location in the Neuromodulation division. Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum. The Senior Manufacturing Electrical Engineer provides technical leadership for manufacturing test systems, electrical troubleshooting, process improvement, and product quality initiatives. This role serves as a key technical resource supporting production, new product introductions, and continuous improvement efforts while driving manufacturing excellence through data-driven problem solving and engineering best practices. What You’ll Work On • Lead electrical failure analysis and root cause investigations for products, assemblies, and test systems to identify and implement corrective and preventive actions. • Analyze PCB schematics, layouts, component-level designs, and manufacturing processes to troubleshoot product and process-related issues. • Develop, validate, and optimize manufacturing test strategies, procedures, fixtures, and automated test equipment to improve product quality and manufacturing efficiency. • Design and implement test plans, including protocol development, custom tooling and fixture design, data collection, analysis, and reporting. • Perform in-depth analysis of manufacturing and test data to identify trends, drive process improvements, and improve product reliability and yield. • Support new product introduction (NPI) activities by developing manufacturing test solutions and ensuring design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-testability (DFT) requirements are met. • Modify, maintain, and improve manufacturing test platforms, including both hardware and software components. • Collaborate with Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Operations teams to resolve technical issues and support production objectives. • Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on manufacturing efficiency, first-pass yield, equipment uptime, and cost reduction. • Prepare technical documentation, engineering reports, validation protocols, work instructions, and engineering change documentation. • Mentor junior engineers and technic