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Ocotillo Technology Fabrication Yield Defect Metrology Shift Group Leader
Intel Corporation · 🇺🇸 US, Arizona, Phoenix
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 1,731 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 1,112 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 Intel Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles3 certified filings for “Program Manager Technical” (Information Technology Project Managers) in AZ: $157k–$205k, median $157k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 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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The US Department of Labor certified 1,731 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 1,112 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Details: Job Description: An Ocotillo Technology Fabrication (OTF) DefMet Shift Group Leader (GL) works a compressed schedule and reports directly to department managers. The GL will be responsible for the performance, development, and employee relations of technicians working on shifts. The group leader will be responsible for creating and executing a roadmap to meet goals against area/shift metrics in safety, quality, availability, velocity, affordability, and training. The candidate may also be responsible for other activities including IMT and Production leadership. The DefMet SGL is responsible for communicating quality messages to the factory on a daily basis. They own EDI performance and must work directly with the module SGL teams to collaborate and find manufacturable quality solutions. Candidate will also be a role model for the culture and set the standard for expectations to living the culture. The candidate will show leadership qualities with a proven track record of delivering results, through people, for a project or sustained effort. As a manager you will: • Set priorities for the team, get results across boundaries, ensure an inclusive work environment, develop employees, and manage performance. • Responsible for supervising the activities of product teams or staff in a manufacturing area. • Assesses personnel and material levels to determine production schedules. • Assigns personnel and monitors the flow of work in process through the manufacturing facility. • Establish operating policies and procedures, coordination of multiple functions within a manufacturing facility, establishing strategic plans to ensure production schedules are met within established quality and cost objectives. • Responsible for overall safety of personnel, company assets, and the surrounding environment. • Plans and schedules daily tasks, uses judgement on a variety of problems requiring deviation from standard practices. A successful candidate will exhibit the following behavioral traits: • Excellent listening, written and verbal communication, tolerance of ambiguity, and commitment to task. • Demonstrated proficiency working in a high performing team culture which includes setting high expectations, driving accountability to those expectations with a high sense of urgency, role modeling the desired culture, possess excellent teamwork and leadership skills, demonstrated problem solving and prioritization skills, and driving high performance maintenance goals for the group. • A passion for people, for creating a thriving environment of activity and growth, with a positive attitude. Qualifications: You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research. This position will operate on a Compressed Work Week schedule where the shift tends to be 12-hours from about 6pm to 6am. Shift 6 - Nighttime, back half of week - PM-AM Wed-Fri and alternating Saturday night. This position is not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship. Minimum Qualifications: • 5+ years of experience in the below skillsets: • semiconductor fabrication industry • Process engineering or Yield experience Preferred Qualifications: • A demonstrated aptitude to interact with vendor field service engineering support - and manufacturing technicians on toolsets. • Previous people management and/or leadership experience • Technical expertise within Semiconductor Process engineering and be able to provide technical direction on qua