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Ford Motor Company

Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months

12Open roles
$63–284KSalary range
11Roles / month
93%H-1B signals
BachelorTypical degree

Open roles (12)

Posted again and again

  • STA Site Engineerlisted in 3 different months since March 2026

Degree requirements

Master 8%
Bachelor 83%
Associate 5%

Top material classes

Thermoplastics 49%
Composites 33%
Elastomers/rubber 18%
Coatings/films 15%
Electronic materials 8%
Adhesives/sealants 5%
Thermosets 3%
Foams 2%

Most-requested techniques

DFMEA 11%
GD&T 10%
FTIR 8%
SEM 7%
CAD 6%
FMEA 6%
Six Sigma 6%
PPAP 5%

Role mix

Product Development 31%
Process Engineering 22%
R&D / Research 19%
Quality / Testing 11%
Management / Director 7%
Technical Service / Sales 5%

Where they hire

MI 75%
CA 11%
OH 6%
KY 2%

Industries

Automotive 100%

Work arrangement

32%On-site
68%Hybrid

Visa & eligibility signals

13Roles mention sponsorship
YesH-1B filing history

Sponsorship signals come from posting language plus historical DOL Labor Condition Application data. Confirm specifics with the recruiter.

H-1B filings for scientists and engineers

Ford Motor Company filed 232 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $123K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Product Development Engineer9$114K
Manufacturing Engineer6$100K
Research Engineer3$126K
Vehicle Crash Safety Engineer3$125K
Vehicle Architecture Engineer3$110K
Control System CAE Integration Technical Specialist2·

By occupation: Mechanical engineers 168 · Industrial engineers 34 · Engineering managers 20 · Other engineers 5. Worksites: MI 180 · CA 44 · IL 2.

From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.

Posting volume · last 8 months

88 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 11/month.

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