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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months

4Open roles
$86–270KSalary range
2.5Roles / month
95%H-1B signals
BachelorTypical degree

Open roles (4)

Posted again and again

  • Process Engineer 5listed in 4 different months since March 2026
  • Product Engineer 3listed in 3 different months since August 2026

Degree requirements

PhD 5%
Master 40%
Bachelor 50%

Top material classes

Electronic materials 65%
Coatings/films 40%
Thermoplastics 20%
Thermosets 15%
Elastomers/rubber 15%

Most-requested techniques

material characterization 20%
Design of Experiments (DOE) 20%
Statistical Process Control (SPC) 20%
failure analysis 15%
heat transfer analysis 15%
finite element analysis (FEA) 15%
thermal analysis 15%
stress analysis 10%

Role mix

Process Engineering 50%
R&D / Research 20%
Product Development 20%
Manufacturing / Production 5%
Quality / Testing 5%

Where they hire

OR 70%
CA 25%
TX 5%

Industries

Semiconductor 100%

Work arrangement

10%On-site
90%Hybrid

Visa & eligibility signals

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

Lam Research filed 138 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $137K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Process Engineer60$137K
Product Engineer20$150K
Mechanical Engineer13$124K
Technical Program Manager9$152K
Field Process Engineer6$130K
Manufacturing Engineer5$123K

By occupation: Materials engineers 84 · Mechanical engineers 23 · Engineering managers 16 · Industrial engineers 8. Worksites: CA 94 · OR 41 · TX 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

20 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 2.5/month.

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