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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 3 months

1Open role
$169–317KSalary range
0.7Roles / month
100%H-1B signals
MasterTypical degree

Open role (1)

Degree requirements

Master 100%

Top material classes

Electronic materials 100%
Composites 50%
Thermosets 50%

Most-requested techniques

DOE 100%
reliability analysis 50%
coding for data analysis 50%
assembly process development 50%
thermal and mechanical modeling 50%
JMP 50%
warpage analysis 50%
finite element analysis 50%

Role mix

Process Engineering 50%
R&D / Research 50%

Where they hire

CA 100%

Industries

Semiconductor 100%

Work arrangement

100%Hybrid

Visa & eligibility signals

YesH-1B filing history
100%Export-controlled

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

Lightmatter filed 9 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $185K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Staff Thermal Engineer2·
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer1·
Sr. Reliability Engineer1·
Staff Thermo-Mechanical Engineer1·
Sr. Design Characterization Engineer1·
Staff Photonic Hardware Validation Engineer1·

By occupation: Mechanical engineers 4 · Other engineers 4 · Industrial engineers 1. Worksites: CA 8 · OR 1.

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 3 months

2 roles posted across 3 months, averaging 0.7/month.

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