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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months

50Open roles
$42–317KSalary range
20.5Roles / month
98%H-1B signals
BachelorTypical degree
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Open roles (50)

Degree requirements

PhD 1%
Master 1%
Bachelor 84%

Top material classes

Electronic materials 47%
Thermoplastics 32%
Composites 24%
Coatings/films 15%
Thermosets 8%
Adhesives/sealants 8%
Elastomers/rubber 6%
Foams 2%

Most-requested techniques

DOE 10%
SPC 10%
SEM 9%
FMEA 8%
GD&T 7%
FTIR 7%
DSC 5%
XRF 5%

Role mix

Process Engineering 40%
Quality / Testing 18%
R&D / Research 15%
Product Development 10%
Manufacturing / Production 9%
Management / Director 3%

Where they hire

CA 53%
TX 31%
NV 10%
CO 2%
NY 1%

Industries

Automotive 56%
Energy 37%
Semiconductor 4%
Electronics 2%
Aerospace 1%

Work arrangement

99%On-site
1%Remote

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

Tesla filed 1,327 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $138K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Sr Manufacturing Engineer42$140K
Sr Process Engineer39$121K
Sr Mechanical Design Engineer37$156K
Process Engineer35$104K
Mechanical Design Engineer31$126K
Manufacturing Engineer28$119K

By occupation: Industrial engineers 835 · Mechanical engineers 378 · Other engineers 70 · Materials engineers 18. Worksites: CA 770 · TX 284 · NV 209.

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

164 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 20.5/month.

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