Process Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $30.00 - $32.00 per hour
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Milpitas, CA
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Logistics — 102 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Job Title: Process Engineer 2 Location: Milpitas, CA Work Arrangement: Onsite Experience: 5–7 years Duration: 12 months Employment Type: Contract Visa: H1B, USC, GC Key Skills: * Process Improvement * Manufacturing Engineering * Root Cause Analysis * Lean Six Sigma * Process Validation * SPC and Data Analysis * NPI and ECO Implementation * Equipment Qualification * SOPs, Work Instructions, and Control Plans Role Overview: * Lead process improvement initiatives to improve quality, productivity, cycle time, and manufacturing efficiency. * Analyze manufacturing processes, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions. * Develop, validate, and maintain process parameters, control plans, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation. * Lead implementation of new equipment, technologies, and engineering change orders (ECOs). * Support equipment qualification, process validation, and production readiness. * Collaborate with production, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and customer teams. * Support NPI activities and continuous improvement initiatives. * Develop SOPs based on onsite vendor/customer training. * Troubleshoot equipment issues and improve failure-code tracking for process debugging. Ideal candidates should have 6+ years of relevant Process/Manufacturing Engineering experience, preferably within high-tech electronics manufacturing, PCBA, electronic assembly, EMS, semiconductor, medical device, or automotive electronics. Candidates with experience at companies such as Flex, Jabil, Sanmina, Celestica, or Plexus would be a plus. Pay: $30.00 - $32.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week Work Location: In person
Visa sponsorship record: Intellectt, Inc.
Sponsors actively| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 252 | 123 | 3 | — |
| FY2025 | 271 | 184 | 2 | 72 |
| FY2024 | 137 | 183 | 3 | — |
This exact kind of role (Materials Engineers) isn't among the roles Intellectt, Inc. sponsored most often.
Roles they sponsor most
- manufacturing engineer50 LCAs · median $97k
- quality engineer48 LCAs · median $94k
- validation engineer44 LCAs · median $97k
- quality engineer37 LCAs · median $94k
- manufacturing engineer27 LCAs · median $94k
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Materials Engineers (SOC 17-2131).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Engineer” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
- Green card (EB-2 / EB-3 via PERM)
Filed 72 PERM labor certifications: they have a track record of sponsoring permanent residence.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Below Level IMaterials Engineers · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $110,802 | ~15% |
| Level II | $133,661 | ~31% |
| Level III | $156,499 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $179,358 | ~61% |
This job pays $62,400–$66,560 a year (converted from an hourly rate, 2,080 hours) — below the Level I prevailing wage. For H-1B the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage, so the offer would have to go up.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.