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6,129 H-1B & PERM records for "Automotive Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Lucid USA, Inc. Sr. Engineer, Powertrain Controls Newark, CA $156084 - $176084 H-1B Apr 8, 2024
Kyyba, Inc. Computer Vision Engineer Mountain View, CA $156000 H-1B May 15, 2025
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Manager Technical Project $155753 - $200660 Green Card Apr 17, 2025
General Motors Senior Software Engineer - Control Systems Milford, MI $155526 H-1B Mar 6, 2026
Rahal Letterman Lanigan, LLC Performance Engineer Zionsville, IN $155400 H-1B Apr 22, 2025
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Sr. Weight Management Engineer Irvine, CA $155350 H-1B May 24, 2023
TORC Robotics, Inc. Software Engineer II Austin, TX $155210 H-1B Sep 26, 2025
TORC Robotics, Inc. Software Engineer II Austin, TX $155210 H-1B Sep 17, 2025
FCA US LLC ADAS/FUSION Platform Manager Auburn Hills, MI $155052 H-1B Jan 3, 2023
FCA US LLC ADAS/FUSION Platform Manager Auburn Hills, MI $155052 H-1B Jan 6, 2023
Karma Automotive, Inc. Lead Engineer – Ride Control/Shock & Spring $155044 Green Card May 5, 2025
FORD MOTOR COMPANY Sr. Vehicle Integration Engineer Palo Alto, CA $155043 - $226980 H-1B May 15, 2025
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADAS Strategy & Planning Analyst Palo Alto, CA $155043 - $170000 H-1B May 23, 2025
Magna Steyr USA Inc. Technical Manager, Complete Vehicle $155000 Green Card Sep 19, 2024
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development No… Staff Engineer, Infotainment Testing Long Beach, CA $155000 H-1B Jun 23, 2026
General Motors Senior Systems Engineer Warren, MI $155000 H-1B Nov 10, 2025
Rivian Automotive, LLC Sr. Controls Integration Engineer Carson, CA $155000 H-1B Sep 19, 2025
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development No… Machine Learning Engineer - AD San Jose, CA $155000 H-1B May 19, 2025
Gatik AI Inc. Systems Engineer, Integration Mountain View, CA $155000 - $180000 H-1B Apr 9, 2025
General Motors Senior Systems Engineer Milford, MI $155000 H-1B Sep 12, 2025
Tesla, Inc. Software Development Engineer - Eng. Palo Alto, CA $155000 H-1B May 22, 2024
General Motors System Safety Engineer-Autonomous Warren, MI $155000 H-1B May 22, 2024
KARMA AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Senior DRE, Electrical Distribution System Irvine, CA $155000 Green Card May 15, 2023
Nikola Corporation Lead Engineer, ADAS Simulation Phoenix, AZ $155000 H-1B Jun 11, 2024
Cruise LLC Senior Technical Operations Engineer II, Ops Tech… San Francisco, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B Oct 13, 2023
LandX Motors, Inc. Sr. Embedded Controls Software Engineer - Powertr… Farmington Hills, MI $155000 H-1B Nov 6, 2023
Nikola Corporation Staff Engineer, Thermal Systems Phoenix, AZ $155000 H-1B Nov 22, 2022
Nikola Corporation Lead Controls Systems Modeling & Analysis Engineer Phoenix, AZ $155000 H-1B Mar 21, 2023
NIO USA, Inc. Sr. Engineer, Thermal Simulation San Jose, CA $155000 H-1B Mar 24, 2023
Karma Automotive, LLC Senior DRE - Electrical Distribution System Irvine, CA $155000 H-1B Mar 27, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development No… Senior Automotive Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $155000 - $180000 H-1B Feb 23, 2023
Zoox Inc. Vehicle Integration Engineer, Safety Controls Foster City, CA $155000 - $255000 H-1B Mar 16, 2023
CRUISE LLC Sr. AV Hardware Integration Engineer San Francisco, CA $155000 - $175000 Green Card Jun 16, 2021
Lucid USA, Inc. Senior QA Engineer, Infotainment Newark, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B Jul 14, 2022
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development No… Automotive Staff Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B Mar 29, 2022
Cruise LLC Senior Fleet Field Engineer San Francisco, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B Sep 29, 2021
PlusAI, Inc. Systems Engineer Cupertino, CA $155000 H-1B Feb 25, 2022
Pony.ai, Inc. Chassis Controls Engineer Fremont, CA $155000 H-1B Jun 11, 2021
Bertrandt US, Inc. Sr. Engineer Verification and Validation San Jose, CA $155000 H-1B Oct 27, 2020
ATIEVA USA, INC. Technical Specialist, Restraint Systems Newark, CA $155000 - $175000 Green Card Nov 16, 2020
Voyage Auto, Inc. Systems Engineer Palo Alto, CA $155000 H-1B Jan 27, 2020
CANOO INC Autonomous Driving Engineer Torrance, CA $155000 Green Card Mar 23, 2020
WAYMO LLC TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER (17-2141.02 - AUTOMOTIV… MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $155000 H-1B Apr 19, 2019
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development No… Staff Powertrain Engineer Long Beach, CA $154951 H-1B Oct 24, 2024
Zoox, Inc. NVH Engineer Foster City, CA $154875 - $194700 H-1B Feb 1, 2024
Zoox, Inc. Feature Integration Engineer Foster City, CA $154875 - $194700 H-1B Sep 19, 2024
Zoox, Inc. Senior Design Engineer, Seating Systems Foster City, CA $154875 - $200000 H-1B Jul 18, 2024
FORD MOTOR COMPANY Embedded Software Validation Engineer Palo Alto, CA $154740 - $174210 H-1B Jun 11, 2025
Lucid USA, Inc. Sr. BOM & Configuration Engineer $154700 - $174700 Green Card May 13, 2025
IHS Global Inc. Associate Director, Product Engineering $154615 - $206350 Green Card Apr 26, 2024
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