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925 H-1B & PERM records for "characterization", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
MICROSEMI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. MTS-CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER CAMARILLO, CA $81030 H-1B Mar 16, 2017
MICROSEMI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. MTS-CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER CAMARILLO, CA $81030 H-1B Mar 23, 2017
SOLITON TECHNOLOGIES INC Manager, Characterization Services Dallas, TX $81000 - $91000 Green Card Oct 19, 2020
PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION ENGINEER, RFIC CHARACTERIZATION ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL $81000 - $86000 H-1B Feb 21, 2017
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Validation/Characterization Engineer DALLAS, TX $81000 Green Card Dec 16, 2016
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED VALIDATION/CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $81000 H-1B Sep 9, 2016
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER E3 BOISE, ID $81000 H-1B Jul 15, 2011
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $80912 H-1B Apr 5, 2011
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC PIXEL CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $80850 - $100850 H-1B Nov 26, 2018
AVITIDE, INC. SCIENTIST - LIGAND BINDING CHARACTERIZATION Lebanon, NH $80496 - $93000 H-1B Feb 28, 2019
VESPER TECHNOLOGIES INC. CHARACTERIZATION/MECHANICAL ENGINEER BOSTON, MA $80445 H-1B Feb 21, 2018
VESPER TECHNOLOGIES INC. CHARACTERIZATION/MECHANICAL ENGINEER BOSTON, MA $80445 H-1B Feb 21, 2018
QORVO US, INC. CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER GREENSBORO, NC $80000 H-1B Mar 6, 2019
QORVO US, INC. CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER GREENSBORO, NC $80000 H-1B Mar 6, 2019
ISOLA USA CORP. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, DIELECTRIC CHARA… CHANDLER, AZ $80000 H-1B Mar 24, 2017
AVITIDE, INC. SCIENTIST - LIGAND BINDING CHARACTERIZATION LEBANON, NH $80000 - $105000 H-1B Mar 1, 2018
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Device Characterization Engineer BOISE, ID $80000 Green Card Jul 2, 2016
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION SCIENTIST STAMFORD, CT $80000 H-1B Feb 23, 2017
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION SCIENTIST STAMFORD, CT $80000 H-1B Mar 17, 2016
IBM CORPORATION PLY METROLOGY AND CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER ALBANY, NY $80000 H-1B Dec 14, 2012
SANDISK CORPORATION SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $80000 H-1B Jun 4, 2012
SANDISK CORPORATION SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $80000 H-1B Mar 4, 2013
SANDISK CORPORATION CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $80000 H-1B Aug 2, 2011
SEMATECH, INC MEMORY DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER ALBANY, NY $80000 H-1B Mar 1, 2011
SANDISK CORPORATION CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $80000 H-1B Aug 30, 2011
RETC, LLC SR. PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER FREMONT, CA $80000 - $90000 H-1B Nov 17, 2009
IBM CORPORATION CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY $79851 - $144715 H-1B Mar 23, 2015
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION MTS - CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER CAMARILLO, CA $79817 H-1B Jun 3, 2014
SANDISK CORPORATION CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $79477 - $90000 H-1B Mar 11, 2014
ALTASENS, INC. IC Characterization Engineer WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA $79456 Green Card 2010
IBM CORPORATION HARDWARE DEVELOPER: TEST, CHARACTERIZATION & DIAG… Hopewell Junction, NY $79019 H-1B Mar 27, 2019
IBM CORPORATION HARDWARE DEVELOPER: TEST, CHARACTERIZATION & DIAG… Hopewell Junction, NY $79019 H-1B Mar 22, 2019
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $79008 H-1B Sep 14, 2012
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Postdoc-Synthesis & Characterization of Energy St… Oak Ridge, TN $78936 H-1B Jun 25, 2024
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. Research Associate II, Analytical Characterizatio… LEXINGTON, MA $78900 - $97791 H-1B May 13, 2025
VESPER TECHNOLOGIES INC. CHARACTERIZATION/MECHANICAL ENGINEER BOSTON, MA $78867 H-1B Mar 9, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Materials Characterization Specialist Newark, DE $78816 H-1B Aug 19, 2024
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC CHARACTERIZATION VEHICLE (CV) DESIGN ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $78500 H-1B Mar 26, 2012
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC CHARACTERIZATION VEHICLE (CV) DESIGN ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $78500 H-1B Mar 29, 2012
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $78420 H-1B Mar 6, 2012
IBM CORPORATION 14SOI DEVICE HOL CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY $78294 - $140000 H-1B Mar 29, 2013
4DS, Inc. Test and Characterization Engineer Fremont, CA $78146 Green Card Nov 8, 2016
IBM CORPORATION SEMICONDUCTOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER ESSEX JUNCTION, VT $78097 H-1B May 21, 2010
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $78000 H-1B Nov 29, 2011
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DDR SUBSYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SAN DIEGO, CA $77875 - $100200 H-1B Jan 19, 2017
APTINA LLC CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MERIDIAN, ID $77864 - $88350 H-1B Feb 19, 2014
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Postdoc -Additive Manufacturing & Characterizatio… Oak Ridge, TN $77700 H-1B May 19, 2023
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PROCESS CHARACTERIZATION/INTEGRATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $77435 H-1B Mar 20, 2012
ARTECH INFORMATION SYSTEMS LLC HIGH SPEED DIGITAL HARDWARE CHARACTERIZATION ENGI… AUSTIN, TX $77376 H-1B Mar 23, 2015
IBM CORPORATION PRODUCT YIELD CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY $77230 - $113200 H-1B Dec 10, 2015
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