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1,897 H-1B & PERM records for "Photonics Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
ASML US LP Senior Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $215000 Green Card Jul 21, 2020
Meta Platforms, Inc Optical Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $212625 H-1B Nov 13, 2025
Meta Platforms, Inc. Optical Systems Engineer Redmond, WA $212470 H-1B Jul 28, 2023
Apple Inc. Module Test Instrumentation & Automation Engineer Cupertino, CA $212000 - $318400 H-1B Sep 19, 2025
Meta Platforms, Inc Optical Scientist Redmond, WA $211654 H-1B Jan 21, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc Optical Scientist Redmond, WA $211654 H-1B Mar 16, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Imaging Systems Engineer - Smart Wearable San Jose, CA $210000 H-1B Dec 23, 2025
Xscape Photonics Inc. Control Design Engineer Fort Lee, NJ $210000 H-1B May 5, 2025
BARAJA, INC. PHOTONIC INTEGRATION LEAD PALO ALTO, CA $210000 E-3 Sep 14, 2021
Meta Platforms, Inc Optical Scientist Redmond, WA $209993 H-1B Mar 20, 2025
WASATCH PHOTONICS INC. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Consultant Raleigh, NC $208000 H-1B Jun 17, 2020
Apple Inc. Optical Science Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $207800 - $312200 H-1B Mar 17, 2025
Apple Inc. Module Design Engineer Cupertino, CA $207800 - $312200 H-1B Apr 22, 2025
Apple Inc. Module Design Engineer Cupertino, CA $207800 - $312200 H-1B Sep 17, 2024
NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION Team Lead Silicon Photonics Design (Multiple Posi… $207600 - $226673 Green Card Nov 19, 2024
Nokia of America Corporation Team Lead, Silicon Photonics Design New York, NY $207600 H-1B May 1, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc. Research Scientist Redmond, WA $207261 H-1B May 4, 2023
Meta Platforms, Inc. Research Scientist, Advanced Optics Design Sunnyvale, CA $205000 H-1B Jan 27, 2022
Applied Materials, Inc Design Engineer Santa Clara, CA $204000 - $224000 H-1B Jun 8, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc. Optical Metrology Engineer Redmond, WA $203888 H-1B Jan 18, 2024
Arista Networks, Inc. Senior Optical System Engineer Santa Clara, CA $203485 - $240500 H-1B Jun 8, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc Optical Metrology Engineer Redmond, WA $202891 H-1B Jul 31, 2024
Auris Health, Inc. Staff Robotics and Controls Engineer Santa Clara, CA $202100 H-1B Jun 4, 2026
Magnit, LLC Process Engineer IV Redmond, WA $201760 H-1B Dec 13, 2023
Meta Platforms, Inc. Optical Scientist Redmond, WA $201643 H-1B Apr 7, 2022
Applied Materials, Inc. Physicist/Scientist Santa Clara, CA $201100 - $221100 H-1B Nov 21, 2025
Aeva, Inc. Senior Photonics Design Engineer Mountain View, CA $200000 H-1B Apr 14, 2026
Glass Imaging, Inc. Deep Optics Lead San Mateo, CA $200000 H-1B May 5, 2026
Aeva, Inc. Senior Photonics Design Engineer Mountain View, CA $200000 H-1B Feb 1, 2024
Magic Leap, Inc. Staff Optical Engineer Austin, TX $200000 H-1B Jul 16, 2025
Lightmatter, Inc. Staff Photonic Test Engineer Mountain View, CA $200000 H-1B Sep 20, 2024
Goertek Electronics, Inc Principal Optical Engineer Bellevue, WA $200000 Green Card Feb 23, 2021
Goertek Electronics, Inc. Principal Optical Engineer Bellevue, WA $200000 H-1B Mar 13, 2020
Meta Platforms, Inc. Optical Scientist Redmond, WA $198940 H-1B Dec 20, 2023
Meta Platforms, Inc. Optical Scientist Redmond, WA $198940 H-1B Sep 22, 2023
Aeva, Inc. Senior Photonics Test Development Engineer Mountain View, CA $198172 H-1B Jun 12, 2024
Microsoft Corporation Optical Engineer Redmond, WA $198000 H-1B Feb 22, 2022
Aurora Operations, Inc. Senior Staff PICS Test Engineer Mountain View, CA $197000 - $316000 H-1B Dec 11, 2025
META PLATFORMS, INC. OPTICAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST REDMOND, WA $196716 H-1B Jan 20, 2023
Meta Platforms, Inc. Optical Research Scientist Redmond, WA $196716 H-1B Apr 18, 2022
Meta Platforms, Inc. Optical Scientist Manager Redmond, WA $196374 H-1B Oct 21, 2022
Meta Platforms, Inc. Optical Scientist Redmond, WA $196374 H-1B Mar 16, 2022
APPLE INC. Hardware Development Engineer Cupertino, CA $195700 - $263700 Green Card Nov 19, 2020
Nokia of America Corporation Senior Development Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $195408 H-1B May 3, 2024
FACEBOOK INC. RESEARCH SCIENTIST REDMOND, WA $195392 H-1B Feb 5, 2021
Applied Materials, Inc Algorithm Developer Santa Clara, CA $195000 - $215000 H-1B May 26, 2026
Aeva, Inc. Senior Photonics Module Engineer Mountain View, CA $195000 H-1B Jan 3, 2024
Cepton Technologies, Inc. Staff Optical Engineer San Jose, CA $195000 H-1B Nov 23, 2022
Apple Inc. Camera Architect Imaging Scientist Cupertino, CA $195000 H-1B Jul 13, 2022
FACEBOOK INC. Optical Systems Test Engineer Redmond, WA $195000 H-1B Jun 29, 2021
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