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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
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Staff Product Characterization Engineer Santa Clara, CA $134000 - $134148 H-1B Oct 28, 2019
GlobalFoundries U.S. 2, LLC MTS Device Modeling & Characterization $133719 - $170000 Green Card Nov 19, 2024
Texas Instruments Incorporated Validation/Characterization Engineer Santa Clara, CA $133350 H-1B Apr 19, 2021
PDF Solutions, Inc., Characterization Vehicle Research & Development E… Santa Clara, CA $133135 H-1B Feb 24, 2022
NANOMETRICS INC Sr. Characterization Application Engineer Milpitas, CA $132850 Green Card Sep 26, 2019
NANOMETRICS INC Characterization Application Scientist Milpitas, CA $132850 Green Card Sep 26, 2019
SITIME CORPORATION Systems Characterization Lead Engineer Santa Clara, CA $132746 Green Card Feb 28, 2020
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. MEMS PROCESS AND CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER AUSTIN, TX $132038 H-1B Mar 15, 2018
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. MEMS PROCESS AND CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER AUSTIN, TX $132038 H-1B Mar 9, 2018
SK HYNIX MEMORY SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC. Senior Staff Engineer, SSD NAND Characterization San Jose, CA $132000 Green Card Jun 7, 2021
KEMP PROTEINS, LLC Characterization Scientist Frederick, MD $131976 Green Card Jan 20, 2023
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Physicist - Product Characterization Engineering Santa Clara, CA $131836 H-1B Mar 11, 2021
STMICROELECTRONICS,INC SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER(CHARACTERIZATION&MODELING) NEWARK, CA $131400 - $197000 H-1B Dec 10, 2019
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER,ANALYTICAL & CHARACTERIZATION … MILPITAS, CA $130922 - $154000 H-1B Feb 15, 2018
Ambio, Inc. Director of Analytical Development and Characteri… Grovetown, GA $130810 H-1B May 10, 2024
Ambio, Inc. Director of Analytical Development and Characteri… Beech Island, SC $130810 H-1B Mar 1, 2024
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. STAFF PRODUCT CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $130444 H-1B Sep 2, 2017
ALKERMES, INC. Associate Director (Materials Characterization & … Waltham, MA $130000 - $155000 Green Card Nov 30, 2022
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Validation/Characterization Engineer Dallas, TX $130000 Green Card Aug 30, 2022
PSEMI CORPORATION Senior Engineer, Design Validation and Characteri… Arlington Heights, IL $130000 - $145000 H-1B Feb 2, 2022
Texas Instruments Incorporated Validation/Characterization Engineer Dallas, TX $130000 H-1B Oct 8, 2021
Institute for Protein Innovation, Inc. Senior Scientist, Biophysical Characterization Te… Boston, MA $130000 H-1B Dec 9, 2021
SEMTECH CORPORATION Senior Characterization Engineer Irvine, CA $130000 - $140000 Green Card Mar 1, 2021
KUMU NETWORKS RF Characterization & DVT Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $130000 - $140000 Green Card Oct 21, 2019
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENIOR SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $130000 H-1B Mar 7, 2019
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENIOR SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $130000 H-1B Mar 2, 2018
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENIOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $130000 H-1B Nov 9, 2015
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION MANAGER OF GAN DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION CHANDLER, AZ $130000 H-1B Apr 28, 2011
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION MANAGER OF GAN DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION EL SEGUNDO, CA $130000 H-1B Nov 2, 2010
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Sr. Product Characterization Engineer Santa Clara, CA $129845 H-1B Jan 20, 2021
APTINA LLC STAFF PIXEL DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $129610 H-1B Mar 7, 2014
ON SEMICONDUCTOR PRINCIPAL, PIXEL CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $129605 - $142000 H-1B Aug 8, 2017
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. STAFF ENGINEER, ANALYTICAL AND CHARACTERIZATION E… MILPITAS, CA $129563 - $139563 H-1B Aug 31, 2018
PSEMI CORPORATION Staff Engineer, Characterization San Diego, CA $129000 - $137000 H-1B Apr 19, 2021
Headway Technologies, Inc. Characterization Engineer Milpitas, CA $128766 H-1B May 16, 2025
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Sr. Product Characterization Engineer Santa Clara, CA $128498 H-1B Mar 30, 2021
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORA… Defect Inspection and Yield Characterization Engi… Albany, NY $128211 - $185800 H-1B Apr 5, 2022
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. Research Scientist – Biopharma Analytical Charact… Greenfield, IN $127500 H-1B Sep 10, 2024
Texas Instruments Incorporated Validation/Characterization Engineer Dallas, TX $127000 H-1B Jun 7, 2024
Texas Instruments Incorporated Validation/Characterization Engineer Santa Clara, CA $127000 H-1B Mar 6, 2020
SHIRE HUMAN GENETIC THERAPIES INC. SENIOR SCIENTIST, CHARACTERIZATION TEAM LEXINGTON, MA $127000 H-1B Jan 15, 2018
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC SEM-EBSD IRRADIATED MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION IDAHO FALLS, ID $126963 H-1B Jun 21, 2022
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC SEM-EBSD IRRADIATED MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION IDAHO FALLS, ID $126960 H-1B Jun 21, 2022
PSEMI CORPORATION Senior Engineer, Design Validation and Characteri… Arlington Heights, IL $126000 - $132000 H-1B Apr 8, 2026
Aeva, Inc. DSP Characterization Engineer Mountain View, CA $126000 H-1B Oct 27, 2022
Texas Instruments Incorporated Validation/Characterization Engineer Santa Clara, CA $126000 H-1B Jul 18, 2023
Micron Technology, Inc. Senior Design Characterization Engineer San Jose, CA $126000 H-1B Feb 27, 2020
SITIME CORPORATION SENIOR SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $126000 - $135000 H-1B Jan 31, 2019
Frore Systems, Inc. Characterization & Test Automation Lead San Jose, CA $125757 - $180000 H-1B Apr 6, 2022
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC IMAGE SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $125585 H-1B Nov 4, 2015
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