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1,449 H-1B & PERM records for "Automotive Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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1449

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$113274

Average Salary

$32074

Minimum

$275000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: Automotive Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Nikola Corporation Technical Lead, Propulsion Programs $140000 Green Card Oct 9, 2023
LUCID USA, INC. Senior Homologation Engineer Newark, CA $140000 - $165000 Green Card May 27, 2023
LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP. Senior Seating Engineer – Interiors, Vehicle Syst… Farmington Hills, MI $140000 Green Card Nov 1, 2022
CANOO TECHNOLOGIES INC. FKA CANOO INC. Vehicle Test Engineer TORRANCE, CA $140000 Green Card Apr 28, 2022
LUCID USA, INC. Sr. Feature Owner - ADAS/AD Newark, CA $140000 - $160000 Green Card Feb 4, 2021
Lucid USA, Inc. Manufacturing Controls Engineer $139700 - $152400 Green Card Mar 13, 2025
Lucid USA, Inc. Engineer, Systems Modeling $139700 - $159700 Green Card Apr 8, 2024
TESLA, INC. Senior Mechanical Design Engineer $139380 Green Card Jan 9, 2024
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Lead Engineers - Electrification Hardware $139050 Green Card Sep 22, 2023
NIKOLA CORPORATION Technical Specialist, Autonomous Driving Lead Dev… Phoenix, AZ $139050 Green Card Mar 1, 2022
LUCID USA, INC. Drive Unit Test and Validation Engineer Newark, CA $139000 - $159000 Green Card Sep 28, 2022
Tesla, Inc. Senior Test Engineer $138155 Green Card Mar 12, 2025
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Staff Mechanical Engineer $138000 - $183000 Green Card Dec 19, 2024
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Lead Dynamics Engineer, R&D Irvine, CA $138000 - $173000 Green Card Apr 11, 2023
Lucid USA, Inc. Test Engineer Model Based Design, Automotive Cont… $137816 - $157816 Green Card Jun 14, 2024
TESLA, INC. Senior Mechanical Design Engineer $137800 - $174000 Green Card Oct 20, 2023
Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC Senior Staff Systems Engineer $137655 - $139160 Green Card Sep 10, 2024
HYLIION INC. Lead Engineer - Torque Path Controls $137500 Green Card Aug 16, 2023
Cruise LLC Sr. Technical Lead(s) $137400 - $202000 Green Card Nov 1, 2023
Lucid USA, Inc. Engineer, Drive Unit $137301 - $157301 Green Card Dec 29, 2023
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) Senior Development Engineer $137000 Green Card May 15, 2024
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA Control System Engineer Belmont, CA $136760 Green Card Sep 17, 2021
Cruise LLC Senior Reliability Engineer San Francisco, CA $136760 - $174000 H-1B Nov 8, 2019
TESLA, INC. Senior Reliability Engineer Palo Alto, CA $136700 Green Card Mar 10, 2023
Lucid USA, Inc. Engineer, Automation $136500 - $156500 Green Card Dec 4, 2023
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Design Release Engineer - Overhead System and Lig… Irvine, CA $136500 Green Card Aug 16, 2022
TESLA, INC. Senior Mechanical Design Engineer $136404 - $174000 Green Card Mar 22, 2024
Arriver Software LLC Senior Systems/ADAS Engineer $136125 - $150000 Green Card Jun 26, 2024
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA Sr. Manager, Vehicle Emissions HERNDON, VA $136094 Green Card Mar 15, 2023
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA Sr. Accessories Engineer Herndon, VA $136094 Green Card May 2, 2023
Zoox Inc. Feature Integration Engineer $136000 - $149600 Green Card Jan 10, 2024
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Sr. Structural Durability Engineer $136000 Green Card Nov 16, 2023
ContiTech Thermopol LLC Manager Development Engineering $135738 - $188150 Green Card Aug 12, 2024
PACCAR Inc Powertrain Controls Validation Engineer - ADAS $135366 - $173000 Green Card May 14, 2025
Drive System Design, Inc. Principal Engineer $135300 Green Card Jan 10, 2024
Brose North America, Inc. Electrical Engineer $135200 Green Card Nov 15, 2024
NIKOLA CORPORATION Lead Engineer, Change Management Phoenix, AZ $135000 Green Card Sep 22, 2022
Harbinger Motors Inc. Chassis Engineer $135000 - $180000 Green Card Aug 16, 2024
Zoox Inc. Mechanical Engineer $135000 - $137000 Green Card May 28, 2025
Gentherm Incorporated Lead Systems Verification Engineer $135000 - $170000 Green Card Jul 2, 2024
Nikola Corporation Lead Engineer, Propulsion $135000 Green Card May 17, 2024
HYUNDAI AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER, INC. Safety & Crashworthiness CAE Engineer $135000 Green Card Aug 21, 2023
Lucid USA, Inc. CAE Engineer, NVH $135000 - $155000 Green Card Nov 29, 2023
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Sr. Structural Durability Engineer $135000 - $155000 Green Card Mar 13, 2024
Lucid USA, Inc. Engineer, Verification & Validation $135000 - $155000 Green Card Dec 1, 2023
Volkswagen Group of America Manager, Quality Test Fleet Ops and EV $135000 Green Card May 28, 2024
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Sr. Safety Testing Engineer $135000 - $155000 Green Card Apr 19, 2024
Rivian, LLC Sr. Technical Program Manager $135000 - $155000 Green Card Dec 1, 2023
Canoo Technologies Inc. Vehicle Integration Engineer $135000 - $140000 Green Card Dec 14, 2023
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Sr. Prototype Engineer $135000 - $155000 Green Card Nov 1, 2023
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