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

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$107790

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$38626

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$310000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
ARL Bio Pharma, Inc. Senior Protein Characterization Scientist Oklahoma City, OK $110000 H-1B Apr 28, 2025
Synaptics, Inc. System Engineer-Device Characterization $110000 - $130000 Green Card Apr 3, 2024
PSEMI CORPORATION Engineer, Characterization Austin, TX $110000 - $118000 H-1B Feb 14, 2023
GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. Scientist 2-Nanopore Sequencing & Characterization Durham, NC $110000 - $125000 H-1B Aug 24, 2023
PSEMI CORPORATION Engineer, Characterization Austin, TX $110000 - $118000 H-1B Feb 15, 2023
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Characterization Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $110000 H-1B Apr 24, 2020
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRODUCT CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $110000 H-1B Mar 5, 2019
SITIME CORPORATION SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $110000 - $120000 H-1B Mar 2, 2017
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENIOR SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $110000 H-1B Mar 2, 2017
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENIOR SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $110000 H-1B Dec 9, 2016
PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING COMPANY LLC SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $110000 H-1B Jan 7, 2015
FINISAR CORPORATION CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SUNNYVALE, CA $110000 H-1B Feb 26, 2015
INVISAGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENIOR SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MENLO PARK, CA $110000 H-1B Nov 6, 2013
APPLE INC. SIGNAL INTEGRITY LAB CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER CUPERTINO, CA $110000 - $130000 H-1B Aug 10, 2012
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC REACTOR FUEL FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION EXP… IDAHO FALLS, ID $109896 H-1B Dec 2, 2020
Meta Platforms, Inc. Depth Sensing Characterization Engineer Redmond, WA $109740 H-1B Apr 28, 2022
GlobalFoundries U.S. 2, LLC MTS Device Modeling & Characterization Essex Junction, VT $109713 - $145800 H-1B Apr 9, 2025
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Characterization Engineer DALLAS, TX $109440 Green Card Dec 1, 2014
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $109440 H-1B Feb 14, 2014
Denali Therapeutics Inc. Scientist, Protein Purification and Characterizat… South San Francisco, CA $109438 - $116483 H-1B Sep 2, 2022
Kemp Proteins, LLC Characterization Scientist Frederick, MD $109138 H-1B Jun 27, 2025
Kemp Proteins, LLC Characterization Scientist Frederick, MD $109138 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
PSEMI CORPORATION Engineer, Characterization San Diego, CA $109000 - $113000 H-1B Apr 9, 2021
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC Sr. Optoelectronic Characterization Engineer PHOENIX, AZ $108992 Green Card Jun 24, 2016
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Sensor Characterization Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $108992 Green Card Mar 17, 2016
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Product Characterization Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $108805 Green Card Jun 2, 2017
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC SENIOR DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $108805 - $138780 H-1B May 31, 2017
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC EMI Characterization Engineer Boise, ID $108675 - $128675 Green Card May 6, 2022
PSEMI CORPORATION Engineer, RFIC Characterization $108638 - $112390 Green Card Aug 14, 2023
GlobalFoundries U.S. 2, LLC Principal Eng Device Modeling & Characterization Essex Junction, VT $108493 - $142000 H-1B Apr 26, 2024
Qorvo US, INC. Sr. Characterization Engineer Greensboro, NC $108439 H-1B Jan 16, 2024
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION Characterization Applications Engineer MILPITAS, CA $108269 Green Card Aug 3, 2015
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC INSTRUMENT SCIENTIST - IRRADIATED MATERIALS CHARA… IDAHO FALLS, ID $108264 H-1B Sep 7, 2022
Qorvo US, INC. Sr. Characterization Engineer Greensboro, NC $108000 H-1B Jun 22, 2023
Qorvo US, INC. Sr. Characterization Engineer Greensboro, NC $108000 H-1B Aug 14, 2023
Texas Instruments Incorporated Validation/Characterization Engineer Santa Clara, CA $108000 H-1B Dec 30, 2020
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY RESEARCH SCIENTIST - PROTEIN CHARACTERIZATION INDIANAPOLIS, IN $108000 H-1B Dec 5, 2017
PSEMI CORPORATION SENIOR ENGINEER, RFIC CHARACTERIZATION SAN DIEGO, CA $108000 - $113000 H-1B Feb 22, 2018
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Research Scientist - Protein Characterization INDIANAPOLIS, IN $108000 Green Card Sep 19, 2016
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $108000 H-1B Oct 13, 2016
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $108000 H-1B Mar 7, 2013
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION GAN CHARACTERIZATION AND RELIABILITY ENGINEER CHANDLER, AZ $107993 H-1B Feb 19, 2014
NANOMETRICS INC. SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION SCIENTIST/ENGINEER Milpitas, CA $107903 H-1B Mar 4, 2019
Aeva, Inc. Lidar Test & Characterization Engineer $107702 - $140600 Green Card Apr 1, 2024
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED VALIDATION/CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $107536 H-1B Apr 23, 2018
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORA… Power Product Characterization Engineer Hopewell Junction, NY $107349 - $185800 H-1B Nov 15, 2021
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENIOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $107000 H-1B Nov 2, 2010
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SR. CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $106995 H-1B Oct 17, 2011
Qorvo US, INC. Sr. Characterization Engineer Greensboro, NC $106966 H-1B Mar 12, 2025
Qorvo US, INC. Sr. Characterization Test Engineer Greensboro, NC $106725 H-1B Jul 3, 2024
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