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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 9 months

8Open roles
$93–394KSalary range
9.1Roles / month
100%H-1B signals
BachelorTypical degree

Open roles (8)

Posted again and again

  • Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Colorlisted in 3 different months since March 2026
  • Product Design Engineer - Softgoodslisted in 3 different months since March 2026
  • System Product Design Engineerlisted in 3 different months since March 2026

Degree requirements

PhD 4%
Master 6%
Bachelor 85%
Associate 2%

Top material classes

Thermoplastics 61%
Adhesives/sealants 27%
Coatings/films 23%
Elastomers/rubber 22%
Composites 18%
Electronic materials 16%
Fibers/textiles 15%
Thermosets 9%

Most-requested techniques

failure analysis 15%
DOE 15%
SPC 11%
tolerance analysis 10%
FEA 9%
GD&T 7%
SEM 5%
FMEA 5%

Role mix

Product Development 32%
Process Engineering 26%
R&D / Research 18%
Quality / Testing 12%
Management / Director 6%
Manufacturing / Production 5%

Where they hire

CA 84%
CO 12%
TX 2%

Industries

Electronics 71%
Consumer goods 24%
Semiconductor 2%
Packaging 2%

Work arrangement

97%On-site
2%Hybrid
1%Remote
60%Relocation

Visa & eligibility signals

YesH-1B filing history

Sponsorship signals come from posting language plus historical DOL Labor Condition Application data. Confirm specifics with the recruiter.

H-1B filings for scientists and engineers

Apple filed 752 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $167K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
System Product Design Engineer71$159K
Reliability Engineering40$155K
Manufacturing Quality37$157K
Module Design Engineer35$155K
Engineering Project/Program27$167K
Product Design Engineering26$175K

By occupation: Mechanical engineers 290 · Industrial engineers 259 · Engineering managers 79 · Other engineers 55. Worksites: CA 674 · TX 57 · CO 10.

From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.

Posting volume · last 9 months

82 roles posted across 9 months, averaging 9.1/month.

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