Carbon, Inc.

Carbon, Inc.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$138k-$206kDetected 21 days ago
Supply ChainMechanical DesignCommunicationCollaboration

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odds of building a lasting career here

59Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level II · 2×
Level I$99,3621 entry
Level II$122,1582 entries
Level III$144,9553 entries
Level IV$167,7524 entries

$7,355 more — $144,955 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $144,955 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Industrial Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Industrial Engineers (17-2112) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

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About the role

  • Carbon is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of talented engineers in our Santa Clara, CA office.
  • This role will be based in our Thomas Rd, Santa Clara facility.
  • This role is onsite 5 days a week, Monday - Friday.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in, maintain and improve manufacturing operations of our complex electromechanical and optical assemblies from development phase through ongoing production.
  • Provide day-to-day support to the production line, including troubleshooting line-down situations and driving root cause investigation through to resolution.
  • Develop new processes to improve efficiency and maintain existing processes across the line.
  • Design and build test fixtures and tooling to support manufacturing and testing optimization.
  • Program, troubleshoot, and maintain servers and PCAs.
  • Create, maintain, and improve Work Instructions and other relevant manufacturing documentation.
  • Participate in new process/product development activities and drive collaboration across cross functional teams (Design, Systems, Production, Quality, Supply Chain)

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with complex electromechanical, optical, and pneumatic assemblies.

Nice to have

  • Experience troubleshooting equipment containing UV lasers, high-end optical systems, and complex electromechanical assemblies.
  • Experience in additive manufacturing or 3D printing production environments.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing systems and software is a plus.

Compensation

  • At Carbon, we look at the person holistically and carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation.

Company info

  • At Carbon, our mission goes beyond 3D printing.
  • We are enabling creators everywhere to make what the world needs, right now.

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