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AI Engineer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so Australian professionals can accept an offer and move through the consulate process without waiting for a selection round.
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About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
Connected Factory is a program focused on the technical stewardship of key integration capabilities and their associated platforms across Manufacturing Operations at AbbVie. The Connected Factory Engineering team will be responsible for helping progress the technical roadmap of platforms, accelerating the maturity of integrations between critical components of AbbVie's manufacturing shopfloor, and advancing the availability of data for advanced use cases. Scaling and providing operational support for Connected Factory's responsibilities will require a unique mix of custom tools to assist the people and processes across our organization.
As an AI Engineer, you will contribute significantly to the agility and productivity of our IT organization by helping quickly build and scale solutions supporting daily and strategic operations for Connected Factory leveraging AI and ML tools. Your work will be crucial in enabling our IT organization (Business Technology Solutions) to fulfill its mission of using technology to propel AbbVie to the forefront of our industry.
Ideal candidates are:
- Forward Thinkers: Pragmatically impact-driven individuals who are at the forefront of AI Agents but focus on making possibilities real and measuring impact
- Strong Technologists: Those who quickly learn the latest AI landscape, frameworks, and code on a detailed technical level
- Highly Agile: Individuals who prefer to learn by building, experimenting, and iterating
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver AI solutions focused around Connected Factory platforms
- Integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms and solutions through API's
- Deliver clean, scalable, well-optimized code
- Implement agentic workflows, from scratch where necessary
- Stay current with AI/ML advances and evaluate emerging tools and frameworks
- Help build solutions within constraints/standards, including cost, performance, and security
- Provide technical guidance and support to development teams at sites to ensure that global gen AI best practices and standards are followed in their custom solution development efforts
- Ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards through thorough code reviews
- Help manage DevOps processes and required documentation for solutions
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree plus 2 years of related experience; or Master's Degree with 0 experience
- Experience as a Developer, Data Scientist, Engineer/Integrator, or similar role
- Experience with Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and their capabilities
- Excellent analytical and consultative skills and the ability to work efficiently with clients and other IT management and staff
- Detail-oriented with a high focus on deliverables
- Must exhibit exceptional teamwork skills
- Demonstrate high proficiency across a wide range of technologies and platforms related to software design and development, programming languages, data integration, data analysis, and visualization tools
- Demonstrated ability to deliver working software and maintain that software over time in a production environment
- Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including code of conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Highly autonomous and productive in performing activities, requiring only minimal direction from or interaction with supervisor
Preferred:
- Experience working with Ignition, Kepware, OSI PI, HighByte, and/or AWS Cloud Services
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
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Frame your degree for specialty occupation
Your Australian bachelor's degree must map directly to AI engineering work. A three-year computer science or mathematics degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree, but be ready to show your transcript if a consular officer asks.
Target employers with active LCA history
Search DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway for certified LCAs in AI, machine learning, and data science job titles. Employers who've filed recently are already familiar with the E-3 visa process and won't need convincing that sponsorship is viable.
Clarify your role qualifies before accepting
Not every AI Engineer title triggers specialty occupation status. If your job description mixes AI work with general software duties and doesn't require a degree in a specific field, your LCA could be challenged. Nail down the core duties with your employer before the offer is signed.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service end-to-end
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork. The LCA must be certified by DOL before your consulate appointment, and getting the wage level and job title right the first time avoids costly delays.
Prepare for wage level scrutiny in AI roles
AI Engineer roles often attract DOL wage Level III or IV classifications due to the specialized nature of the work. Confirm with your employer that the offered salary meets the prevailing wage for your job site location before the LCA is submitted.
Time your consulate appointment around project starts
The E-3 has no cap, so you can apply any time of year. Book your consulate appointment in Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth as soon as your LCA is certified. Appointment wait times vary by location, so building three to six weeks of buffer before your start date reduces scheduling risk.
E-3 Visa AI Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find AI Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals seeking U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. You can search AI Engineer positions filtered by employers who have filed E-3 or H-1B visa LCAs, so you're targeting companies that have already demonstrated willingness to sponsor work visas rather than cold-applying and hoping sponsorship comes up later.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an AI Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
AI Engineer roles generally qualify because they require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field like computer science, machine learning, or electrical engineering. The key test is whether the position normally requires a degree in that specific discipline. Roles that accept any degree regardless of field, or that mix AI work with general project management duties, are harder to support under the specialty occupation standard.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for AI Engineers in the U.S.?
The E-3 is available only to Australian nationals, but that exclusivity is an advantage. There's no lottery, no cap pressure, and you can apply at any time of year. The H-1B runs through an annual lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection chance for most registrants. For an Australian AI Engineer with a qualifying offer, the E-3 is a direct path that the H-1B simply isn't.
Can I switch AI Engineer employers while on an E-3?
Yes, but you need a new LCA certified for the new employer before you start working. Your E-3 status is tied to the sponsoring employer, not to you personally. If you're changing roles within the same company or moving to a different employer, the new LCA must be filed and certified by DOL, and ideally you'd have a new E-3 visa stamp if the role change is significant.