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Head of Engineering roles in the U.S. qualify as E-3 specialty occupations, and Australian engineers with the right leadership credentials can secure sponsorship without entering any lottery. The E-3's unlimited renewal cycle means you can build a long-term engineering career stateside, provided each employer files a certified Labor Condition Application before your consulate appointment.
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Accountable for protecting the site’s License to Operate and License to Evolve by ensuring safe, compliant, reliable, and future-ready infrastructure and technical stewardship across facilities, GMP-critical utilities, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), and product technology site governance. Owns technical integrity across product and process, serves as the site technical authority and a peer to Manufacturing and Quality at the GM table, embedding inspection readiness in daily work and leading risk-based decision-making.
Direct accountability for Facilities Management; Engineering and Technical Services (maintenance, utilities, calibration, validation readiness); EHS including contractor safety; Product Technology site stewardship (technical governance, control strategy integrity, lifecycle readiness); engineering capital project delivery; site resilience, sustainability, and energy performance. Partners closely with MS&T, which is accountable for process execution, tech transfer, and PPQ delivery.
TYPICAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Local Accountabilities:
- Owns and drives the Facilities, Engineering, EHS, and Product Technology strategy, ensuring alignment with iPR 2030 objectives, enterprise priorities, and the site's License to Operate.
- Ensuring framework is in place to enable liaison with government agencies permitting authorities and contractors on matters relating to new assets and modifications to existing ones.
- Ensure reliable infrastructure and technical systems that enable Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Builds and develops a high-performing team and the necessary technical, engineering, EHS, and Product Technology capabilities and talent pipeline to meet current and future business and regulatory requirements.
- Enables and supports site-wide Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives by ensuring highly reliable assets, optimized utility performance, and robust engineering support systems that foster inspection readiness and right-first-time outcomes.
Facilities, Utilities, and Asset Lifecycle:
- Own the utilities and asset lifecycle strategy to deliver high reliability of utilities, integrating risk-based asset management, calibration, and validation readiness.
- Optimizes the asset lifecycle strategy, including comprehensive Preventive, Predictive, and Condition-Based Maintenance (PM/PdM/CBM) programs to ensure high reliability and uptime of GMP-critical utilities and infrastructure.
- Delivers efficient and robust supply of key utility services in support of the Site operations.
- Drive sustained reduction in reactive maintenance and improve OEE via TPM and condition-based strategies.
- Ensures engineering systems and utilities are qualification-ready and leads the engineering and facility-related aspects of equipment qualification and validation for product launch and lifecycle changes, in close partnership with Quality and MSAT.
- A member of the AZ global governance maintenance group which is accountable for development and implementation of an AZ wide global maintenance strategy aimed at optimization and standardization maintenance programs across the network as applicable per site LMR strategy.
- Develops and maintain strategic partnering alliances with engineering or architectural firms, construction managers, and other professional external consultants, work with Purchasing to maximize value to AstraZeneca.
Technical Services and Product Technology Governance:
- Own site Technical Services governance and Product Technology stewardship to ensure control strategy integrity, robust technical documentation, and lifecycle readiness.
- Leads the development and implementation of an integrated equipment and technology strategy that enables iPR 2030 objectives, Lean manufacturing principles, and digital transformation within Facilities, Engineering, and Product Technology.
- Reduce repeat technical deviations and improve right-first-time performance.
- Partner with MS&T and Quality for tech transfers, PPQ, and lifecycle decisions that impact filings.
EHS and Process Safety Leadership:
- Accountable for EHS risk controls, contractor safety standards, and a strong safety culture.
- Ensure proactive risk identification, investigation, and measurable risk reduction, maintaining regulatory confidence and inspection readiness across EHS systems.
- Lead risk-based decision-making with early escalation of technical, safety, and compliance risks.
- Build and demonstrate site resilience and emergency readiness through tested plans and drills.
Capital Strategy and Project Delivery:
- Deliver capital and technical projects to scope, cost, schedule, and compliance standards.
- Jointly prioritize and sequence the capital portfolio with Business Excellence and the PMO, aligned to risk and business priorities.
Sustainability and Energy Performance:
- Improve site sustainability and energy performance in line with enterprise commitments.
- Set targets, monitor performance, and close gaps through engineering, utilities optimization, and asset investments.
- A member of NRRGG, IFM (GERE workstreams), GMTPM and GST.
- iPR Key point of contact with the AZ global engineering function and AZ global environmental sustainability programs.
Enterprise Risk Management:
- Actively promotes the risk register and business continuity for the site with the support of site leadership.
- Ensure the risk and business continuity management programs are updated and being reviewed periodically.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
Education / Experience:
- Bachelor's degree (BS) in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) or a closely related science discipline is required.
- Minimum of 12-15+ years of progressive leadership experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with significant direct accountability for Facilities, Engineering, EHS, and/or Product Technology in a GMP-regulated environment. Proven track record in leading enterprise-level technical integrity, LTO protection, strategic capital governance, and driving reliability improvements. Experience operating within a global pharma network is strongly preferred.
Language:
- Must be fluent in English and ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public using good communication skills.
Digital Literacy:
- Full Competency in all Microsoft Office applications and use of tools such as; Power BI. Experience using ERP systems, preferably SAP.
Critical Capabilities
- System-Led Leadership & Governance Mastery
- Influence Without Authority
- Strategic Capital Planning & Delivery Discipline
- Digital, Data-Driven, & Smart Facilities Expertise
- Proactive Risk Management
- Sustainability & Resilience Leadership
- Talent Development & Technical Culture
Would you like to be part of an excellent team of professionals?
Apply Today!
IPR provides a comprehensive benefits package for its employees. It includes: Health, Pharmacy, Dental and Vision Insurances, STD and LTD Insurances, Retirement Plan with company match and Profit Sharing among others.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity. If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this posting with them. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
iPR Pharmaceuticals & AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity! We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We follow all applicable laws and regulations on nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
INTRODUCTION
Accountable for protecting the site’s License to Operate and License to Evolve by ensuring safe, compliant, reliable, and future-ready infrastructure and technical stewardship across facilities, GMP-critical utilities, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), and product technology site governance. Owns technical integrity across product and process, serves as the site technical authority and a peer to Manufacturing and Quality at the GM table, embedding inspection readiness in daily work and leading risk-based decision-making.
Direct accountability for Facilities Management; Engineering and Technical Services (maintenance, utilities, calibration, validation readiness); EHS including contractor safety; Product Technology site stewardship (technical governance, control strategy integrity, lifecycle readiness); engineering capital project delivery; site resilience, sustainability, and energy performance. Partners closely with MS&T, which is accountable for process execution, tech transfer, and PPQ delivery.
TYPICAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Local Accountabilities:
- Owns and drives the Facilities, Engineering, EHS, and Product Technology strategy, ensuring alignment with iPR 2030 objectives, enterprise priorities, and the site's License to Operate.
- Ensuring framework is in place to enable liaison with government agencies permitting authorities and contractors on matters relating to new assets and modifications to existing ones.
- Ensure reliable infrastructure and technical systems that enable Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Builds and develops a high-performing team and the necessary technical, engineering, EHS, and Product Technology capabilities and talent pipeline to meet current and future business and regulatory requirements.
- Enables and supports site-wide Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives by ensuring highly reliable assets, optimized utility performance, and robust engineering support systems that foster inspection readiness and right-first-time outcomes.
Facilities, Utilities, and Asset Lifecycle:
- Own the utilities and asset lifecycle strategy to deliver high reliability of utilities, integrating risk-based asset management, calibration, and validation readiness.
- Optimizes the asset lifecycle strategy, including comprehensive Preventive, Predictive, and Condition-Based Maintenance (PM/PdM/CBM) programs to ensure high reliability and uptime of GMP-critical utilities and infrastructure.
- Delivers efficient and robust supply of key utility services in support of the Site operations.
- Drive sustained reduction in reactive maintenance and improve OEE via TPM and condition-based strategies.
- Ensures engineering systems and utilities are qualification-ready and leads the engineering and facility-related aspects of equipment qualification and validation for product launch and lifecycle changes, in close partnership with Quality and MSAT.
- A member of the AZ global governance maintenance group which is accountable for development and implementation of an AZ wide global maintenance strategy aimed at optimization and standardization maintenance programs across the network as applicable per site LMR strategy.
- Develops and maintain strategic partnering alliances with engineering or architectural firms, construction managers, and other professional external consultants, work with Purchasing to maximize value to AstraZeneca.
Technical Services and Product Technology Governance:
- Own site Technical Services governance and Product Technology stewardship to ensure control strategy integrity, robust technical documentation, and lifecycle readiness.
- Leads the development and implementation of an integrated equipment and technology strategy that enables iPR 2030 objectives, Lean manufacturing principles, and digital transformation within Facilities, Engineering, and Product Technology.
- Reduce repeat technical deviations and improve right-first-time performance.
- Partner with MS&T and Quality for tech transfers, PPQ, and lifecycle decisions that impact filings.
EHS and Process Safety Leadership:
- Accountable for EHS risk controls, contractor safety standards, and a strong safety culture.
- Ensure proactive risk identification, investigation, and measurable risk reduction, maintaining regulatory confidence and inspection readiness across EHS systems.
- Lead risk-based decision-making with early escalation of technical, safety, and compliance risks.
- Build and demonstrate site resilience and emergency readiness through tested plans and drills.
Capital Strategy and Project Delivery:
- Deliver capital and technical projects to scope, cost, schedule, and compliance standards.
- Jointly prioritize and sequence the capital portfolio with Business Excellence and the PMO, aligned to risk and business priorities.
Sustainability and Energy Performance:
- Improve site sustainability and energy performance in line with enterprise commitments.
- Set targets, monitor performance, and close gaps through engineering, utilities optimization, and asset investments.
- A member of NRRGG, IFM (GERE workstreams), GMTPM and GST.
- iPR Key point of contact with the AZ global engineering function and AZ global environmental sustainability programs.
Enterprise Risk Management:
- Actively promotes the risk register and business continuity for the site with the support of site leadership.
- Ensure the risk and business continuity management programs are updated and being reviewed periodically.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
Education / Experience:
- Bachelor's degree (BS) in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) or a closely related science discipline is required.
- Minimum of 12-15+ years of progressive leadership experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with significant direct accountability for Facilities, Engineering, EHS, and/or Product Technology in a GMP-regulated environment. Proven track record in leading enterprise-level technical integrity, LTO protection, strategic capital governance, and driving reliability improvements. Experience operating within a global pharma network is strongly preferred.
Language:
- Must be fluent in English and ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public using good communication skills.
Digital Literacy:
- Full Competency in all Microsoft Office applications and use of tools such as; Power BI. Experience using ERP systems, preferably SAP.
Critical Capabilities
- System-Led Leadership & Governance Mastery
- Influence Without Authority
- Strategic Capital Planning & Delivery Discipline
- Digital, Data-Driven, & Smart Facilities Expertise
- Proactive Risk Management
- Sustainability & Resilience Leadership
- Talent Development & Technical Culture
Would you like to be part of an excellent team of professionals?
Apply Today!
IPR provides a comprehensive benefits package for its employees. It includes: Health, Pharmacy, Dental and Vision Insurances, STD and LTD Insurances, Retirement Plan with company match and Profit Sharing among others.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity. If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this posting with them. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
iPR Pharmaceuticals & AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity! We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We follow all applicable laws and regulations on nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Head Of Engineering
Document your engineering leadership credentials thoroughly
U.S. consular officers assess whether your degree field aligns with the Head of Engineering role. Gather transcripts, your Australian bachelor's or higher degree certificate, and any professional engineering registrations before you start applying.
Target employers with existing LCA filing history
Companies that have certified Labor Condition Applications with the DOL for senior engineering roles already understand the E-3 process. Prioritise organisations in tech, infrastructure, and manufacturing where engineering leadership headcount is large enough to normalise sponsorship.
Clarify the specialty occupation requirement early in interviews
Some hiring managers assume any bachelor's degree satisfies the E-3's specialty occupation test. Confirm with HR that the Head of Engineering role requires a degree specifically in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, not just any degree.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the LCA and visa paperwork
Once you have a signed offer, Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the DOL Labor Condition Application certification and prepares your complete consulate packet, reducing the administrative burden on both you and your new employer.
Negotiate an employment start date that accounts for LCA processing
The DOL typically certifies an LCA within seven business days, but consulate appointment availability in Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth can add two to six weeks. Build that window into your offer negotiation so your start date is realistic.
Prepare for consulate questions about your direct reports and scope
E-3 interviews for senior leadership roles often probe whether the position genuinely requires a specialised degree. Bring an org chart, a role-specific job description, and evidence linking your engineering qualifications to the technical responsibilities you will oversee.
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Find Head Of Engineering JobsHead Of Engineering E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Head of Engineering jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals seeking U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. It surfaces Head of Engineering positions at employers already familiar with the visa process, so you spend less time educating hiring teams about the LCA requirement and more time progressing through interviews.
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 a Head of Engineering role qualify as a specialty occupation under the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a directly related technical field. Roles where the degree requirement is broad or optional may not meet the specialty occupation standard, so review the job description carefully and confirm with the employer before proceeding.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Head of Engineering candidates?
The E-3 has a 10,500-slot annual allocation that has never been fully used, so there is no lottery. H-1B registrants for the same role enter a random selection process that currently selects roughly one in four applicants. The E-3 also allows indefinite two-year renewals with the same or a new employer, making it a more predictable path for long-term engineering leadership careers in the U.S.
Can I change employers as a Head of Engineering on an E-3 visa?
You can change employers, but the new company must file a fresh Labor Condition Application with the DOL and you will need to attend a new consulate appointment before starting work with them. There is no portability provision equivalent to H-1B's AC21 rule, so plan the transition timeline carefully and avoid resigning before your new LCA is certified.
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