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Industrial Design Engineer roles in the U.S. qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in industrial design, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a reliable path for Australian professionals with a confirmed job offer.
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Amazon is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineering project leader to work on developing, designing and delivering next generation, world-class fulfillment, delivery and transportation systems.
Sub Same Day Design team (SSD) is seeking an experienced Industrial Designer to join the Design Engineering team. Our team is supporting the rapid expansion of Rural Delivery and Sub Same Day delivery.
In this role, the Design Engineer will drive process engineering, building design, and standardization across our Last Mile delivery network. This individual will be responsible for designing and optimizing the delivery and sortation network, enabling operations processes to meet safety, customer experience, quality, and cost goals. The candidate will have to scope all options ranging from scrappy to automated and provide data to support options. Responsibilities will include creating and maintaining optimal drawings of material handling equipment, work areas, and storage equipment as well as design support for future initiatives. Drawings will require a high level of detail in both plan views as well as corresponding elevation views.
A successful candidate will be able to collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time, and simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
Key job responsibilities
- Work with key stakeholders on the criteria for design and expansion
- Develop design and analytical models (excel, simulation etc.) to show feasibility and operational cost of design
- Ability to generate and implement design process with an aim to articulate operational and safety criteria in design development
- Review design and supporting technical documents for approvals
- Review existing designs to identify value engineering opportunities and optimization
- Ability to easily communicate, present and write technical documents/drawings
- Project manage and communicate project with all stakeholders via project management tools (BIM)
- Ability to train and articulate standards across cross functional teams.
- Ability to travel 25% of the time
About the team
The Sub Same Day (SSD) Engineering Organization's mission is to increase the SSD business capabilities for wider selection and for all rural and urban customers alike. We design and launch SSD solutions through innovation to optimize network capacity, adapt to evolving customer needs based on their unique conditions, and integrate seamlessly with new initiatives. Through our data-driven approach and partnerships with business, technology, design, and construction teams, we build a SSD network that delights customers and drives long-term growth. If you are in the relentless pursuit of elevating the customer experience, value collaboration with cross-functional teams, and enjoy ambiguity to find solutions, you will find our team to be quite an AMAZING place to work!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related work
- Experience in management of engineering design projects
- 3+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience
- Bachelor's Degree
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Engineering (any domain) or foreign equivalent, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
- Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making
- Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
- Experience with design-in-safety
- Experience with process design based on Lean Principles
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, TN, Nashville - 94,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 99,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineering project leader to work on developing, designing and delivering next generation, world-class fulfillment, delivery and transportation systems.
Sub Same Day Design team (SSD) is seeking an experienced Industrial Designer to join the Design Engineering team. Our team is supporting the rapid expansion of Rural Delivery and Sub Same Day delivery.
In this role, the Design Engineer will drive process engineering, building design, and standardization across our Last Mile delivery network. This individual will be responsible for designing and optimizing the delivery and sortation network, enabling operations processes to meet safety, customer experience, quality, and cost goals. The candidate will have to scope all options ranging from scrappy to automated and provide data to support options. Responsibilities will include creating and maintaining optimal drawings of material handling equipment, work areas, and storage equipment as well as design support for future initiatives. Drawings will require a high level of detail in both plan views as well as corresponding elevation views.
A successful candidate will be able to collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time, and simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
Key job responsibilities
- Work with key stakeholders on the criteria for design and expansion
- Develop design and analytical models (excel, simulation etc.) to show feasibility and operational cost of design
- Ability to generate and implement design process with an aim to articulate operational and safety criteria in design development
- Review design and supporting technical documents for approvals
- Review existing designs to identify value engineering opportunities and optimization
- Ability to easily communicate, present and write technical documents/drawings
- Project manage and communicate project with all stakeholders via project management tools (BIM)
- Ability to train and articulate standards across cross functional teams.
- Ability to travel 25% of the time
About the team
The Sub Same Day (SSD) Engineering Organization's mission is to increase the SSD business capabilities for wider selection and for all rural and urban customers alike. We design and launch SSD solutions through innovation to optimize network capacity, adapt to evolving customer needs based on their unique conditions, and integrate seamlessly with new initiatives. Through our data-driven approach and partnerships with business, technology, design, and construction teams, we build a SSD network that delights customers and drives long-term growth. If you are in the relentless pursuit of elevating the customer experience, value collaboration with cross-functional teams, and enjoy ambiguity to find solutions, you will find our team to be quite an AMAZING place to work!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related work
- Experience in management of engineering design projects
- 3+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience
- Bachelor's Degree
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Engineering (any domain) or foreign equivalent, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
- Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making
- Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
- Experience with design-in-safety
- Experience with process design based on Lean Principles
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, TN, Nashville - 94,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 99,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Industrial Design Engineer
Align your portfolio with U.S. specialty occupation standards
Your portfolio needs to demonstrate degree-level design work, not just project outcomes. Consular officers assess whether the role requires a specific bachelor's degree, so frame each project around the engineering discipline it draws from.
Target manufacturers with in-house design teams
Companies running their own product development cycles, consumer electronics, medical devices, furniture, and automotive suppliers, file LCAs regularly and have HR processes familiar with professional visa sponsorship. Contract design studios often lack that infrastructure.
Confirm the job description requires a specific degree
E-3 visa eligibility hinges on specialty occupation status. If the listing says a degree is preferred rather than required, ask the hiring manager to revise the internal requisition before the LCA is filed. A vague requirement can sink the application at the consulate.
Get your LCA and visa paperwork handled end-to-end
The LCA must be DOL-certified before your consulate appointment, and errors in the job duties description are a common rejection trigger. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so nothing falls through between offer acceptance and your interview date.
Search specifically for E-3 sponsorship roles on Migrate Mate
Most job boards don't filter by visa type, so you waste time on roles where employers won't sponsor. Migrate Mate surfaces Industrial Design Engineer positions from employers with active E-3 and H-1B visa filing history, so your search starts with the right companies.
Treat your three-year Australian degree as fully equivalent
USCIS accepts three-year Australian bachelor's degrees in design or engineering as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for E-3 purposes. You don't need a credential evaluation for the visa application, but bring your academic transcript to the consulate interview.
E-3 Visa Industrial Design Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Industrial Design Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to search, it filters Industrial Design Engineer roles by employers who have a history of E-3 and professional visa sponsorship, so you're not cold-applying to companies that will decline at the offer stage. Focus on manufacturers and product companies with in-house design functions, as they're most likely to have the HR capacity to run the LCA process.
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 Industrial Design Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree in industrial design, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field. The key test is whether the degree requirement is specific and necessary, not just preferred. Generic product designer roles that accept any degree background can fail the specialty occupation assessment at the consulate, so the job description wording matters.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Industrial Design Engineer roles?
The E-3 is available exclusively to Australian nationals and has a 10,500-slot annual allocation that has never been fully used, so there's no lottery and no random selection risk. The H-1B runs an annual lottery with a roughly one-in-four selection rate for most applicants. For an Australian industrial designer, the E-3 is a direct path from offer to consulate appointment, while the H-1B involves waiting on lottery results before any filing can proceed.
Can I switch employers after getting an E-3 as an Industrial Design Engineer?
Yes, but each employer change requires a new LCA and a new visa stamp or change of status. There's no portability provision equivalent to the H-1B's AC21 rule, so you can't start work for a new employer on the strength of a pending petition alone. Plan for a processing window of several weeks between accepting a new offer and your start date to allow the DOL to certify the new LCA.