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Production Engineering Manager roles in the U.S. qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a reliable path for Australian professionals targeting U.S. manufacturing, process, or industrial operations leadership.
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Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started - and as a manager, you guide the way.
With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.
The GPU Platform Software team is responsible for building a bleeding edge platform that will power Google services and world's ML. GPU compute platforms enables Google services like Search, Ads, Google Cloud, Deep Mind, etc. The team develops the system software, firmware, tools, and tests to bring GPUs to Google's compute infrastructure.
In this role, you will be at the forefront of scaling our most critical Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Our rapidly expanding GPU fleet presents unique, high-impact organizational issues, transforming distributed, New Product Introduction (NPI)-focused task forces into a centralized, cohesive, and standing MLPS organization. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Guide the transition of GPU production support from fragmented, NPI-specific task forces into a centralized, standing organization.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive, multi-year roadmap for GPU fleet stability, capacity turn-up, and automated health management, aligning with broader Cloud and AI infrastructure goals.
- Anticipate the support needs for next-generation GPU architectures and proactively build the capabilities required for seamless NPI to General Availability (GA) transitions.
- Sponsor and drive the development of advanced telemetry, debugging tooling, and automated remediation systems to scale fleet management and significantly reduce operational toil.
- Serve as the executive escalation point for critical, systemic hardware and software issues on GPU Superpods.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go.
- 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
- 5 years of experience with embedded systems.
- 5 years of experience with software architecture.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in steering hardware platforms through the NPI phase, stabilizing them, and successfully transitioning them into GA.
- Experience in organizational design, consolidating fragmented, project-funded task forces into a centralized and sustainably funded operational engineering team.
- Experience designing or integrating automated diagnostic frameworks and health management systems to rapidly root-cause hardware and software faults across a fleet.
- Experience bridging hardware, systems software, and site reliability teams to advocate for "design for supportability" in future hardware iterations.
- Experience operating within a cloud or enterprise environment, partnering directly with customers to translate their operational pain points into upstream infrastructure improvements.
COMPENSATION
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $262,000-$365,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
INTRODUCTION
Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started - and as a manager, you guide the way.
With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.
The GPU Platform Software team is responsible for building a bleeding edge platform that will power Google services and world's ML. GPU compute platforms enables Google services like Search, Ads, Google Cloud, Deep Mind, etc. The team develops the system software, firmware, tools, and tests to bring GPUs to Google's compute infrastructure.
In this role, you will be at the forefront of scaling our most critical Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Our rapidly expanding GPU fleet presents unique, high-impact organizational issues, transforming distributed, New Product Introduction (NPI)-focused task forces into a centralized, cohesive, and standing MLPS organization. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Guide the transition of GPU production support from fragmented, NPI-specific task forces into a centralized, standing organization.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive, multi-year roadmap for GPU fleet stability, capacity turn-up, and automated health management, aligning with broader Cloud and AI infrastructure goals.
- Anticipate the support needs for next-generation GPU architectures and proactively build the capabilities required for seamless NPI to General Availability (GA) transitions.
- Sponsor and drive the development of advanced telemetry, debugging tooling, and automated remediation systems to scale fleet management and significantly reduce operational toil.
- Serve as the executive escalation point for critical, systemic hardware and software issues on GPU Superpods.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go.
- 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
- 5 years of experience with embedded systems.
- 5 years of experience with software architecture.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in steering hardware platforms through the NPI phase, stabilizing them, and successfully transitioning them into GA.
- Experience in organizational design, consolidating fragmented, project-funded task forces into a centralized and sustainably funded operational engineering team.
- Experience designing or integrating automated diagnostic frameworks and health management systems to rapidly root-cause hardware and software faults across a fleet.
- Experience bridging hardware, systems software, and site reliability teams to advocate for "design for supportability" in future hardware iterations.
- Experience operating within a cloud or enterprise environment, partnering directly with customers to translate their operational pain points into upstream infrastructure improvements.
COMPENSATION
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $262,000-$365,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Production Engineering Manager
Align your credentials to U.S. specialty occupation standards
Your Australian engineering degree needs to map directly to the Production Engineering Manager role's requirements. A three-year bachelor's degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree, but confirm your transcript reflects a field-specific qualification, not a general science degree.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway disclosure data for employers who have previously filed Labor Condition Applications for engineering manager roles. Prior LCA activity signals the hiring team already understands the E-3 sponsorship process and won't treat it as an unknown risk.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsoring employers
Finding production engineering roles with genuine E-3 sponsorship willingness is faster when you search a platform built for it. Use Migrate Mate to surface employers actively hiring Australian professionals and filter by roles that match your engineering management background.
Clarify your role qualifies before accepting an offer
Not every Production Engineering Manager title qualifies as a specialty occupation. Before signing, confirm the job description explicitly requires a bachelor's degree in a specific engineering discipline. Roles where any degree satisfies the requirement can fail the DOL's specialty occupation test.
Have your employer file the LCA before your start date
The LCA must be certified by the DOL before your consulate appointment can proceed. USCIS requires it as part of the E-3 application packet. Build at least two to three weeks of DOL processing time into your timeline between offer acceptance and your target start date.
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Production Engineering Manager applications involve coordinating the LCA, DS-160, and consulate scheduling simultaneously. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage the entire process from offer letter to consulate appointment, reducing the chance of documentation errors that delay your visa.
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How do I find Production Engineering Manager jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. You can filter by job title and see employers with a history of sponsoring Australian candidates. Generic job boards rarely surface E-3-specific sponsorship information, which makes a targeted search tool essential for this visa category.
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 Production Engineering Manager role qualify as an E-3 specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the role requires a bachelor's degree in a specific engineering discipline such as industrial, mechanical, manufacturing, or process engineering. The qualification requirement must be a genuine minimum, not a preference. If the job description accepts any degree field or substitutes experience freely for education, the specialty occupation standard may not be met, and the E-3 application could be denied.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Production Engineering Manager roles?
The E-3 is significantly more predictable for Australian professionals. There is no lottery, no annual cap to worry about, and the application goes directly to a U.S. consulate in Australia rather than through a USCIS petition queue. H-1B selection is random and capped at 85,000 per fiscal year. For a qualified Production Engineering Manager with an Australian employer willing to file an LCA, the E-3 is the faster and more reliable path.
Can I change employers while on an E-3 as a Production Engineering Manager?
You can change employers, but the E-3 does not transfer automatically. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL, and you will typically need to attend a new consulate appointment in Australia to obtain a visa stamp reflecting the new employer. You cannot simply present your existing E-3 stamp to start work for a different company, so factor consulate wait times into your transition planning.
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