E-3 Visa Structural Designer Jobs
Structural Designer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship because they meet the specialty occupation requirement, a bachelor's degree in structural or civil engineering is the standard credential U.S. employers expect. The E-3 has no lottery, no annual cap, and renews in two-year increments, making it a stable long-term pathway for Australian engineers.
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Get Access To All JobsPosition: Jr Structural Designer
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Job Type: Full Time, Salary Non-Exempt
Perks of Pratt!
Within 1 Month: Eligible for insurance benefits
At 3 Months: 401k with partial match
At 6 Months: PAID vacation days
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
What does a Jr. Packaging Designer do for Pratt Industries?
Jr Packaging Designer Responsible for reviewing artwork and structural box samples and for designing and creating samples or layouts based on customer artwork and specifications by performing the following duties:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Fabricating creative and functional designs for corrugated shipping containers including structural and graphics.
- Providing accurate and legible documentation (both CAD files and Print Cards) to Sales staff, Customer Service and Production departments to ensure customer's needs and production efficiencies are met.
- Keep a library of all active and non-active tooling in both die cut and printing areas.
- Responsible for creating prototypes and samples manually or by using CAM system in order to send to Customers.
- Responsible for producing small order quantities when required.
- Responsible for purchasing required tooling used during the manufacturing process such as cutting dies, print plates, anvil covers or various supplies for the repair shop.
- Meet with vendors on a daily basis to discuss efficiencies and best tooling pricing.
- Responsible for proofing all new incoming print plates and cutting dies and for coordinating the tooling repairs with shop personnel.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
- Follows corporate Quality, Sanitation, GMP and HACCP standards to achieve a finished product within quality control specifications.
- Additional duties as assigned by management.
Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Intelligence: Demonstrate ability to acquire understanding and absorb new information rapidly.
- Analysis Skills: Identifies significant problems and opportunities.
- Creativity: Generates new (creative) approaches to problems or original modifications (innovations) to established approaches.
- Organization/Planning: Plans, organizes, schedules, and budgets in an efficient, productive manner. Focuses on key priorities. Effectively juggles multiple projects. Anticipates reasonable contingencies. Pays reasonable attention to detail. Manages personal time well.
- Excellence: Sets high “stretch” standards of performance for self and all coworkers. Demonstrates low tolerance for mediocrity. Requires high quality results. Exhibits conscientiousness and attention to detail.
- Adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changing priorities. Copes effectively with complexity.
- Customer Focus: Regularly monitors customer satisfaction. Meets internal and external customer needs in ways that provide satisfaction and excellent results for the customer. Establishes partner relationships and is regarded as visible and accessible by internal and external customers.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Computer Skills
ArtiosCAD, TOPS or CAPE, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator; Internet software; Manufacturing software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software.
Education and/or Experience
Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent (certification) from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Mathematics
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to
Position: Jr Structural Designer
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Job Type: Full Time, Salary Non-Exempt
Perks of Pratt!
Within 1 Month: Eligible for insurance benefits
At 3 Months: 401k with partial match
At 6 Months: PAID vacation days
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
What does a Jr. Packaging Designer do for Pratt Industries?
Jr Packaging Designer Responsible for reviewing artwork and structural box samples and for designing and creating samples or layouts based on customer artwork and specifications by performing the following duties:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Fabricating creative and functional designs for corrugated shipping containers including structural and graphics.
- Providing accurate and legible documentation (both CAD files and Print Cards) to Sales staff, Customer Service and Production departments to ensure customer's needs and production efficiencies are met.
- Keep a library of all active and non-active tooling in both die cut and printing areas.
- Responsible for creating prototypes and samples manually or by using CAM system in order to send to Customers.
- Responsible for producing small order quantities when required.
- Responsible for purchasing required tooling used during the manufacturing process such as cutting dies, print plates, anvil covers or various supplies for the repair shop.
- Meet with vendors on a daily basis to discuss efficiencies and best tooling pricing.
- Responsible for proofing all new incoming print plates and cutting dies and for coordinating the tooling repairs with shop personnel.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
- Follows corporate Quality, Sanitation, GMP and HACCP standards to achieve a finished product within quality control specifications.
- Additional duties as assigned by management.
Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Intelligence: Demonstrate ability to acquire understanding and absorb new information rapidly.
- Analysis Skills: Identifies significant problems and opportunities.
- Creativity: Generates new (creative) approaches to problems or original modifications (innovations) to established approaches.
- Organization/Planning: Plans, organizes, schedules, and budgets in an efficient, productive manner. Focuses on key priorities. Effectively juggles multiple projects. Anticipates reasonable contingencies. Pays reasonable attention to detail. Manages personal time well.
- Excellence: Sets high “stretch” standards of performance for self and all coworkers. Demonstrates low tolerance for mediocrity. Requires high quality results. Exhibits conscientiousness and attention to detail.
- Adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changing priorities. Copes effectively with complexity.
- Customer Focus: Regularly monitors customer satisfaction. Meets internal and external customer needs in ways that provide satisfaction and excellent results for the customer. Establishes partner relationships and is regarded as visible and accessible by internal and external customers.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Computer Skills
ArtiosCAD, TOPS or CAPE, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator; Internet software; Manufacturing software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software.
Education and/or Experience
Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent (certification) from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Mathematics
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Structural Designer
Align your credentials with U.S. licensing expectations
Australian engineering degrees are generally accepted for E-3 visa purposes, but U.S. employers often ask about EIT or PE progress. Have your academic transcripts ready and be prepared to explain how your qualifications map to a four-year U.S. bachelor's equivalent.
Target firms with active LCA filing histories
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data for structural or civil engineering job titles. Firms that have filed LCAs recently already understand the E-3 process, which shortens your onboarding conversation around sponsorship.
Clarify sponsorship before the final interview round
Raise E-3 sponsorship during the second or third interview, not the offer stage. Frame it as low-cost and fast for the employer, no lottery, no PERM, and DOL LCA certification typically takes seven business days, so it doesn't feel like a risk to hiring managers.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for your paperwork
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork end-to-end. This removes administrative burden from your employer and reduces the risk of errors that delay your consulate appointment.
Confirm your employer qualifies before accepting an offer
Your U.S. employer must have a valid Employer Identification Number and be registered to operate in the state where you'll work. Check USCIS guidance on qualifying employers, some smaller structural consultancies lack the payroll infrastructure to sponsor visas without additional setup.
Prepare a specialty occupation letter for atypical roles
If your Structural Designer title blends design and project management duties, ask your employer to prepare a support letter that ties the role's core functions to a specific engineering discipline. This strengthens the specialty occupation case if USCIS requests more documentation at the consulate.
E-3 Visa Structural Designer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Structural Designer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to search for Structural Designer roles filtered by E-3 sponsorship. It surfaces employers with active E-3 and LCA filing histories, so you're not cold-applying to firms that have never sponsored an Australian engineer. Filtering by role and visa type saves significant time compared to unfiltered job searches.
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 Structural Designer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, in most cases. The E-3 requires that the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field, structural engineering, civil engineering, or architectural engineering typically satisfy this. Roles that blend design with general project coordination can require additional documentation showing that the engineering component is the primary function.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Structural Designer positions?
The E-3 is available only to Australian nationals, but it has no lottery, no annual cap, and no six-year time limit on renewals. For a Structural Designer, this means you can renew indefinitely as long as you hold a qualifying job offer. The H-1B visa requires lottery selection and involves significantly more employer cost and lead time.
Can I change employers while on an E-3 as a Structural Designer?
Yes, but the new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL before you start work. There's no portability provision like H-1B portability, you need the new LCA certified and a new E-3 visa stamp (or a change of status if you're already in the U.S.) before switching roles. Plan for at least a few weeks of lead time.