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Product Safety Engineer roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available. Manufacturers, medical device firms, and consumer electronics companies regularly sponsor foreign professionals in this field for permanent residency.
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Location: Portage, MI (Onsite)
We’re hiring a Hardware/Product Safety Test Engineer to support the testing and validation of electronic hardware products throughout the full product lifecycle — from prototype through production release. This role will partner closely with hardware design, firmware, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure products meet performance, reliability, and regulatory standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute hardware test plans for PCB assemblies, subsystems, and finished products
- Build and maintain hardware test setups, fixtures, and lab equipment
- Perform functional, electrical, stress, environmental, and performance testing
- Troubleshoot hardware issues at the component, board, and system level
- Support DVT, PVT, manufacturing validation, and production bring-up activities
- Create and maintain detailed test documentation, reports, and failure analysis
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve product reliability, manufacturability, and testability
- Assist with compliance and safety testing, including EMC/EMI, ESD, thermal, and electrical safety standards
- Develop automated test scripts and tools to improve testing efficiency and repeatability
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience testing electronic hardware products
- Strong understanding of analog/digital circuits, embedded hardware, and power systems
- Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, signal generators, and power supplies
- Ability to read schematics, PCB layouts, and technical datasheets
- Hands-on experience with product safety testing and IEC 60601-1 compliance standards
- Familiarity with compliance testing equipment including HIPOT testers and electrical safety analyzers
- Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and technical documentation skills
Preferred Experience
- Test automation experience using Python or scripting tools
- Knowledge of communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB, or Ethernet
- Experience supporting manufacturing test development and production environments
- Familiarity with regulatory standards including FCC, CE, UL, and IEC
Hardware/Product Safety Test Engineer
Location: Portage, MI (Onsite)
We’re hiring a Hardware/Product Safety Test Engineer to support the testing and validation of electronic hardware products throughout the full product lifecycle — from prototype through production release. This role will partner closely with hardware design, firmware, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure products meet performance, reliability, and regulatory standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute hardware test plans for PCB assemblies, subsystems, and finished products
- Build and maintain hardware test setups, fixtures, and lab equipment
- Perform functional, electrical, stress, environmental, and performance testing
- Troubleshoot hardware issues at the component, board, and system level
- Support DVT, PVT, manufacturing validation, and production bring-up activities
- Create and maintain detailed test documentation, reports, and failure analysis
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve product reliability, manufacturability, and testability
- Assist with compliance and safety testing, including EMC/EMI, ESD, thermal, and electrical safety standards
- Develop automated test scripts and tools to improve testing efficiency and repeatability
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience testing electronic hardware products
- Strong understanding of analog/digital circuits, embedded hardware, and power systems
- Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, signal generators, and power supplies
- Ability to read schematics, PCB layouts, and technical datasheets
- Hands-on experience with product safety testing and IEC 60601-1 compliance standards
- Familiarity with compliance testing equipment including HIPOT testers and electrical safety analyzers
- Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and technical documentation skills
Preferred Experience
- Test automation experience using Python or scripting tools
- Knowledge of communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB, or Ethernet
- Experience supporting manufacturing test development and production environments
- Familiarity with regulatory standards including FCC, CE, UL, and IEC
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Product Safety Engineer
Translate your credentials into PERM language
When your degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation that maps it to a U.S. bachelor's or master's in engineering. PERM requires your education to match the minimum requirements listed in the prevailing wage request, so a vague evaluation can stall certification.
Target industries with active PERM filing histories
Medical device manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and industrial equipment companies file PERM applications for Product Safety Engineers far more regularly than consumer software firms. Focus your search on regulated-product industries where safety sign-off is a legal requirement, not a nice-to-have.
Search sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Product Safety Engineer roles by employers with green card sponsorship history. This saves you from applying to companies that have never filed a PERM, which account for the majority of job postings in this field.
Verify the job description supports EB-2 classification
If you hold a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five or more years of specialized safety engineering experience, push your employer to classify the role under EB-2. The job posting must specify an advanced degree as a requirement, not just a preference, or DOL will classify it as EB-3.
Request the prevailing wage determination early in negotiations
Your employer files a prevailing wage request with OFLC before starting PERM recruitment. Ask your HR or immigration contact what wage level they plan to request. Level I and II determinations can underprice senior safety roles, which creates problems during the PERM audit phase.
Confirm your employer is E-Verify enrolled before signing an offer
PERM-sponsoring employers must be able to verify employment eligibility. If the company isn't enrolled in E-Verify, that's a signal their immigration infrastructure may not support a multi-year green card process. Ask directly before committing to a role.
Green Card Product Safety Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Product Safety Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories are available depending on how the role is defined. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field. EB-2 applies when the role requires a master's degree or equivalent, meaning a bachelor's plus at least five years of progressive safety engineering experience. The employer's PERM filing and the DOL prevailing wage determination ultimately lock in the category.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status capped at 85,000 new visas annually and subject to a lottery. Green card sponsorship through PERM is permanent and has no annual numerical cap at the EB-3 level for most countries. The PERM process is longer, typically taking one to three years before USCIS adjudicates the I-140, but the result is lawful permanent residency rather than a visa you must renew every three years.
What does the PERM process look like for a Product Safety Engineer?
Your employer first requests a prevailing wage from OFLC, then conducts a supervised recruitment campaign to confirm no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. If recruitment is unsuccessful, the employer files the ETA-9089 with DOL. After certification, they file an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS on your behalf. The entire sequence commonly spans 18 to 36 months depending on DOL processing times and any audits.
How do I find Product Safety Engineer jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Most job postings don't advertise PERM sponsorship explicitly, so searching by job title alone misses most opportunities. Migrate Mate lets you filter roles specifically by employers who have a documented history of filing green card petitions, which makes it far more efficient than reviewing general job listings and asking about sponsorship after the fact.
Can my functional safety certifications such as TÜV or ISO 26262 training affect my PERM eligibility classification?
They don't change the PERM category directly, but they can support an EB-2 classification argument if your employer frames the role as requiring specialized expertise beyond a standard bachelor's degree. USCIS evaluates whether the position genuinely requires advanced knowledge. Documented certifications in functional safety standards strengthen that argument, particularly for roles in automotive or medical device environments where regulatory compliance is central to the job.