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Chemical Engineer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under USCIS guidelines, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or a closely related field. Employers file an LCA with DOL before submitting your H-1B visa petition, certifying your offered wage meets the prevailing wage for your location and SOC code.
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At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.
What role you will play in our team
The Manufacturing Chemical Process Engineer role is responsible for developing and deploying process and physical chemistry tools, models, and expertise throughout the technology development pipeline, from early-stage research to commercial design. This can involve the use of thermodynamics, molecular transport, and kinetic modeling, as a basis for conversion and separation processes.
What you will do
This position serves as a technical leader by:
- Mentoring less experienced engineers on design practices, unit health monitoring, and troubleshooting
- Providing support of abnormal and non-routine operations, including unit Turnarounds
- Aiding in the development of long term vision and strategy for product line improvements
- Organizing and design plant testing and product trials
- Influencing others and drive toward solutions without direct authority
- Working in a team environment with other engineering disciplines, operations, and mechanical personnel and interface with corporate technology support
- Interfacing with 3rd party vendors (cost optimizations as well as developing/driving solutions)
- Leading/support incident investigations as technical lead
- Providing support for developing and implementing various capital projects to drive margin or mitigate SHE risk
- Providing assistance in the field during plant startups, shutdowns or upsets
- Demonstrating courage of conviction to drive healthy tension for both business team and corporate technology support to promote fit for purpose outcome
About you
Skills and Qualifications:
- B.S. Chemical Engineering
- 3-10 years of experience in refining and/or chemicals manufacturing roles
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience:
- Process design exposure
- Familiarity with advanced control strategies/optimization software
- Risk assessment and HAZOP experience
- Understanding of safety relief limits (modelling and evaluations)
- Understanding of modelling software (PROII, ASPEN, etc)
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
- Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
- Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
- Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.
More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com
Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
Stay connected with us
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EEO Statement
ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.
Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.
Exxon Mobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and terms like corporation, company, our, we and its are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific affiliates or affiliate groups. Abbreviated references describing global or regional operational organizations and global or regional business lines are also sometimes used for convenience and simplicity. Similarly, ExxonMobil has business relationships with thousands of customers, suppliers, governments, and others. For convenience and simplicity, words like venture, joint venture, partnership, co-venturer, and partner are used to indicate business relationships involving common activities and interests, and those words may not indicate precise legal relationships.
Job ID: 85214
About us
At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.
What role you will play in our team
The Manufacturing Chemical Process Engineer role is responsible for developing and deploying process and physical chemistry tools, models, and expertise throughout the technology development pipeline, from early-stage research to commercial design. This can involve the use of thermodynamics, molecular transport, and kinetic modeling, as a basis for conversion and separation processes.
What you will do
This position serves as a technical leader by:
- Mentoring less experienced engineers on design practices, unit health monitoring, and troubleshooting
- Providing support of abnormal and non-routine operations, including unit Turnarounds
- Aiding in the development of long term vision and strategy for product line improvements
- Organizing and design plant testing and product trials
- Influencing others and drive toward solutions without direct authority
- Working in a team environment with other engineering disciplines, operations, and mechanical personnel and interface with corporate technology support
- Interfacing with 3rd party vendors (cost optimizations as well as developing/driving solutions)
- Leading/support incident investigations as technical lead
- Providing support for developing and implementing various capital projects to drive margin or mitigate SHE risk
- Providing assistance in the field during plant startups, shutdowns or upsets
- Demonstrating courage of conviction to drive healthy tension for both business team and corporate technology support to promote fit for purpose outcome
About you
Skills and Qualifications:
- B.S. Chemical Engineering
- 3-10 years of experience in refining and/or chemicals manufacturing roles
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience:
- Process design exposure
- Familiarity with advanced control strategies/optimization software
- Risk assessment and HAZOP experience
- Understanding of safety relief limits (modelling and evaluations)
- Understanding of modelling software (PROII, ASPEN, etc)
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
- Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
- Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
- Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.
More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com
Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
Stay connected with us
Learn more at our website
Follow us on LinkedIN and Instagram
Like us on Facebook
Subscribe our channel at YouTube
EEO Statement
ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.
Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.
Exxon Mobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and terms like corporation, company, our, we and its are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific affiliates or affiliate groups. Abbreviated references describing global or regional operational organizations and global or regional business lines are also sometimes used for convenience and simplicity. Similarly, ExxonMobil has business relationships with thousands of customers, suppliers, governments, and others. For convenience and simplicity, words like venture, joint venture, partnership, co-venturer, and partner are used to indicate business relationships involving common activities and interests, and those words may not indicate precise legal relationships.
Job ID: 85214
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Chemical Engineer
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree to directly relate to the duties of the role. A chemical engineering degree covers most process, R&D, and refining positions, but hybrid roles blending business and engineering may draw an RFE if the degree match isn't tight.
Check prevailing wage before accepting offers
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your SOC code and worksite location before negotiating. Your employer's LCA must certify the offered wage meets that threshold, and a mismatch can delay or sink the petition.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Focus your search on companies that have filed LCAs for chemical engineering roles in recent fiscal years. Migrate Mate surfaces this DOL filing history by employer and occupation, so you can identify sponsors who've navigated the process before.
Flag multi-site roles early in negotiations
If your role involves work at client sites, plants, or multiple locations, your employer needs a separate LCA for each worksite. Raise this with HR before your offer is finalized so the filing scope is accurate from the start.
Prepare your O*NET profile documentation now
Your employer's attorney will reference the O*NET occupation profile for Chemical Engineers to support the specialty occupation argument. Gather job descriptions, degree transcripts, and any professional licensure that aligns with the duties listed in that profile.
Time your cap registration around project cycles
H-1B registration opens in March for an October 1 start. If you're mid-project at a current employer or finishing OPT, plan your job search timeline so an October transition doesn't strand a critical deliverable and complicate your employer's willingness to sponsor.
H-1B Visa Chemical Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Chemical Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Chemical engineering roles qualify under the H-1B specialty occupation definition because the work normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or a directly related field. USCIS looks at whether the specific job duties require that theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge, not just whether the job title sounds technical.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for Chemical Engineers?
Petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor manufacturing, specialty chemicals, and food processing are the industries with the highest volume of H-1B LCA filings for chemical engineering roles. Federal contractors, national laboratories, and large engineering firms also sponsor regularly. You can browse employers with verified H-1B filing history for this occupation on Migrate Mate.
Can I switch chemical engineering employers on an H-1B without losing my status?
Yes, under H-1B portability rules your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before or on your last day at your current employer. You can start the new role once USCIS receives the petition, without waiting for approval. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA and petition covering the new worksite and job duties.
What happens if my Chemical Engineer role involves work at multiple client sites?
Your employer must file a separate LCA for each worksite where you'll work for more than a short, non-recurring period. If the client site wasn't included in the original LCA, working there without an amended filing puts your status at risk. Employers often use short-term placement exceptions for assignments under 60 workdays in a year at a non-LCA location.
Does professional engineering licensure affect my H-1B petition as a Chemical Engineer?
A PE license isn't required for H-1B approval, but it strengthens the specialty occupation argument if your degree field isn't an exact match to the role. USCIS may also weigh licensure when evaluating roles in regulated industries like refining or pharmaceuticals where state licensure signals a recognized professional standard for the position.