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Engineering Leader roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field. Employers filing your H-1B must certify a prevailing wage through the DOL before your petition reaches USCIS. Most large technology, manufacturing, and infrastructure employers sponsor these roles annually.
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Get Access To All JobsBH Job ID: 5094
SF Job Req ID: 20469
Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Job Title: Engineering Manager / Site Leader
Location: Frederica, Delaware
About us
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview:
The Engineering Manager and Site Leader for Frederica will lead and oversee the design and development of advanced hardware. From a technical standpoint, they will be responsible for developing the overall concept of a new product or for solving technical problems. This role will also lead cross-functional teams delivering innovative solutions, ensuring technical excellence, and meeting project objectives on time and within budget. To accomplish this, they must determine technical goals and produce detailed plans. Collaborate with other managers, including those in finance, production, and marketing, as well as with contractors and equipment and materials suppliers. They must know how to prepare budgets, hire staff, and supervise employees. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, project management, and leadership in the development of complex hardware systems.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end project execution by establishing clear plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, deliverables, and accountability for results.
- Provide visible leadership across complex engineering and equipment-development initiatives, ensuring teams remain aligned with business priorities.
- Manage, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team while building technical capability, collaboration, ownership, and professional growth.
- Set priorities, allocate resources, remove barriers, and make timely decisions to maintain project momentum and achieve commitments.
- Drive cross-functional coordination among R&D, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, finance, HR, and site leadership.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, customers, clients, suppliers, and external partners.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships through clear, proactive communication of project status, risks, decisions, trade-offs, and required actions.
- Align project scope, technical requirements, customer expectations, commercial considerations, and operational constraints throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify, escalate, and mitigate project risks that could affect schedule, cost, quality, safety, profitability, or client relationships.
- Lead regular project reviews and deliver concise progress reports, executive presentations, technical documentation, and recovery plans when needed.
- Advise BPS leadership and impacted departments on product or design changes that could affect cost, timing, profitability, and customer commitments.
- Ensure customer feedback and evolving requirements are evaluated, communicated, and appropriately incorporated into project plans and design decisions.
- Promote a high-performance, safety-focused culture that maintains compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards, internal policies, and financial controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar Engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience in Pharma or Bio mechanical engineering or relevant engineering/hardware
- 3+ years of leading a team of 5+ direct reports
- 3+ years of experience working with international colleagues collaborating on technical issues and solutions to meet customer needs
Core Competencies:
- Demonstrated aptitude for time management skills; ability to handle multiple tasks; set priorities and meet deadlines within established budget
- Understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts related to materials engineering
- Solutions-oriented thinking for difficult, technical situations
- Self-directed and proficient with time and project management
Preferences:
- Experience in medical or pharmaceutical hardware development & manufacturing
- Awareness in SolidWorks software and simulation tools
- Certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2) or Six Sigma
- Experience in dealing directly with customers
Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements
This position will be based at our site office in Frederica, Delaware, with approximately 20% domestic travel within the U.S, plus 1 to 2 trips travel to Switzerland.
What We Offer
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency.
BH Job ID: 5094
SF Job Req ID: 20469
Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Job Title: Engineering Manager / Site Leader
Location: Frederica, Delaware
About us
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview:
The Engineering Manager and Site Leader for Frederica will lead and oversee the design and development of advanced hardware. From a technical standpoint, they will be responsible for developing the overall concept of a new product or for solving technical problems. This role will also lead cross-functional teams delivering innovative solutions, ensuring technical excellence, and meeting project objectives on time and within budget. To accomplish this, they must determine technical goals and produce detailed plans. Collaborate with other managers, including those in finance, production, and marketing, as well as with contractors and equipment and materials suppliers. They must know how to prepare budgets, hire staff, and supervise employees. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, project management, and leadership in the development of complex hardware systems.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end project execution by establishing clear plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, deliverables, and accountability for results.
- Provide visible leadership across complex engineering and equipment-development initiatives, ensuring teams remain aligned with business priorities.
- Manage, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team while building technical capability, collaboration, ownership, and professional growth.
- Set priorities, allocate resources, remove barriers, and make timely decisions to maintain project momentum and achieve commitments.
- Drive cross-functional coordination among R&D, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, finance, HR, and site leadership.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, customers, clients, suppliers, and external partners.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships through clear, proactive communication of project status, risks, decisions, trade-offs, and required actions.
- Align project scope, technical requirements, customer expectations, commercial considerations, and operational constraints throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify, escalate, and mitigate project risks that could affect schedule, cost, quality, safety, profitability, or client relationships.
- Lead regular project reviews and deliver concise progress reports, executive presentations, technical documentation, and recovery plans when needed.
- Advise BPS leadership and impacted departments on product or design changes that could affect cost, timing, profitability, and customer commitments.
- Ensure customer feedback and evolving requirements are evaluated, communicated, and appropriately incorporated into project plans and design decisions.
- Promote a high-performance, safety-focused culture that maintains compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards, internal policies, and financial controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar Engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience in Pharma or Bio mechanical engineering or relevant engineering/hardware
- 3+ years of leading a team of 5+ direct reports
- 3+ years of experience working with international colleagues collaborating on technical issues and solutions to meet customer needs
Core Competencies:
- Demonstrated aptitude for time management skills; ability to handle multiple tasks; set priorities and meet deadlines within established budget
- Understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts related to materials engineering
- Solutions-oriented thinking for difficult, technical situations
- Self-directed and proficient with time and project management
Preferences:
- Experience in medical or pharmaceutical hardware development & manufacturing
- Awareness in SolidWorks software and simulation tools
- Certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2) or Six Sigma
- Experience in dealing directly with customers
Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements
This position will be based at our site office in Frederica, Delaware, with approximately 20% domestic travel within the U.S, plus 1 to 2 trips travel to Switzerland.
What We Offer
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Engineering Leader
Document your technical leadership scope clearly
Your H-1B petition lives or dies on proving specialty occupation. Gather performance reviews, org charts, and project briefs that show you directed engineering decisions requiring a specific degree field, not just managed headcount.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing history
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B bypasses the lottery entirely. Engineering leadership roles at these organizations can be filed any time of year without waiting for April registration.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter Engineering Leader openings by employers with active LCA filing history using Migrate Mate. This surfaces companies that have already certified prevailing wages for leadership-level engineering roles, not just firms that claim they sponsor.
Negotiate offer timing around the H-1B cap calendar
USCIS opens H-1B registration in March for an October 1 start date. If you're selected in the lottery, your employment can't begin before October 1 unless your employer is cap-exempt. Build that constraint into your offer negotiation.
Verify your SOC code matches a qualifying occupation
Your employer's LCA must list a Standard Occupational Classification code that maps to a genuine specialty occupation. Pull your role's O*NET profile to confirm the listed education requirement is a specific technical degree, not a general business credential.
Request premium processing if your start date is tight
USCIS offers premium processing for an additional fee, guaranteeing a decision within 15 business days. For Engineering Leader roles with a hard onboarding date or a client project start, this is often the only way to eliminate timeline uncertainty.
H-1B Visa Engineering Leader: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Engineering Leader role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field such as computer science, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering. The key is that the degree must be directly related to the job duties. A broadly defined management role that accepts any degree may not qualify, so the job description and offer letter need to specify the required field clearly.
How do I find employers who actually sponsor H-1B visas for Engineering Leader roles?
Use Migrate Mate to browse Engineering Leader openings filtered by employers with verified LCA filing history. An LCA on file means the employer has already certified a prevailing wage for a role at that level with the DOL. This is a more reliable signal than a job posting that mentions sponsorship, since the DOL disclosure data reflects actual filings.
Will my current H-1B employer's petition count against the cap if I switch companies?
Not necessarily. If you're transferring to a new cap-subject employer, your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition, which is cap-exempt as long as you've already been counted against the cap and your status remains valid. You can start working for the new employer as soon as USCIS receives the transfer petition, without waiting for approval.
What prevailing wage level typically applies to Engineering Leader roles under the H-1B?
Engineering Leader roles generally fall at Level III or Level IV in the DOL's prevailing wage system, which corresponds to experienced or fully competent workers with supervisory or leadership responsibilities. Your employer determines the correct level based on job duties and uses the OFLC Wage Search to confirm the wage floor before filing the LCA. The certified wage becomes the minimum your employer must pay.
Can I be laid off and still maintain H-1B status while searching for a new Engineering Leader role?
USCIS provides a 60-day grace period after involuntary termination for H-1B holders to find a new sponsoring employer, file a change of status, or depart the country. During this window, a new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition and you can begin work once USCIS receives it. Acting quickly is essential since the 60 days runs from your last day of employment, not from when your petition is filed.