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Machine Learning Intern roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when they require a bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, or a related field. Many research-driven employers sponsor H-1B transfers mid-internship or convert interns to full-time sponsored positions before cap season.
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Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Build and maintain Data/Solution Pipeline Engineering to ensure a robust and scalable data infrastructure that supports the training and deployment of machine learning models. Analyze existing Micron data sets to identify patterns, trends, and insights that can enhance machine learning model development. Design, implement, and iterate on machine learning models to address specific business challenges and enhance product functionality. Collaborate on data preprocessing and feature engineering to enhance the quality of input data for machine learning models. Design and optimize data structures in data management systems (Cloud platforms - Snowflake, GCP, Azure) to enable AI/ML solutions. Build custom software components and analytics applications. Design & Implement strategies for deploying machine learning models into production environments. Responsible for selecting best model to meet both model performance and minimize compute costs. Establish and maintain monitoring systems to track the performance of deployed models and facilitate continuous improvement. Create/Maintain CI/CD pipelines of machine learning solutions in the cloud environment. Collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams to identify opportunities for integrating Generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Project solutions/platform. Collaborate with the Product team to design a Tactical roadmap for the adoption of Generative AI Technologies, paradigms & frameworks following organizational best practices. Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade applications leveraging Generative AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), multimodal architectures, and advanced prompt engineering. Responsibilities include fine-tuning pre-trained models on domain-specific datasets, implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for knowledge grounding, and building agentic systems that orchestrate autonomous workflows and integrate with domain-specific APIs.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
Position requires:
- Enterprise-grade end-to-end machine learning systems in cloud environments
- Regression and classification algorithms, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI
- Event-driven pipelines using Pub/Sub, Solace, or Kafka
- Docker and Kubernetes
- ETL/ELT pipelines with Kubeflow, Dataflow, or Airflow
- SQL
- API development (RESTful APIs) for machine learning models
- LLMs, multimodal models, prompt engineering, and agentic systems
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning domain specific models
- Semiconductor manufacturing big data
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers
For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron’s People Organization at hrsupport_na@micron.com or 1-800-336-8918 (select option #3)
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.
AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
Fraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Foundation
Strong communities and education are vital to the success of both society and innovative companies. Every Micron site understands the complex needs of their local community. Whether it’s through strategic giving, sponsorships or deploying team member volunteers, we are making a difference.
Sustainability
Micron is committed to sustainable practices and supporting our global community. We are building and maintaining sustainable operations, products, and communities while focusing on opportunities and risks that are most important to our business success and stakeholders.
INTRODUCTION
Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Build and maintain Data/Solution Pipeline Engineering to ensure a robust and scalable data infrastructure that supports the training and deployment of machine learning models. Analyze existing Micron data sets to identify patterns, trends, and insights that can enhance machine learning model development. Design, implement, and iterate on machine learning models to address specific business challenges and enhance product functionality. Collaborate on data preprocessing and feature engineering to enhance the quality of input data for machine learning models. Design and optimize data structures in data management systems (Cloud platforms - Snowflake, GCP, Azure) to enable AI/ML solutions. Build custom software components and analytics applications. Design & Implement strategies for deploying machine learning models into production environments. Responsible for selecting best model to meet both model performance and minimize compute costs. Establish and maintain monitoring systems to track the performance of deployed models and facilitate continuous improvement. Create/Maintain CI/CD pipelines of machine learning solutions in the cloud environment. Collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams to identify opportunities for integrating Generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Project solutions/platform. Collaborate with the Product team to design a Tactical roadmap for the adoption of Generative AI Technologies, paradigms & frameworks following organizational best practices. Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade applications leveraging Generative AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), multimodal architectures, and advanced prompt engineering. Responsibilities include fine-tuning pre-trained models on domain-specific datasets, implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for knowledge grounding, and building agentic systems that orchestrate autonomous workflows and integrate with domain-specific APIs.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
Position requires:
- Enterprise-grade end-to-end machine learning systems in cloud environments
- Regression and classification algorithms, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI
- Event-driven pipelines using Pub/Sub, Solace, or Kafka
- Docker and Kubernetes
- ETL/ELT pipelines with Kubeflow, Dataflow, or Airflow
- SQL
- API development (RESTful APIs) for machine learning models
- LLMs, multimodal models, prompt engineering, and agentic systems
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning domain specific models
- Semiconductor manufacturing big data
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers
For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron’s People Organization at hrsupport_na@micron.com or 1-800-336-8918 (select option #3)
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.
AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
Fraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Foundation
Strong communities and education are vital to the success of both society and innovative companies. Every Micron site understands the complex needs of their local community. Whether it’s through strategic giving, sponsorships or deploying team member volunteers, we are making a difference.
Sustainability
Micron is committed to sustainable practices and supporting our global community. We are building and maintaining sustainable operations, products, and communities while focusing on opportunities and risks that are most important to our business success and stakeholders.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Machine Learning Intern
Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree field and the internship duties. A statistics or data science degree supports ML intern roles more cleanly than a general business degree, which can trigger a Request for Evidence.
Check employer LCA filings before applying
Use Migrate Mate to filter ML intern postings by employers who have active Labor Condition Applications on file. Employers without prior LCA history often lack the internal HR infrastructure to sponsor in time for your start date.
Look up prevailing wage before negotiating
Run the SOC code for your specific ML role through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer call. DOL sets a wage floor by location and experience level, so knowing Level I and Level II thresholds prevents accepting an offer that can't legally support sponsorship.
Target cap-exempt employers for faster sponsorship
Universities, nonprofit research labs, and government-affiliated institutions are cap-exempt under USCIS rules. ML intern roles at these organizations can be sponsored outside the annual lottery window, which matters if you're between OPT expiration and cap selection.
Clarify sponsorship scope during the offer stage
Ask HR specifically whether sponsorship covers only the internship period or extends to a full-time H-1B after conversion. Some employers sponsor the intern status under OPT STEM extension and file the H-1B cap petition concurrently, not separately.
Use O*NET to frame your specialty occupation case
The O*NET occupation profile for Machine Learning Engineer lists the education and skill requirements USCIS reviewers reference when evaluating specialty occupation. Aligning your job duties description to O*NET language reduces RFE risk on the I-129 petition.
H-1B Visa Machine Learning Intern: Frequently Asked Questions
Can an internship qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, if the role genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like computer science or statistics. USCIS evaluates the actual duties, not the title. ML intern roles at research-driven employers typically qualify because the work requires theoretical knowledge in machine learning, not just general computer skills.
How do I find Machine Learning Intern employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate filters ML intern postings by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application history on file with DOL. This tells you which companies have gone through the sponsorship process before, which is a stronger signal than an employer simply saying they're open to sponsorship during a recruiter call.
Does my F-1 OPT status affect how and when an employer can sponsor my H-1B?
If you're on OPT or STEM OPT, your employer can file your H-1B cap-subject petition during the annual registration window for a October 1 start date. If your OPT expires before October 1, cap-gap protection under USCIS rules extends your work authorization automatically once the petition is filed and selected, as long as you maintain continuous employment.
What happens if my ML internship converts to a full-time role before H-1B cap season?
Your employer can keep you on OPT STEM extension while preparing your H-1B petition for the next cap cycle. If your degree field qualifies for STEM OPT, you can work for up to three years post-graduation without H-1B status, giving your employer time to file properly without rushing the process.
Is a master's degree in machine learning or data science required for H-1B sponsorship as an intern?
A bachelor's degree is the minimum USCIS requires for specialty occupation status. A master's degree strengthens the petition because it reinforces the direct connection between your credentials and the role, but it isn't required. What matters is that the position itself requires at least a bachelor's in a specifically related field, not just a preference for one.