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H-1B1 Chile visa sponsorship lets Chilean mechanical engineers work in the U.S. without entering a lottery. The annual cap of 1,400 visas across all Chilean professionals rarely fills, and your application goes directly to a U.S. consulate. Roles in manufacturing, aerospace, energy, and civil infrastructure commonly qualify as specialty occupations.
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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Are you interested in developing solutions that have big impact? Are you someone who likes to challenge the status quo and work on developing innovative product solutions? If you are a mechanical product design engineer and looking for an exciting career in cloud infrastructure, come join a team that constantly seeks ways to build things better & faster for our customers.
AWS is looking for a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to become part of a global data center engineering team, responsible for the design and continuous innovation within our rapidly expanding data center footprint.
Our Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the design and development related to liquid or air cooling products and supporting infrastructure. The engineer will have strong interfaces with the Product Design, Civil Structural Design, Field and Operation teams.
As engineers at Amazon, we are responsible for achieving a world class uptime for our customers. We drive continuous advancements and improvements with our designs, and communicate technical direction to Sr. Management. We seek new ways to enhance the reliability, scalability, and cost effectiveness of our engineering designs.
As an engineer at Amazon, you have the ability to drive change and make a substantial impact in the systems our customers rely on.
Key Functional Dimensions:
- Work in a cross-disciplinary setting with ability to influence and drive others.
- Work has deep and far-reaching impact on overall product design/solutions.
- Advises peer engineers and management team.
- Deep-dive and perform root cause analysis.
- Make technical trade-offs between short-term project goals and long-term business needs.
- Develop integrated systems extending the life of data center infrastructure products.
- Simplify, optimize and lower costs of data center mechanical and associated sub components.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and design liquid or air cooling equipment and related infrastructure.
- Collaborate with internal and external ecosystem partners to design and develop new data center product solutions.
- Support field engineering and data center operation teams for performing root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
- Leverage economy of scale through standardization and modularization of data center products.
- Maintain and develop technical design procedures associated with piping and pipe support analysis activities.
- Provide technical subject matter expertise to peers, senior management and partner teams.
- Develop business justification and narratives to promote new concepts and ideas.
- Lead key initiatives for the organization while demonstrating ownership.
- Work with global suppliers and manufacturers to specify appropriate mechanical and associated sub components.
- Provide product design support to other team members.
- Writing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestic and internationally for up to 25% of the year.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
- Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
- 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional Engineering or Architectural License
- Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, GA, Atlanta - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
USA, OH, COLUMBUS - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Are you interested in developing solutions that have big impact? Are you someone who likes to challenge the status quo and work on developing innovative product solutions? If you are a mechanical product design engineer and looking for an exciting career in cloud infrastructure, come join a team that constantly seeks ways to build things better & faster for our customers.
AWS is looking for a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to become part of a global data center engineering team, responsible for the design and continuous innovation within our rapidly expanding data center footprint.
Our Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the design and development related to liquid or air cooling products and supporting infrastructure. The engineer will have strong interfaces with the Product Design, Civil Structural Design, Field and Operation teams.
As engineers at Amazon, we are responsible for achieving a world class uptime for our customers. We drive continuous advancements and improvements with our designs, and communicate technical direction to Sr. Management. We seek new ways to enhance the reliability, scalability, and cost effectiveness of our engineering designs.
As an engineer at Amazon, you have the ability to drive change and make a substantial impact in the systems our customers rely on.
Key Functional Dimensions:
- Work in a cross-disciplinary setting with ability to influence and drive others.
- Work has deep and far-reaching impact on overall product design/solutions.
- Advises peer engineers and management team.
- Deep-dive and perform root cause analysis.
- Make technical trade-offs between short-term project goals and long-term business needs.
- Develop integrated systems extending the life of data center infrastructure products.
- Simplify, optimize and lower costs of data center mechanical and associated sub components.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and design liquid or air cooling equipment and related infrastructure.
- Collaborate with internal and external ecosystem partners to design and develop new data center product solutions.
- Support field engineering and data center operation teams for performing root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
- Leverage economy of scale through standardization and modularization of data center products.
- Maintain and develop technical design procedures associated with piping and pipe support analysis activities.
- Provide technical subject matter expertise to peers, senior management and partner teams.
- Develop business justification and narratives to promote new concepts and ideas.
- Lead key initiatives for the organization while demonstrating ownership.
- Work with global suppliers and manufacturers to specify appropriate mechanical and associated sub components.
- Provide product design support to other team members.
- Writing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestic and internationally for up to 25% of the year.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
- Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
- 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional Engineering or Architectural License
- Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, GA, Atlanta - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
USA, OH, COLUMBUS - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually
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Align your degree to SOC codes
Pull the O*NET profile for Mechanical Engineers (SOC 17-2141) before applying. Confirm your Chilean engineering degree maps directly to that occupation, since consular officers evaluate specialty occupation fit against the stated job duties.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Level I through Level IV prevailing wages for mechanical engineer roles in your target metro. Your offer must meet at least Level I, and knowing the tiers gives you grounded salary expectations before you negotiate.
Search H-1B1 Chile sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter by occupation and location on Migrate Mate to find employers with documented H-1B1 Chile sponsorship history. This saves time targeting companies already familiar with the Chile FTA visa pathway rather than educating hiring managers from scratch.
Target employers already E-Verify enrolled
Prioritize manufacturers, defense contractors, and engineering firms enrolled in E-Verify. These employers handle work-authorization verification routinely and are far less likely to stall an offer when they learn your visa requires a consular filing rather than a USCIS petition.
Get your credentials evaluated before interviewing
Chilean engineering degrees typically require a foreign credential evaluation to confirm U.S. equivalency. Have this done before your first technical interview so you can present it immediately if a hiring manager or HR team asks about your academic background.
Clarify the LCA timeline with your employer early
The H-1B1 visa process starts with your employer filing a Labor Condition Application with DOL, which must be certified before your consular appointment can be scheduled. Raise this with HR during the offer stage so the LCA gets filed without delay after you sign.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do mechanical engineer roles qualify as specialty occupations under the H-1B1 Chile visa?
Yes. Mechanical engineering consistently qualifies as a specialty occupation because the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related field. USCIS defines specialty occupation by degree requirement tied to the specific job duties, and engineering roles with design, analysis, or systems responsibilities meet that standard directly.
How does the H-1B1 Chile visa compare to the H-1B for mechanical engineers?
The H-1B1 Chile visa skips the H-1B lottery entirely, which means your employer can file for you at any point in the year without waiting for an April registration window. The annual cap is 1,400 visas for all Chilean professionals combined, and it has never been exhausted. The trade-off is that H-1B visa1 doesn't allow dual intent, so green card sponsorship requires a separate status change.
How can I find mechanical engineer employers who sponsor H-1B1 Chile visas?
Use Migrate Mate to filter job listings by visa type and occupation. Most employers who sponsor H-1B visas are also open to the H-1B1 Chile pathway since the employer-side LCA filing process is nearly identical. Targeting companies with existing LCA filing history in engineering roles is the fastest way to find sponsorship-ready employers.
What documents does a Chilean mechanical engineer need for the H-1B1 consular application?
You'll need your employer's certified Labor Condition Application from DOL, an offer letter specifying your role and duties, academic credentials showing your engineering degree, and a completed DS-160 nonimmigrant visa application. A foreign credential evaluation confirming your Chilean degree is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's is strongly recommended and frequently requested by consular officers.
Can my employer start the H-1B1 Chile process before I finish interviewing at other companies?
No. The LCA requires a specific job offer with defined duties, a worksite location, and a wage that meets DOL prevailing wage requirements. Your employer can't file a placeholder LCA. Once you accept an offer and both sides are committed, the LCA typically certifies within seven business days, making the overall timeline from signed offer to consular appointment relatively short.