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Machine Builder jobs on OPT require hands-on work with assembly, mechanical systems, and precision tools, which aligns well with engineering and manufacturing degrees that qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Many employers in this field actively file H-1B visa petitions, giving you a realistic path beyond your initial OPT period.
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State Street Investment Management’s Data, Analytics and AI Services team is seeking an Agentic AI Builder, Officer, to help design, prototype, and implement AI-enabled business workflows across the investment management organization. This is a builder-oriented role for someone who is passionate about learning, experimenting, and rapidly translating business processes into practical agentic AI solutions under strong governance, risk, and control standards. The successful candidate will use modern agentic AI tools, frameworks, IDEs, large language models, prompt engineering techniques, and reusable skills or tools to iterate quickly, validate business value, and scale responsible AI capabilities across investment, product, client, finance, and operations functions. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, AI product managers, data engineers, platform teams, and control partners to deliver high-impact AI workflow automation in a safe, measurable, and controlled manner.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business stakeholders and AI product managers to understand business workflows, pain points, decision processes, and measurable outcomes.
- Rapidly prototype, test, and implement agentic AI workflows that translate business processes into practical, scalable AI-enabled solutions.
- Design and build AI agents, multi-agent workflows, and semi-autonomous systems that operate on top of approved data products, semantic layers, and enterprise AI platforms.
- Implement human-in-the-loop and human-on-the-loop controls, monitoring, alerting, escalation paths, and performance measurement to support safe and governed AI adoption.
- Use modern AI-assisted development tools, agentic frameworks, IDEs, prompt engineering methods, and reusable skills or tool libraries to accelerate delivery and business validation.
- Support model and agent testing, validation, performance metrics, token and cost optimization, documentation, and responsible AI governance practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, mathematics, or a related quantitative or technical discipline.
- Strong engineering foundation with demonstrated ability to build, experiment, learn quickly, and translate ambiguous business problems into working technical solutions.
- Hands-on interest or experience with generative AI, agentic AI, prompt engineering, AI-assisted development, workflow automation, or adjacent software engineering practices.
- Familiarity with modern AI tools and platforms such as large language models, agent frameworks, AI-enabled IDEs, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Google Gemini Enterprise, AWS Bedrock, or similar technologies.
- Programming experience in Python, SQL, or comparable languages, with the ability to develop prototypes, integrate data sources, test workflows, and collaborate with engineering teams.
- Awareness of AI governance, responsible AI, data controls, model risk, security, auditability, and operational resiliency considerations in a regulated enterprise environment.
- Curiosity, ownership mindset, and a strong desire to grow into a future-forward AI engineer who can learn new tools, frameworks, and business domains quickly.
Salary Range:
$70,000 - $118,750 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
About the Role
State Street Investment Management’s Data, Analytics and AI Services team is seeking an Agentic AI Builder, Officer, to help design, prototype, and implement AI-enabled business workflows across the investment management organization. This is a builder-oriented role for someone who is passionate about learning, experimenting, and rapidly translating business processes into practical agentic AI solutions under strong governance, risk, and control standards. The successful candidate will use modern agentic AI tools, frameworks, IDEs, large language models, prompt engineering techniques, and reusable skills or tools to iterate quickly, validate business value, and scale responsible AI capabilities across investment, product, client, finance, and operations functions. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, AI product managers, data engineers, platform teams, and control partners to deliver high-impact AI workflow automation in a safe, measurable, and controlled manner.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business stakeholders and AI product managers to understand business workflows, pain points, decision processes, and measurable outcomes.
- Rapidly prototype, test, and implement agentic AI workflows that translate business processes into practical, scalable AI-enabled solutions.
- Design and build AI agents, multi-agent workflows, and semi-autonomous systems that operate on top of approved data products, semantic layers, and enterprise AI platforms.
- Implement human-in-the-loop and human-on-the-loop controls, monitoring, alerting, escalation paths, and performance measurement to support safe and governed AI adoption.
- Use modern AI-assisted development tools, agentic frameworks, IDEs, prompt engineering methods, and reusable skills or tool libraries to accelerate delivery and business validation.
- Support model and agent testing, validation, performance metrics, token and cost optimization, documentation, and responsible AI governance practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, mathematics, or a related quantitative or technical discipline.
- Strong engineering foundation with demonstrated ability to build, experiment, learn quickly, and translate ambiguous business problems into working technical solutions.
- Hands-on interest or experience with generative AI, agentic AI, prompt engineering, AI-assisted development, workflow automation, or adjacent software engineering practices.
- Familiarity with modern AI tools and platforms such as large language models, agent frameworks, AI-enabled IDEs, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Google Gemini Enterprise, AWS Bedrock, or similar technologies.
- Programming experience in Python, SQL, or comparable languages, with the ability to develop prototypes, integrate data sources, test workflows, and collaborate with engineering teams.
- Awareness of AI governance, responsible AI, data controls, model risk, security, auditability, and operational resiliency considerations in a regulated enterprise environment.
- Curiosity, ownership mindset, and a strong desire to grow into a future-forward AI engineer who can learn new tools, frameworks, and business domains quickly.
Salary Range:
$70,000 - $118,750 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Machine Builder
Verify your degree qualifies for STEM OPT
Machine Builder roles typically fall under manufacturing or mechanical engineering. Confirm your degree is on the DHS STEM designated degree list before applying, so you can offer employers the full 36-month OPT authorization window rather than just 12 months.
Target manufacturers with established HR infrastructure
Large-scale manufacturers and industrial equipment companies are more likely to have immigration counsel on retainer and prior H-1B visa filing experience. Smaller shops may be willing but lack the infrastructure to process OPT documentation without significant guidance from you.
Lead with your authorization period upfront
When contacting hiring managers, state clearly that you have 36 months of work authorization available through STEM OPT. Employers often assume OPT means 12 months, and correcting that assumption early removes a common reason for early rejection.
Emphasize specialized technical skills that are hard to fill
CNC operation, pneumatic system assembly, and PLC programming are skills with persistent shortages in the U.S. Framing your application around these gaps makes sponsorship feel like a practical business decision rather than a favor the employer is doing for you.
Ask about E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer
STEM OPT employers must be E-Verify participants. Confirming this before the offer stage saves you from investing time in interviews with a company that cannot legally employ you under the STEM OPT extension requirements, regardless of their hiring intent.
File your STEM OPT extension well before your initial OPT expires
USCIS recommends filing at least 90 days before your OPT end date. Machine Builder roles often involve onboarding timelines tied to production schedules, so gaps in authorization can disrupt both you and the employer at a critical project stage.
Machine Builder OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a Machine Builder on OPT with a non-engineering degree?
It depends on how your degree relates to the role. USCIS requires that OPT employment be directly related to your major area of study. A degree in industrial technology, manufacturing systems, or mechatronics would clearly qualify. A degree in an unrelated field likely would not, and misrepresenting the connection can jeopardize your status.
Do Machine Builder employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes, though it varies by employer size and hiring volume. Large industrial manufacturers, automation companies, and equipment OEMs with recurring technical hiring needs are the most consistent H-1B sponsors in this field. Smaller machine shops may sponsor in exceptional cases but rarely do so regularly. Migrate Mate is a good place to find Machine Builder roles specifically from employers open to visa sponsorship.
Does Machine Builder work qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension?
It can, provided your underlying degree is on the DHS STEM designated degree list and the role is directly related to that field of study. Mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, and industrial engineering degrees would typically support a STEM OPT extension for this role. Your DSO at your university must authorize the extension before USCIS approves it.
What does the employer training plan requirement mean for STEM OPT in this role?
Under STEM OPT, your employer must complete Form I-983, which documents the training objectives, supervision structure, and how the work develops your STEM skills. For Machine Builder roles, this typically means outlining how you're developing competencies in areas like precision assembly, systems integration, or quality control. Your employer must also evaluate your progress every six months.
Can I work at multiple job sites or on contract assignments as a Machine Builder on OPT?
OPT requires that employment be with a qualifying employer, not through informal arrangements. Contract or third-party placement can be permitted, but only if the training plan and supervisory relationship requirements are met, which is complex under STEM OPT. Working across multiple sites is common in this industry, but each arrangement needs to stay within the structure your DSO and USCIS have authorized.