STEM OPT Senior Electronics Engineer Jobs
Senior Electronics Engineer roles in circuit design, embedded systems, and RF engineering qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension when your employer is enrolled in E-Verify. Eligible degrees span electrical engineering, computer engineering, and related CIP codes, giving you up to 36 months of total OPT work authorization to build your U.S. career.
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Get Access To All JobsWhat will you do?
- Assist in new product introduction and product line transfers between facilities
- Design electrical and computer test fixtures using relay logic, PLC’s and/or computer controls
- Design and build testing simulators and other devices
- Train, evaluate, and assist direct labor Testers and Test Technicians
- Troubleshoot electrical test fixtures for both repair and production areas
- Develop, document, and maintain work instructions and test procedures
- Resolve Engineering Investigations into root cause failures
- Assist with test equipment selection, capital justification and procurement
- Support local Lean, Six Sigma and 5S projects and assist with Kaizen/TPM/Value Stream
- Responsible for ensuring proper and sufficient test equipment is available
- Responsible for overseeing/maintaining other computer controlled and/or automated equipment as assigned
- Position includes hands-on testing and troubleshooting with shop test personnel and Repair Technicians
- Oversee the calibration of instruments/testers
- Gather product requirements (e.g. functionalities, speed, safety standards)
- Read and create electrical drawings
Who will you report to?
Plant Manager
What qualifications will make you successful?
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or electronic engineering
- Strong experience in troubleshooting techniques for test/repair engineering at component level
- Significant and substantial experience with ICT and functional testing
- Experience with LabVIEW, Visual Basic, C++, Python and PLC programming languages
- Ability to analyze schematic circuit designs to understand underlying design theory
- Skills with electronics design, digital and analog
- Skill in using lab equipment
- Skill in configuring and troubleshooting TCPIP networks
- Knowledge and proficient in all Microsoft applications
Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees, including things such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k) match, company stock option purchase match, and much more.
We seek out and reward people for embracing diverse perspectives; delivering the highest quality innovations; aspiring to build a sustainable future for everyone; getting things done with accountability, speed, integrity, and always with the customer in mind; thinking deeply and differently, challenging the status quo and learning every day; and achieving together, collaborating with trust and openness. We're recognized around the world for welcoming people as they are. We create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are seen as a real value for Schneider Electric. Let us learn about you! Apply today.
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150,000+ employees in 100+ countries
1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders.
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
What will you do?
- Assist in new product introduction and product line transfers between facilities
- Design electrical and computer test fixtures using relay logic, PLC’s and/or computer controls
- Design and build testing simulators and other devices
- Train, evaluate, and assist direct labor Testers and Test Technicians
- Troubleshoot electrical test fixtures for both repair and production areas
- Develop, document, and maintain work instructions and test procedures
- Resolve Engineering Investigations into root cause failures
- Assist with test equipment selection, capital justification and procurement
- Support local Lean, Six Sigma and 5S projects and assist with Kaizen/TPM/Value Stream
- Responsible for ensuring proper and sufficient test equipment is available
- Responsible for overseeing/maintaining other computer controlled and/or automated equipment as assigned
- Position includes hands-on testing and troubleshooting with shop test personnel and Repair Technicians
- Oversee the calibration of instruments/testers
- Gather product requirements (e.g. functionalities, speed, safety standards)
- Read and create electrical drawings
Who will you report to?
Plant Manager
What qualifications will make you successful?
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or electronic engineering
- Strong experience in troubleshooting techniques for test/repair engineering at component level
- Significant and substantial experience with ICT and functional testing
- Experience with LabVIEW, Visual Basic, C++, Python and PLC programming languages
- Ability to analyze schematic circuit designs to understand underlying design theory
- Skills with electronics design, digital and analog
- Skill in using lab equipment
- Skill in configuring and troubleshooting TCPIP networks
- Knowledge and proficient in all Microsoft applications
Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees, including things such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k) match, company stock option purchase match, and much more.
We seek out and reward people for embracing diverse perspectives; delivering the highest quality innovations; aspiring to build a sustainable future for everyone; getting things done with accountability, speed, integrity, and always with the customer in mind; thinking deeply and differently, challenging the status quo and learning every day; and achieving together, collaborating with trust and openness. We're recognized around the world for welcoming people as they are. We create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are seen as a real value for Schneider Electric. Let us learn about you! Apply today.
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150,000+ employees in 100+ countries
1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders.
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Senior Electronics Engineer
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code maps to an approved STEM field before submitting your extension application. Electrical Engineering (14.1001) and Computer Engineering (14.0901) are the most common qualifying codes for this role, but your DSO confirms the match.
Filter job listings by E-Verify status
Use Migrate Mate to search Senior Electronics Engineer openings filtered to E-Verify enrolled employers, so you don't waste time pursuing roles at companies that can't legally sign your I-983 training plan.
Target defense and aerospace contractors early
Many Senior Electronics Engineer roles at defense primes require security clearances that take months to initiate. Apply to these positions in your first year of OPT so clearance timelines don't conflict with your extension window or eventual H-1B transition.
Draft your I-983 training plan before the offer stage
Prepare a draft I-983 that maps your proposed engineering responsibilities to specific learning objectives before you receive an offer. Employers unfamiliar with STEM OPT paperwork move faster when you arrive with a near-complete training plan ready for their signature.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer
Ask your HR contact to provide the company's E-Verify employer ID or confirm active enrollment status directly. USCIS requires your employer to be enrolled before your DSO can authorize the extension, so verify this before you sign, not after.
Benchmark your offer against OFLC Wage Search data
Look up the prevailing wage for your job title and work location using the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating. Senior Electronics Engineers in Level III and IV wage bands represent the typical experience range, and knowing the DOL benchmark strengthens your negotiating position.
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Find Senior Electronics Engineer JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does my electronics engineering degree qualify me for the STEM OPT extension?
Your degree qualifies if it appears on the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List, which is organized by CIP code. Electrical Engineering (14.1001), Computer Engineering (14.0901), and Applied Physics (40.0801) are common qualifying codes for Senior Electronics Engineer roles. Your DSO confirms eligibility by matching your transcript to the approved list before filing your extension.
What E-Verify requirement applies to STEM OPT employers hiring for this role?
Your employer must be actively enrolled in E-Verify before your DSO can approve your STEM OPT extension. Enrollment at the company level is not enough if your specific work location or hiring entity is separate. Ask HR to confirm the E-Verify employer ID for the exact legal entity that will employ you, since large electronics firms often have multiple subsidiaries with separate enrollment status.
What should my I-983 training plan include for a Senior Electronics Engineer position?
Your I-983 must connect specific job duties to concrete learning objectives tied to your STEM degree. For a Senior Electronics Engineer, this typically means mapping tasks like PCB design review, EMC testing, or firmware validation to electrical engineering competencies from your coursework. USCIS requires both you and a supervisor with hiring authority to sign the form, and your employer must evaluate your progress every six months.
How does cap-gap protection apply if I'm on STEM OPT and my H-1B is selected in the lottery?
If your STEM OPT authorization expires between April 1 and October 1 of the H-1B cap year, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization until October 1 so there's no gap in employment. Your employer doesn't need to take any action to trigger this extension. USCIS issues a cap-gap notice, and you can continue working in your Senior Electronics Engineer role without interruption while the H-1B petition is pending.
Where can I find Senior Electronics Engineer jobs at E-Verify enrolled employers?
Migrate Mate lists Senior Electronics Engineer openings filtered to employers enrolled in E-Verify, so every role you see meets the baseline STEM OPT requirement before you apply. You can search by location, industry sector, and experience level to find positions where your 36-month authorization window and electrical engineering background are explicitly welcomed.
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