TN Visa Robotics Jobs
Robotics roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Engineer and Computer Systems Analyst categories, covering positions from automation engineers to robotics software developers. Canadian citizens can present documentation at the U.S. border; Mexican citizens apply through a U.S. consulate. Employers prepare a support letter to demonstrate the role's eligibility and your qualifications.
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At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.
This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.
This Position reports to:
Robotics Lead Operations - Modernization
We're growing! As a member of the ABB US Robotics Service Team, the Robotics Mechanical Project Engineer – Paint Application position has a high impact on corporate revenues and on effectively servicing Paint customers.
This person is a primary interface between the customer and the ABB Modernization Team Organization and plays a significant role in determining the Company’s image as viewed by the customer.
Candidate Location: onsite at our Auburn Hills, MI location
Travel Requirement: 20%-30%
Main Accountabilities:
- Provide system integration support of ABB robots. (Paint robot upgrades, replacements, and improvements)
- Provide Paint robot specific or systems training.
- Ability to communicate with customers (external and internal) in high pressure situations and maintain strong customer relationships.
- Ability to be proactive to support customer needs and capable of traveling on short notice both domestic/international 20-30%.
- Design systems using 3D design software, including layouts, build details, creating lineups for manufacturing.
- Create scopes of work for manufacturing, installation, support including Request for Quotation (RFQ).
- Support/supervise installations.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, and 5 years’ experience with related applications experience: Robotics, Paint System Building / Integration for Paint applications, etc.
- Mechanical knowledge of Automotive paint applications on differing substrates such as car bodies, metal bumpers, fascia’s, plastic cladding and numerous other parts using automated electrostatic spray equipment.
- Understands the variations within this equipment and the correct/best use of these variations.
- Mechanical design of robotics paint application cells to customer specifications including cycle time studies, film build, fluid flow rates, robot pathing, robot tip speeds, number of robots and number of atomizers. (Per customer specifications)
- Prior experience with AutoCAD and SolidWorks is required.
- Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
- 20%-30% travel, both domestic and international.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You’ll grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn’t just matter, it moves things forward.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.
For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.
Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.
ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more.
Health, Life & Disability
- Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
- Vision benefit
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
- Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
- Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
- Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
- Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- Employee discount program
Retirement
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
Time off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
INTRODUCTION
At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.
This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.
This Position reports to:
Robotics Lead Operations - Modernization
We're growing! As a member of the ABB US Robotics Service Team, the Robotics Mechanical Project Engineer – Paint Application position has a high impact on corporate revenues and on effectively servicing Paint customers.
This person is a primary interface between the customer and the ABB Modernization Team Organization and plays a significant role in determining the Company’s image as viewed by the customer.
Candidate Location: onsite at our Auburn Hills, MI location
Travel Requirement: 20%-30%
Main Accountabilities:
- Provide system integration support of ABB robots. (Paint robot upgrades, replacements, and improvements)
- Provide Paint robot specific or systems training.
- Ability to communicate with customers (external and internal) in high pressure situations and maintain strong customer relationships.
- Ability to be proactive to support customer needs and capable of traveling on short notice both domestic/international 20-30%.
- Design systems using 3D design software, including layouts, build details, creating lineups for manufacturing.
- Create scopes of work for manufacturing, installation, support including Request for Quotation (RFQ).
- Support/supervise installations.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, and 5 years’ experience with related applications experience: Robotics, Paint System Building / Integration for Paint applications, etc.
- Mechanical knowledge of Automotive paint applications on differing substrates such as car bodies, metal bumpers, fascia’s, plastic cladding and numerous other parts using automated electrostatic spray equipment.
- Understands the variations within this equipment and the correct/best use of these variations.
- Mechanical design of robotics paint application cells to customer specifications including cycle time studies, film build, fluid flow rates, robot pathing, robot tip speeds, number of robots and number of atomizers. (Per customer specifications)
- Prior experience with AutoCAD and SolidWorks is required.
- Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
- 20%-30% travel, both domestic and international.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You’ll grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn’t just matter, it moves things forward.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.
For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.
Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.
ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more.
Health, Life & Disability
- Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
- Vision benefit
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
- Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
- Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
- Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
- Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- Employee discount program
Retirement
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
Time off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship in Robotics
Align your credentials to TN-eligible categories
Robotics roles don't have a dedicated TN visa category. You'll need to map your position to Engineer or Computer Systems Analyst based on your degree field and job duties. A mismatch between your credential and the listed category is the most common TN denial trigger.
Target employers with recent visa filing histories
Search for employers with recent visa filings in robotics and automation roles. Employers experienced with visa sponsorship processes tend to move faster and handle work visa applications more smoothly. Since TN sponsorship requires an employer support letter presented at the U.S. border or consulate, working with companies that understand visa requirements can streamline your application process.
Prepare a detailed offer letter before the border
Canadian citizens present TN documentation at the port of entry, so your employer's offer letter must specify your job title, TN category, duties, wage, and employment start date. CBP officers adjudicate on the spot, so gaps in the letter create immediate problems.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsorship-ready roles
Search Migrate Mate to find Robotics positions from employers with recent visa filings who understand work visa sponsorship. Filtering by employer sponsorship experience upfront saves weeks of outreach to companies unfamiliar with USMCA work authorization requirements.
Confirm your employer will complete E-Verify enrollment
Some robotics employers, particularly smaller automation startups, aren't enrolled in E-Verify. Federal contractors and STEM OPT employers are legally required to participate, but TN sponsors generally are not. Confirm enrollment status before accepting an offer to avoid onboarding delays.
Request a three-year status period from the start
TN status can be granted for up to three years per admission. Always have your employer's letter specify a three-year employment period rather than the contract term, which is often shorter. Requesting less time forces an earlier renewal filing and additional employer involvement.
Robotics TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Robotics job qualify for TN visa status?
Yes, but only if the role maps to an approved TN category. Most Robotics positions qualify under Engineer (for hardware-focused roles such as mechanical or electrical robotics engineering) or Computer Systems Analyst (for software, controls, or AI-driven automation work). Your degree must match the category your employer lists in the offer letter. CBP makes the final determination at the port of entry or during consular processing.
How does TN visa sponsorship for Robotics compare to H-1B?
For Robotics professionals, TN has significant structural advantages over H-1B visa. There's no annual lottery, no cap for Canadians, and approval can happen the same day at a port of entry for Canadian citizens. H-1B requires a petition filed months in advance with USCIS, and most applicants aren't selected. TN doesn't offer a path to permanent residence, but for Canadians and Mexicans in robotics roles, it's a faster and more predictable route to U.S. employment.
Can a Mexican citizen use TN status for Robotics work?
Yes. Mexican citizens qualify for TN status under the same USMCA occupational categories as Canadians but must apply through a U.S. consulate rather than at the border. The process involves submitting a visa application, attending an interview, and receiving a TN visa stamp before traveling to the U.S. The qualifying categories, degree requirements, and employer obligations are otherwise the same as for Canadian applicants.
Where can I find Robotics employers that sponsor TN visas?
Migrate Mate is built specifically to surface TN visa sponsorship jobs, including Robotics positions in automation, controls engineering, and robotics software development. Most general job boards don't filter by visa sponsorship type, which means you waste time on roles where the employer has no experience with USMCA work authorization. Migrate Mate focuses that search from the start.
What happens if my Robotics job title doesn't match a TN category exactly?
CBP officers evaluate the substance of the role, not just the title. If your offer letter says 'Robotics Engineer' but your duties are split between mechanical design and Python-based motion planning, the officer may question which TN category applies. Your employer should draft the offer letter to emphasize the duties that align with one specific category, supported by your degree in that field. Ambiguous letters get scrutinized or denied at the port of entry.