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Senior Software Development Engineer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA treaty's Engineers category, provided your job offer specifies engineering duties and your degree aligns with the role. Canadian citizens can apply at the port of entry with no cap or lottery. Mexican citizens follow a consular process with a limited annual allocation.
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Stay Hands-On. Guide the Team. Build Smarter Machine Controls | $110k-$130k + bonus
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Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 per year
A bit about us:
We are a privately-owned global hydraulics manufacturing company developing advanced fluid power, electronic controls, motion control, filtration, and complete vehicle system solutions. Our Advanced Systems team works directly with leading mobile and off-highway OEMs to solve complex machine challenges by integrating hydraulics, electronics, controllers, displays, sensors, communications, and controls software into complete customer-specific solutions.
Why join us?
- Base salary up to $130,000 depending on experience
- Bonus opportunity in addition to base compensation
- Senior-level role where you’ll stay hands-on with programming while helping guide technical processes and other engineers
- Work on complete mobile machine systems – not traditional software products
- Direct exposure to leading off-highway and mobile equipment OEMs
- Opportunity to work across software, controls, electronics, hydraulics, and complete vehicle architecture
- Approximately 10% travel
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, PTO, paid holidays, disability, life insurance, and additional benefits
Job Details
We’re looking for a Senior Software & Controls Engineer to join an Advanced Systems team developing sophisticated control solutions for mobile and off-highway equipment. This is a hands-on player-coach role for someone who can write controls software while also helping guide the technical execution of the team. You’ll serve as a technical go-to for software and controls projects, help improve development processes and standards, mentor other team members, and remain directly involved in programming, integration, testing, and troubleshooting. This is not a traditional software development role. You’ll work directly with physical machines and across controllers, HMIs, sensors, CAN networks, hydraulics, and other vehicle systems to develop complete customer-specific solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Develop application software for electronic control of mobile and off-highway machines
- Serve as a hands-on technical leader for software and controls projects while continuing to write and troubleshoot code
- Help guide team members, review technical approaches, and support the execution of complex controls projects
- Drive improvements to software development processes, coding practices, testing, requirements, and documentation
- Program using CODESYS, Structured Text, C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar controls environments
- Integrate controllers, HMIs, displays, sensors, CAN networks, hydraulics, and other machine systems
- Test, troubleshoot, and validate software in the lab and directly on vehicles
- Develop reusable function blocks and standardized controls solutions
- Work directly with OEM customers to understand machine requirements and develop customer-specific solutions
- Collaborate with hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, controls, and systems engineers on complete machine solutions
- Mentor and support engineers and technicians as the team's software and controls capabilities continue to grow
- Support customer commissioning and troubleshooting as needed
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of controls, machine controls, embedded controls, or related engineering experience preferred
- Strong hands-on programming experience with CODESYS, Structured Text, C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar controls environments
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentor team members, lead projects, or improve engineering processes
- Experience programming controllers used to control physical equipment or machinery
- Strong systems mindset with the ability to understand how software, electronics, controls, hydraulics, and the complete machine interact
- CANBus, J1939, Ethernet, HMI, sensors, or related machine communication experience preferred
- Mobile equipment, off-highway, hydraulics, electrohydraulics, or mechatronics experience strongly preferred
- Ability to translate customer requirements into practical controls and system solutions
- Strong customer-facing communication, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Associate degree in a technical discipline required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Ability to travel approximately 10%
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Align your degree to the engineering category
TN visa classification for this role depends on your degree being in computer science, electrical engineering, or a directly related engineering field. A general IT or business degree, even with years of software experience, can get your application flagged at the border.
Confirm your employer's support letter specificity
The support letter must describe your role in engineering terms, not just 'software developer.' Ask your hiring contact to reference systems design, technical architecture, or engineering deliverables. Vague letters are a leading cause of secondary inspection delays.
Target companies with recent visa sponsorship experience
Filter your job search toward employers experienced with visa sponsorship. Companies with established immigration workflows move faster and rarely ask you to wait for legal review on basic TN questions. Migrate Mate surfaces these employers by identifying those with recent visa filings, indicating familiarity with work visa processes.
Prepare for port-of-entry inspection as a Canadian
Canadian citizens apply for TN status directly at a U.S. land border or airport with your support letter, degree transcripts, and passport. Bring hard copies of everything. CBP officers can and do ask detailed questions about your engineering duties on the spot.
Start the consular appointment process early as a Mexican citizen
Mexican nationals must schedule a visa interview at a U.S. consulate, and appointment availability varies by location. The annual TN allocation for Mexico is capped, so applying early in the fiscal year reduces the risk of delays tied to allocation timing.
Negotiate who handles the TN filing costs
Unlike H-1B visa, TN applications carry no USCIS filing fee for Canadian citizens applying at the border, and consular fees for Mexican nationals are modest. Use this to negotiate employer coverage of any legal fees, since the employer's cost exposure here is low.
Senior Software Development Engineer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Software Development Engineer role qualify for TN visa status?
Yes, provided the role is classified under the Engineers category in the USMCA TN occupation list and your job offer describes engineering duties rather than general software support. Your degree must be in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline. Roles framed purely as 'IT support' or 'developer' without engineering language can face scrutiny at the border or consulate.
How does TN visa sponsorship for this role compare to H-1B?
TN has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian citizens, and no USCIS petition for Canadians applying at the port of entry. H-1B requires a lottery registration, a cap-subject petition, and months of processing time. For Senior Software Development Engineer roles, TN is faster and more predictable for eligible Canadians and Mexicans, as long as the job and degree meet the USMCA Engineers classification criteria.
What documents does my employer need to provide for my TN application?
Your employer must provide a signed support letter on company letterhead that specifies your job title, engineering duties, the professional category being claimed under USMCA, your intended start date, and confirmation that you will be employed in the United States. The letter should reference your degree field and explain how your qualifications connect to the engineering work. CBP officers treat a vague or generic letter as a red flag.
Where can I find Senior Software Development Engineer jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically to connect Canadian and Mexican professionals with employers who sponsor TN visas. Rather than filtering through general job boards that don't surface immigration support details, Migrate Mate lets you search by visa type and role so you can focus on employers already set up to handle TN filings for engineering positions.
Can I switch employers while on TN status as a Senior Software Development Engineer?
Yes, but you cannot simply notify USCIS after the fact. Each new employer requires a new TN authorization. Canadian citizens can apply at a port of entry with a new support letter from the incoming employer. Mexican nationals must obtain a new TN visa at a U.S. consulate before starting with the new company. Working for a new employer before the new TN is approved is a status violation.