US Department of Labor records
H-1B sponsors for Mechanical Engineers in Palo Alto
19 employers filed 119 certified Labor Condition Applications for Mechanical Engineers with a worksite in Palo Alto, CA, October 2025 to June 2026. A filing is the step before an H-1B petition: it shows the employer has sponsored this kind of job here, not that a particular opening will.
- H-1B filings
- 119
- October 2025 to June 2026
- Employers
- 19
- that filed
- Median offered
- $170,000
- a year, full-time
Top 19 employers by filings
Median offered wage shown when an employer has three or more full-time filings here.
- 1
Tesla, Inc.
Mechanical Design Engineer
Median $164,509
79$164,509 - 2
Rivian Automotive, LLC
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer
Median $199,707
9$199,707 - 3
Also, Inc.
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Median $200,000
5$200,000 - 4
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC
Sr. Software Systems Engineer
Median $182,686
5$182,686 - 5
Pivotal Aero, LLC
Senior GNC Engineer
Median $185,870
3$185,870 - 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
ADAS Algorithm Engineer
2 - 7
KFORCE INC.
Advanced Mechanical Engineer
2 - 8
PsiQuantum Corp.
Equipment Maintenance Engineer
2 - 9
Wing Aviation LLC
Mechanical Engineer
2 - 10
1x Technologies Inc.
Senior FEA Simulation Engineer, Thermal
1 - 11
Catharos, Inc.
DAC Systems Engineer
1 - 12
Mythos Pet Foods, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer
1 - 13
Rivian LLC
Staff Diagnostic Engineer
1 - 14
Sciton, Inc.
Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer
1 - 15
Toro Bio Inc.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
1 - 16
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Hardware Verification and Reliability Test Engineer
1 - 17
Veenus Infotechs Corporation
Mechanical Design Engineer
1 - 18
Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.
Triage Manager
1 - 19
Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company
Power Systems Integration Engineer
1
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Open in the sponsor finderFrequently asked questions
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for Mechanical Engineers in Palo Alto?
From October 2025 to June 2026, the employers with the most certified Labor Condition Applications for Mechanical Engineers with a worksite in Palo Alto, CA were Tesla, Inc. (79), Rivian Automotive, LLC (9), Also and Inc. (5). In all, 19 employers filed 119 applications.
What do H-1B employers offer Mechanical Engineers in Palo Alto?
The median of the lowest wage offered on full-time filings was $170,000 a year. The most common band was $150k to $200k, on 54% of full-time filings. These are the wages employers wrote on their applications, not what anyone was paid.
Does a filing mean the employer will sponsor my visa?
No. A certified Labor Condition Application is the step before an H-1B petition, not a visa approval, and it is about the employer, not a particular opening. It shows the employer has sponsored this kind of job here before. Confirm sponsorship for the role you apply to.
Where does this data come from?
From the US Department of Labor's LCA disclosure data, FY2026 Q3, counting applications certified from October 2025 to June 2026 for Mechanical Engineers at worksites in Palo Alto, CA. We check for new data every week.