Advice on breaking into US robotics/embedded industry as a US citizen with no US history

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I’m a 4th-year Computer Engineering student in Palestine (Birzeit University, graduating 2027). I focus on embedded systems and robotics. I have US citizenship, but I never lived or worked in the US. There’s no embedded or robotics industry here at all, so I can’t really build experience or a network locally. I’m trying to move to the US, but I’m not sure where to start.

My background: ROS2 control software for a multi-agent robotics platform, FreeRTOS firmware on custom boards, and a competition robot (WRO Future Engineers) that I built from the PCB up to the low level firmware. I’m fine with relocating, that’s not a problem for me.

I’m not sure what the right next step is. Should I look for a job directly, try to get into a US grad program first, or something else? If you work in robotics or made a similar move yourself, what would you do in my place?

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Hi, since you have US citizenship, you can legally work in the US. Make your LinkedIn profile strong, then start applying in the relevant fields on LinkedIn and other platforms too. If you are capable and you can clear the interview process, then companies will provide you with relocation too, based on your expertise.