Overall the process was typical, several phone screening interviews followed by a in person interview with the hiring manager and several other team members. During the process, multiple times individuals commented that I had the skillset and experience for the role, but that SEL may not be able to afford me. I later found out why that was an issue with SEL. The are a company who exploits the H1B system to employ foreign engineers to subvert the engineering wage scale. Review their data (DOL LCA and DHS I-129) on the following sites government labor department website. Alternatively you can download all of the data for all employers for an entire year there as well. SEL wages are well below market and they employ mostly H-1B technical talent. IEEE USA has been communicating the methods that organizations like SEL game the system.