Digital Failure Analysis Engineer (Dallas/Richardson)
About the role
Texas Instruments is seeking a Digital Failure Analysis Engineer to isolate failure mechanisms and establish root causes on failing silicon. The role integrates test and characterization data, DFT-enabled observability, volume scan diagnosis, and targeted physical analysis across 300mm analog and embedded wafer manufacturing facilities.
What you'll do
- Convert failing silicon into root cause by integrating characterization data, DFT-enabled observability, volume scan diagnosis, and targeted physical analysis such as emission microscopy.
- Leverage ATPG-generated test vectors and scan diagnostics to systematically isolate failure mechanisms across yield, quality, and product development.
- Perform analysis on VLSI designs to evaluate digital circuitry behavior, timing interactions, and failure modes by correlating electrical characterization with design netlists and layout.
- Partner with Design teams on verification, Test engineers on diagnostic accuracy, and Physical FA specialists to correlate electrical failures with physical defects.
- Interface with EDA tool experts and design automation teams to optimize DFT coverage and diagnostics, collaborating with fab process engineers to improve yield.
- Manage product ownership responsibilities (10-20%) by analyzing production yield issues, identifying root causes, and executing product characterization, qualification, and release.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related degree.
- 5+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry in Product, Test, or Device analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience in DFT and ATPG for SoC or ASIC designs.
- Experience utilizing industry-standard DFT/ATPG EDA tools.
- Familiarity with VLSI.
- A solid grasp of digital design fundamentals.
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 41-day median for Failure Analysis Engineering roles.
Failure Analysis Engineering · Failure Analysis
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Open roles in category
231
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Median days open
41 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Texas Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (231 roles · 43 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 231 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 270 | 10181 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 18 d | 41 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 45 open roles · median 29 d
- Lam Research · 18 open roles · median 31 d
- Infineon Technologies · 15 open roles · median 42 d
- SanDisk · 14 open roles · median 11 d
- GlobalFoundries · 13 open roles · median 49 d
- STMicroelectronics · 12 open roles · median 38 d
How we counted: 231 open Failure Analysis Engineering (Failure Analysis) roles from 43 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.