Originally posted 10 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Smart Manufacturing and Automation (SMA) at Texas Instruments is seeking a Workflow Automation Engineer to design automated solutions and build systems across the semiconductor product lifecycle, from fab operations to customer delivery.
What you'll do
- Engage directly with operational and engineering stakeholders to map, analyze, and automate complex workflows across manufacturing and quality operations. - Design and implement end-to-end automated workflow solutions that reduce manual effort and increase operational consistency. - Build scalable, maintainable software utilizing clean architecture, disciplined testing, and CI/CD practices. - Design and implement agentic automation solutions leveraging emerging frameworks such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent-to-agent (A2A) protocols. - Define and drive technical strategy for workflow automation by establishing engineering standards and identifying platform-level opportunities. - Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, ECE, Electrical Engineering, or related field. - 5 years of software engineering experience. - Proficiency in Python and SQL for automation, data processing, and complex database interactions. - Experience with Git and modern software development practices including code reviews, testing, and CI/CD. - Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.
Nice to have
- Master's degree. - Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or familiarity with fab operations, quality systems, or product lifecycle processes. - Familiarity with quality engineering concepts such as defect analysis, yield management, reliability, or corrective action workflows. - Experience with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), lab data systems, or semiconductor equipment data interfaces. - Hands-on experience with agentic frameworks, MCP, A2A, or LLM integration in production systems. - Strong foundation in data structures and algorithms.
Skills: workflow automation, process optimization, AI, machine learning, software engineering
This role has been open 215 days — well above the 71-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
694
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Median days open
71 d
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Median salary
$192k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Texas Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (694 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 694 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 18 | 1491 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 171 d | 71 d (+100 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $192k |
Skills observed across this category: workflow automation, process optimization, AI, machine learning, software engineering
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 155 open roles · median 153 d
- Synopsys · 62 open roles · median 44 d
- Micron Technology · 44 open roles · median 53 d
- GlobalFoundries · 39 open roles · median 27 d
- Qualcomm · 39 open roles · median 77 d
- Keysight Technologies · 34 open roles · median 80 d
How we counted: 694 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 Oct 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 Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.