Software Development Engineer - Factory Automation

Job Description

Change the world. Love your job.

TI's MFAB factory in South Portland, Maine, is a cutting-edge, fully automated semiconductor fab. The IT Manufacturing Solutions team builds the software that makes the factory run real-time control, data integration, analytics, and AI-driven decision support. We are looking for a passionate Software Development Engineer who can turn complex manufacturing challenges into elegant, reliable code.

What You'll Do

• Design & develop end-to-end software solutions that automate, monitor, and optimize production equipment and workflows in this modern fab environment.
• Collaborate with site engineers, manufacturing teams, and data scientists to understand domain-specific requirements and translate them into robust applications.
• Write clean, testable code in modern languages (C#, .NET Core, Python) and leverage a SQL Server back-end for high-speed data handling.
• Build, containerize, and orchestrate services using Docker and Kubernetes to support scalable, fault-tolerant deployments.
• Automate build, test, and release pipelines with the Atlassian suite (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence) and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Debug and troubleshoot production issues quickly, applying root-cause analysis and delivering timely fixes to keep the fab running at peak efficiency.
• Champion best practices in code quality, security, documentation, and continuous improvement across the team.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field of study
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Development environment - experience developing in languages like C#/.NET, Python and SQL
• Domain knowledge - prior work in semiconductor manufacturing, fab automation, or industrial control systems a plus.
• Leadership & communication - proven ability to build influential relationships across engineering, manufacturing, and operations; strong written and verbal communication.
• Customer-centric mindset - track record of delivering high-quality service and taking ownership of issue resolution.
• Independent or Small Teams - Ability to work both independently managing project milestones or on small teams with a project lead
• AI/ML exposure - familiarity with enterprise AI workflows (e.g., Retrieval-Augmented Generation, model serving, knowledge-graph integration) and tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, or Azure AI.
• Modern development practices - hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and micro-services architecture.
• Sense of urgency/speed - to keep pace with the demands of the semiconductor manufacturing factory environment.

About Us

Why TI?

• Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
• We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI
• Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us.

About Texas Instruments


Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.


Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.


If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.

About the Team

TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.