Analog ESD Lead/Manager Advanced Technology Development

What if your ESD expertise shaped the protection architecture of every analog chip TI ships — from precision sensors to automotive power ICs

At Texas Instruments, ESD isn't an afterthought — it's a core design discipline that determines whether a chip survives the real world. We're looking for an exceptional Analog ESD Lead/Manager to bring technical authority, team leadership, and continuous innovation to one of the most specialized domains in semiconductor design.

Your protection structures. Your design guidelines. Your team. Global silicon impact.

About the Role

You'll join TI's ESD Team within Advanced Technology Development — a specialized group of experienced engineers providing technical leadership and stateoftheart design infrastructure across all TI business units.

Working across TI's industryleading analog portfolio — precision analog, power management, imaging, audio, highspeed converters, and interface applications — you'll gain exposure to diverse technologies from deepsubmicron analog CMOS to highvoltage BiCMOS, while collaborating crossfunctionally with process engineering, packaging, testing, reliability, and manufacturing teams.

This is not a support role. This is a technical leadership position where your decisions directly influence silicon robustness, customer qualification outcomes, and the reliability of TI's global product portfolio.

Your ESD innovations will protect chips deployed in billions of devices worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and train a local team of Analog ESD Product Specialists to ensure the highest level of product support quality
• Establish and enforce consistent ESD development, design, verification, validation, and troubleshooting methodologies across the team
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for all ESDrelated issues, queries, and escalations from local business units
• Maintain continuous alignment with all stakeholders (design, product, process, reliability) in support of product design goals
• Design, develop, and implement ESD protection structures for analog products spanning CMOS and BiCMOS technologies
• Conduct ESD design reviews and troubleshoot failures in internal and customer qualification programs
• Support design and development of ESD test structures for technology assessments and new node characterization
• Maintain and evolve ESD protection libraries and designguideline documentation for TI engineers and I/O cell developers
• Drive continuous improvement in ESD protection effectiveness, area efficiency, and design methodology
• Collaborate directly with internal and external customers on ESDrelated product and qualification challenges

Required Skills

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (10+ years ESD experience) OR M.S. in Electrical Engineering (15+ years ESD experience)
• Deep expertise in analog ESD design across CMOS and highvoltage BiCMOS technology nodes
• Strong understanding of:
• Analog and digital circuit operation at transistor level
• Highcurrent device physics — diodes, resistors, BJTs, SCRs, FETs
• CMOS and analog silicon process flows
• Highvoltage ESD design (>20V)
• Proven experience managing a team of ESD Product Specialists
• Handson experience working with internal and external customers on ESD qualification issues
• Excellent lab and characterization skills — TLP, HBM, CDM, IEC61000 testing
• Selfdirected, detailoriented, and capable of managing multiple concurrent projects
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ESD protection across diverse analog domains — precision, power management, highspeed converters, audio, imaging
• Familiarity with deepsubmicron CMOS nodes (28nm and below) and advanced ESD challenges
• Background in ESD test structure design and technologylevel characterization
• Knowledge of ESD industry standards — JEDEC, ESDA, AECQ100
• Prior experience building or expanding ESD protection IP libraries
• Track record of patent contributions in ESD protection or device physics
• Experience with failure analysis and crossfunctional reliability investigations

Why You'll Love Working Here

Enterprisewide impact Your ESD libraries and guidelines protect chips across ALL TI business units globally

Technology breadth Work across precision analog, powermanagement, imaging, audio, HSD converters, BiCMOS, and deepsubmicron CMOS

Innovation culture A team that continuously pushes ESD protection methodology forward

Dual growth path Clear trajectory in both technical leadership (fellow/principal) and management tracks

Competitive total rewards

Marketleading salary, performance bonus, ESPP, and premium benefits

Collaborative culture Work alongside PhDs, process engineers, reliability experts, and globally recognized ESD specialists

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If you're a seasoned ESD engineer who wants to lead a specialized team, shape protection architectures across TI's entire analog portfolio, and leave a lasting mark on semiconductor reliability — this is your platform.

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