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Career Accelerator Program - Digital Design Engineer - Bachelors

Texas Instruments

Knoxville, TN · Posted September 2, 2026

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About the job

Change the world. Love your job.

In your first year with TI, you will participate in the Career Accelerator Program (CAP), which provides professional and technical training and resources to accelerate your ramp into TI and set you up for long-term career success. Within this program, we also offer function-specific technical training and on-the-job learning opportunities that will encourage you to solve problems through a variety of hands-on, meaningful experiences from your very first day on the job.

As a Digital IC Design Engineer, you'll architect new TI products and make our customers' visions a reality. You'll define, design, model and verify digital circuits, which fully meet the performance, power, cost and schedule requirements. You'll define, design, model, implement and document the world first 64-bit DSP processor, MMU and heterogeneous multicore shared memory and cache systems including coherent TI DSP and ARM processors. You'll have the opportunity to work in exciting areas such as CPU simulator development, 64-bit vector processor ISA architecture, development and verification etc.

As a Digital IC Design Engineer, some of your responsibilities may include:

Partner with business teams and system engineering to develop mutually agreeable design specifications

Provide high-level analysis on chip architecture trade-offs to ensure spec compliance and superior performance at a competitive cost

Participate in design reviews and creating the necessary design and product documentation

Supervise IC layouts to ensure a high-performance standard

Characterize prototypes, developing test specifications and coordinating with test/product engineering to drive product releases

Drive behavioral models

As part of your job, you will also get exposure to other roles such as: Design Verification & Analog Design through formal learning, projects and on-the-job development experiences that will help you broaden your knowledge and accelerate your growth and success at TI.

Put your talent to work with us as a Digital Design Engineer!

Texas Instruments will not sponsor job applicants for visas or work authorization for this position.

Minimum requirements:

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering or related field

Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA or higher

Preferred qualifications:

Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders critical to success, both internally and externally

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes

Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions

Ability to take the initiative and drive for results

Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery

Why TI?

The future starts here. As a TIer, you'll play a critical role in defining the next era of semiconductor technology and help create the innovations that shape the world around us.

Surround yourself with a team of innovators who value your unique perspective and will challenge you to bring your best self to work every day. We believe that fostering a culture of collaboration fuels both personal growth and technological breakthroughs. Explore our company culture .

At TI, your success goes beyond your work. Take advantage of comprehensive benefits designed to support your total well-being at work and in life, from competitive compensation to extensive health coverage and wellness programs. Learn more about our benefits offerings .

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.

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