Career Accelerator Program - Automation Equipment Engineer
Texas Instruments · South Portland, ME
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 18 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Texas Instruments (industrial) in South Portland, ME. Evaluate, select, and order equipment that is most appropriate and cost effective for the manufacture of company products.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Automation
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $98k–$140k.
Median of the low and high ends of 339 live postings that list pay, out of 994 controls engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Maine plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 993 other live controls postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $97k–$140k, from 333 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 73%
- PLC 68%
- Robotics 41%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 24%
- Root cause 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Controls team at Texas Instruments
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This plant: Texas Instruments in South Portland
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Full description from Texas InstrumentsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
- ✓Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Physics or related engineering degree
- ✓Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA, or higher
Preferred qualifications
- ✓Knowledge of AMAT PVD and/or AMAT TxZ chambers equipment
- ✓Knowledge of PVD, CVD, high vacuum and/or ultra high vacuum
- ✓Knowledge of other equipment (e.g., AMAT, Veeco, TEL, Novellus, and/or ASM)
- ✓Understanding of tool monitoring and interdiction software, and equipment maintenance and documentation
- ✓Strong verbal and written communication skills
- ✓Demonstrated strong analytical, critical thinking 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
- ✓Ability to work effectively in an interrupt-driven, fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- ✓Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
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 .
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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. The TMG Development program is a 12-month program for new college graduates in the TMG organization.
Do you want to work for an organization that values your opinion? Do you want to work for an organization where you can play a pivotal role in several different areas? As a Texas Instruments Equipment Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a vibrant and dynamic team-oriented environment.
include
- •Evaluate, select, and order equipment that is most appropriate and cost effective for the manufacture of company products
- •Oversee the installation, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment
- •Keep current on equipment manufacturers' technical notices, upgrades and safety issues
- •Study equipment performance and reliability
- •Establish programs and solutions for increasing uptime and for equipment problems that affect the manufacturing process
- •Provide technical support to the manufacturing equipment repair and process engineering organizations
- •Define and write preventative maintenance schedules