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• No sponsorship required now or in the future (U.S. work‑authorization required).
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Texas Instruments is seeking an IT Network Engineer to plan, architect, design, budget and implement LAN, Wireless and WAN network solutions for its Manufacturing and Enterprise locations, across multiple platforms and protocols to support TI's business needs. The engineer will also participate in day-to-day operations support as needed.

Responsibilities include:

• Gathering customer and system connectivity requirements used as inputs into building resilient network solutions.
• Coordinating with stakeholders/suppliers/vendors, both internal and external, to ensure on-time project delivery.
• Ownership of factory, design, datacenter and sales office network documentation and plans for their area(s) of the infrastructure.
• Collaborating to develop technology roadmaps, considering business needs and in alignment to overall IT strategies.
• Supporting and troubleshooting network faults during break/fix activities and events.
• Periodic review of network capacity, usage and health metrics for respective area(s) of responsibility to plan for upgrades or performance adjustments.
• Collaborating with other IT groups to understand the future requirements for network capacity at TI's locations.

What we will look for:

• Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders critical to success, both internally and externally.
• Engineering and architecture skills necessary to interpret business requirements and needs to deliver new network solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, conflict management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results requiring little day-to-day direction.
• Strong technical background in network operations and business engagements in a highly complex global enterprise.
• Strong prioritization, time management and negotiation skills that enable on-time project delivery.
• Ability to travel and provide after-hours and/or weekend support duties as scheduled or deemed necessary during implementation of network engineering projects.
• Experience in working effectively with globally diverse cross-functional teams.
• Experience with following suppliers - Cisco LAN & WAN, Arista LAN & WAN, Aruba Wireless.
• Ability to understand, diagnose and quickly fix complex network infrastructure issues across TI.
• Deep understanding of routing protocols, OSPF & BGP, and how they are deployed in large corporate environments.

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

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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.

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.