Network Engineer - Encore Program Internship

118-WW TMG MFG OPS; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Texas Instruments’ Encore Program offers a paid 12-week internship for experienced professionals returning to full-time work after a career break. You’ll contribute from day one, solving real networking challenges and collaborating with TI teams.

The role focuses on planning, designing, and implementing LAN, WAN, and wireless networks across TI facilities, with mentorship and potential transition to full-time employment at program end.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Gathering customer and system connectivity requirements for resilient network solutions.
• Coordinating with stakeholders to ensure on-time project delivery.
• Owning factory, design, datacenter and office network documentation.
• Collaborating to develop technology roadmaps aligned with IT strategies.
• Supporting and troubleshooting network faults during break/fix activities.
• Reviewing network capacity and health metrics to plan upgrades.
• Collaborating with IT groups to understand future network requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder relationships

Network engineering

Networking architecture

Communication skills

Problem solving

Initiative

Cross-functional teamwork

Cisco/Arista/Aruba

Routing protocols (OSPF/BGP)

Network monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

Cisco LAN & WAN

Arista LAN & WAN

Aruba Wireless

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

Are you an experienced professional or veteran looking for a purposeful step back into the workforce after an extended career break? Or are you ready to return to full‑time work but need a flexible bridge to re‑launch your career?

TI’s Encore Program helps you put your skills to work, sharpen your capabilities, and relaunch your career.

About the Encore program

• Overview: A paid, 12‑week internship designed for experienced talent who have taken a career break of 2 years or more (over a continuous period)
• Your role: You’ll be a contributor, not a trainee, from day1—solving real problems, inventing solutions, and collaborating with TI teams.
• Support: Personalized mentorship, coaching, and networking opportunities are built into the program.
• Outcome: High‑performing participants will be considered for full‑time employment at the end of the program.

Qualifications, skills and requirements

• A career break of at least 2 years
• Intent to return to a full‑time role at TI after the program.
• No sponsorship required now or in the future (U.S. work‑authorization required).
• Meet the minimum role‑specific requirements for the job

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Texas Instruments is seekingan 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 businessrequirements 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.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of work experience responsible for designing, deploying and operating large‑scale networks
• Experience learning network automation, software, frameworks, and APIs

Preferred qualifications:

• Current CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) certification or equivalent.
• Deep understanding and hands‑on experiencewith Arista campus and datacenter architecture, including Spine and Leaf topologies.
• Proven ability to implement and manage network segmentation and micro‑segmentation strategies.
• Familiarity with Software‑Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and practical application.
• Understanding network automation tools, specifically CVP, CVAAS, and AVD.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), demonstrated through experience with Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Experience in cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, Azure), particularly with cloud connectivity solutions like VPN and Direct Connect.