failure analysis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-20, failure analysis appears in 220 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Quality Assurance Engineer roles, with demand up 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-20
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Frequently asked questions about failure analysis
+Is failure analysis in demand in 2026?
Yes. failure analysis appears in 220 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, with demand up 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Quality Assurance Engineer roles (6% of Quality Assurance Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require failure analysis?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, the job titles most likely to require failure analysis are Quality Assurance Engineer (6% of postings list failure analysis), Test Engineer (6% of postings list failure analysis), AI Engineer (4% of postings list failure analysis).
+What skills are commonly paired with failure analysis?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-20), failure analysis most often appears alongside Python, Root cause analysis, Data analysis, SQL, test automation.
+Where is failure analysis most in demand?
As of 2026-08-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring failure analysis are Austin, Mountain View, San Jose, Long Beach, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring failure analysis — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require failure analysis
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 14 | 6.4% |
| Test Engineer | 12 | 5.5% |
| AI Engineer | 9 | 4.1% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 9 | 4.1% |
| Systems Engineer | 9 | 4.1% |
| Technical Program Manager | 9 | 4.1% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| Hardware Reliability Engineer | 6 | 2.7% |
| Operations Manager | 6 | 2.7% |
| Software Engineer | 5 | 2.3% |
Top metros hiring for failure analysis
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 16 | 7.3% |
| Mountain View | 11 | 5.0% |
| San Jose | 10 | 4.5% |
| Long Beach | 8 | 3.6% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 3.6% |
| Taipei | 8 | 3.6% |
| Boston | 7 | 3.2% |
| Santa Clara | 5 | 2.3% |
| Bastrop | 4 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with failure analysis
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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