failure analysis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-17, failure analysis appears in 335 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Test Engineer roles, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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Frequently asked questions about failure analysis
+Is failure analysis in demand in 2026?
Yes. failure analysis appears in 335 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Test Engineer roles (10% of Test Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require failure analysis?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require failure analysis are Test Engineer (10% of postings list failure analysis), Quality Assurance Engineer (6% of postings list failure analysis), Systems Engineer (5% of postings list failure analysis).
+What skills are commonly paired with failure analysis?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), failure analysis most often appears alongside Python, Root cause analysis, test automation, SQL, Data analysis.
+Where is failure analysis most in demand?
As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring failure analysis are Austin, San Francisco, San Jose, Mountain View, Long Beach, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring failure analysis — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require failure analysis
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Test Engineer | 35 | 10.4% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 21 | 6.3% |
| Systems Engineer | 16 | 4.8% |
| Technical Program Manager | 10 | 3.0% |
| AI Engineer | 9 | 2.7% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 9 | 2.7% |
| Software Engineer | 9 | 2.7% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 7 | 2.1% |
| Red Team Engineer | 7 | 2.1% |
| Systems Integration and Test Engineer | 6 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for failure analysis
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 19 | 5.7% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 3.6% |
| San Jose | 12 | 3.6% |
| Mountain View | 10 | 3.0% |
| Long Beach | 9 | 2.7% |
| Santa Clara | 9 | 2.7% |
| Sunnyvale | 9 | 2.7% |
| Taipei | 7 | 2.1% |
| Bastrop | 6 | 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 2026-09-17. 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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