failure analysis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-25, failure analysis appears in 18 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Research Scientist roles.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-25
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Frequently asked questions about failure analysis
+Is failure analysis in demand in 2026?
Yes. failure analysis appears in 18 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25. It is most often required for Research Scientist roles (28% of Research Scientist postings list it).
+What jobs require failure analysis?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, the job titles most likely to require failure analysis are Research Scientist (28% of postings list failure analysis), Applied AI Engineer (22% of postings list failure analysis), Red Team Engineer (11% of postings list failure analysis).
+What skills are commonly paired with failure analysis?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-25), failure analysis most often appears alongside reinforcement learning, tool use, Python, multimodal models, open-source contributions.
+Where is failure analysis most in demand?
As of 2026-08-25, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring failure analysis are San Jose, Ashville, Bristol, Costa Mesa, Folsom, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new failure analysis content and jobs?
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 5 | 27.8% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 4 | 22.2% |
| Red Team Engineer | 2 | 11.1% |
| Electrical Sustainment Engineer | 1 | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 1 | 5.6% |
| Product Test Engineer | 1 | 5.6% |
| Prompt Engineer | 1 | 5.6% |
| Semiconductor Test Engineer | 1 | 5.6% |
| Technical Lead Manager | 1 | 5.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 1 | 5.6% |
Top metros hiring for failure analysis
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 4 | 22.2% |
| Ashville | 1 | 5.6% |
| Bristol | 1 | 5.6% |
| Costa Mesa | 1 | 5.6% |
| Folsom | 1 | 5.6% |
| Mountain View | 1 | 5.6% |
| San Francisco | 1 | 5.6% |
| Santa Ana | 1 | 5.6% |
| Sunnyvale | 1 | 5.6% |
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 2026-08-25. 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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