Legal Counsel - Government Funding Engagements

About Texas Instruments (TI)

Texas Instruments (TI) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips used across industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics, and communications markets. As governments and industries place greater emphasis on the role of semiconductors, TI’s technology has never been more important.

The Role

We are seeking a strategic, execution-focused attorney to drive legal support for government funding opportunities and related legal requirements and contract commitments. Based in either the Washington, D.C. or Dallas, Texas office, this attorney will draft, negotiate, analyze and administer complex funding arrangements and support compliance related to these performance-based agreements, including proposals, grants, incentives, cooperative agreements, and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements. The role requires a strong ability to translate complex regulatory and contractual frameworks into actionable advice and practical business processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret and operationalize regulatory requirements and contractual commitments 
• Support review, preparation and submission of required reports, certifications, and compliance documentation
• Engage with government agencies and authorities to enable negotiation strategy and ongoing relationship management 
• Establish and maintain tracking systems for compliance obligations
• Ensure documentation integrity across multi-year funding commitments
• Proactively identify and close potential risks to maintaining the funding commitment
• Provide concise executive updates on status, risks, and emerging obligations
• Drive early alignment across stakeholders to integrate obligations into business processes
• Clarify accountability for long-term deliverables tied to funding agreements

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

• 5+ years of relevant legal experience.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing contractual obligations tied to public funding or large-scale commercial agreements
• Strong program management skills with ability to coordinate across multiple functions
• Ability to operate independently and influence without formal authority
• Strong written communication skills, particularly for executive and government-facing materials
• Experience navigating ambiguity in new and evolving opportunities
• Direct experience with federal funding and incentive programs or other large-scale grant or cooperative agreement frameworks
• Familiarity with federal funding instruments (grants, cooperative agreements, tax credits, loan guarantees) and associated compliance requirements
• Experience supporting negotiations with federal agencies or state economic development authorities
• Direct experience with federal funding and incentive programs or other large-scale grant or cooperative agreement frameworks
• Familiarity with federal funding instruments (grants, cooperative agreements, tax credits, loan guarantees) and associated compliance requirements
• Experience supporting negotiations with federal agencies or state economic development authorities
• Experience building governance structures for multi-year, high-value agreements