Job Description:

Job Posting Start Date 04-23-2024 Job Posting End Date 06-22-2024

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We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Test Development Engineer located in Austin, Texas.

Reporting to the Test Development Manager, the Test Development Engineer is responsible for architecting, developing, and implementing electro-hydraulics aspect of test development process with a focus on fixturing, product interfacing, automation, and operator safety.

What a typical day looks like:

• Work with the customer and design team to understand product test requirements.


• Ability to interpret product specifications and documentation relating to functionality.


• Understanding of manufacturing processes and tools.


• Lead and Mentor a team of junior engineers on daily testing responsibilities.


• Evaluate different product interfaces.


• Understand hardware architecture of product.


• Understand standard communication protocols.


• Develop environments based on specific test needs.


• Understand interaction between Software / Hardware / Fixturing / Test environment.


• Work closely with Design Engineers to understand product functionality.


• Ensure safety of operator.


• Provide automation testing solutions


• Be familiar with probing techniques.


• Have ability to perform DFT activity as it relates to product handling,


• Be aware of all the latest hardware technologies.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor’s degree in HW/Software Engineering or similar is required.


• Requires 8+ years of relevant experience in engineering of complex hardware products with proven technical leadership.


• Provides significant strategic leadership in the functional area to the site as well as influences other sites. Helps Lead and mentor a team of other engineers.


• Experience interfacing with internal stakeholders, and external customers.


• Experience and knowledge with PCBA Layout Design Software such as ORCAD Cadence, Altium or Similar platform.


• Experience leveraging a wide variety of testing instrumentation including any of the following:  Oscilloscopes, DMMs, Frequency Generators, Power Supplies, RF Measurement equipment, Signal Generators, Vector Analyzers and/ or Automated Testing Equipment.


• Programming and scripting in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, C#, Python


• Experience with NI Test Stand Software, LabVIEW, a plus.


• Experience with Electrical design of digital and analog circuits.


• Knowledge of Different network and industrial protocols such as Bluetooth, Wifi Communication, CANBUS, RS-485, One Wire, Ethercat, TCP, IP Protocols.


• Ability to travel 20% to different Flex sites for installation of test fixtures, equipment and other tasks.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision


• Life Insurance


• Matching 401K


• PTO


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job Category

Design, Process & Technology Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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