Test Engineering Technician/Technologist, Design/Innovation at Flex in Austin, Texas

Job Description:

Flex is the manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build products that improve the world. Through the collective strength of a global workforce across 30 countries and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex delivers technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions to various industries and end markets. Create the extraordinatry: https://flex.com/careers. 

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  Industry: Electrical / Electronic Manufacturing


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  Type: Public Company


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  NASDAQ: FLEX


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  Headquarters: 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore, 486123


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  Company Size: 10,001+ employees


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  Website: flex.com
  

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Job Description

Flex is a leading Sketch-to-Scale™ solutions provider that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world. Flex's multiple Design & Innovation sites are each part of the engineering development focus that is pushing the boundaries in product design and performance. Chartered with assisting our customers in innovative product designs, the Flex Design & Innovation community are working on cutting edge products across all industries.   Utilizing the latest technology advancements, the Austin Innovation Center, part of the Catalyzing Innovation organization, focuses in broad, open ended problem areas, where requirements are less defined.  This creates a fast-paced, technically challenging environment set for collaboration, innovation, and creativity to generate the products of tomorrow.

Currently, the Catalyzing Innovation organization is seeking a Test Engineering Technician/Technologist located in the brand-new Austin Innovation Center located in Austin, TX. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team, work with fellow innovation engineers around the country, and support cutting edge system design and engineering projects.  You will be responsible for the execution of test processes as a function within the ideation and proof of concept design phase, reliability testing execution, the collection of data, the generation of test reports, and the maintenance of traceability from requirements to verification and validation activities for all of the products created by the Catalyzing Innovation organization. 

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Intense collaboration


• Passionate customer focus


• Thoughtful, fast, disciplined execution


• Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement


• Relentless drive to win

Here is a glimpse of what you'll do:

• Develops, maintains and improves all test and burn-in processes within area of responsibility.


• Periodically reviews all process specifications to determine if it accurately reflect the process requirements and test techniques. Updates the specifications as required.


• Ensures that test and burn-in processes are within all safety specifications.


• Consistently reviews quality yields and develops corrective actions to eliminate any yield detractors, further improves the process reliability.


• Assists with the fabrication and development of new equipment, fixtures and test programs (where applicable).


• Ensures that effective preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and daily measurement schedules are in place for each test and burn-in process.


• Coordinates preventive maintenance activities. Ensures that scheduled preventive maintenance activities are completed according to the specified schedule.


• Assists engineering and the development labs with all new product introduction and development.


• Coordinates and monitors all FIMPA or product off-load activities for assigned test and burn-in processes.


• Ensures that each test and burn-in process has a training/certification package for both manufacturing and maintenance. Facilitates the completion of these training/certification packages with the appropriate engineer(s) and the Resource Development Department.


• Partners with Industrial Engineering on all equipment moves or line re-arrangements as required.


• Drives recovery actions/repair of any test or burn-in process that is down. Coordinates recovery/repair activities with the respective maintenance, technicians, engineers, suppliers or maintenance spare parts analyzers whose area of competence is necessary to get the process back in working order.


• Assists test engineers in development of disaster recovery plans for each test and burn-in process within the area of responsibility.


• Follows Engineering test processes.


• Ability to perform high-level repair, format and "build" software per unit configuration and connect hardware (cables) between multiple units.


• Configures/flashes firmware on Sub-assemblies and connects Ethernet connections between unit(s).


• Troubleshoots/debugs at multiple system levels.  Ability to determine workmanship errors and drive back through quality.


• Performs module verification.


• Be able to troubleshoot wiring of units using schematic diagram and assembly process.


• First line support for workstation and line issues.


• Log and fail defects of units and parts that are defective and address trending failures.

Here is some of what you'll need (required):

• Soldering experience


• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, etc.


• Experience with Electronic Assembly, color code, component, schematics, PCB touch-up, mechanical assembly, and PCB point to point wiring


• Experience in operating test equipment, such as thermal/test chambers


• An ability to troubleshoot and debug at multiple system levels, configure and set up complex disk arrays, format and build software per unit configuration, and perform module verification

Here are a few examples of what you’ll get 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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