Flex is a leading sketch-to-scale™ solutions company that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world. With more than 200,000 professionals across 30 countries and a promise to help make the world Live Smarter™, the company provides innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, real-time supply chain insight and logistics services to companies of all sizes in various industries and end-markets. For more information please visit our careers page at www.flex.com. 

• Industry: Electrical / Electronic Manufacturing
• Type: Public Company
• NASDAQ: FLEX
• Headquarters: 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore, 486123
• Company Size: 10,001+ employees
• Website: www.flex.com

Job Description

The Automation Engineer will be based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and will be responsible for developing and implementing automated and semi-automated manufacturing solutions as well as developing unique multi-disciplinary machinery for high volume consumer products manufacturing & assembly.

We are looking for someone who is…

• Intensely collaborative
• Passionately focused on the customer
• Disciplined executor of responsibilities
• Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement
• Relentless drive to win

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do…

• Take leadership of equipment projects and implementation teams.
• Develop equipment requirements and specifications.
• Conduct equipment design reviews and provide design guidance to suppliers.
• Manage equipment suppliers through all phases of projects.
• Lead project team comprised of manufacturing engineers, quality engineers and machine technicians.
• Provide on-site support at equipment suppliers’ sites during machine build, debug and testing/qualification.
• Supervise installation and testing to verify requirements and specifications are met.
• Draft qualification protocols and manage equipment qualification activities.
• Attend customer meetings at all level of discussions, getting customer inputs and presenting Flextronics manufacturing solutions, etc.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, and functional owners to coordinate project activities and remediate project issues.
• Provide ongoing manufacturing support as a top level SME

Here is some of our required experiences…

• BS Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics.
• Minimum 10 years related experience in a technology based industry, where automated assembly techniques are utilized.
• Industrial Engineering experience working in high-volume assembly processes.
• Knowledge of automated equipment systems and tools - robotic, vision, material handling, Conveyors, PLC, HMI, Pick-Place-Pack, Inspection/Test (Structural and Non-Contact e.g. Laser), Application of lasers e.g. Etching/Marking, Dispense process, plastics welding and joining.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working with manufacturing of medical devices
• Travel required – 20%

Here is some of our preferred experiences…

• Experience in manufacturing environment using injection molding machines and related auxiliary equipment.

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
• Quarterly Bonus Eligibility
• Matching 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Global visibility; ability to work with different regions
• Employee discounts at local retailers

Job Category

Operations

Flex does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services. Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Flex does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law. Flex provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request in order to express interest in a position by e-mailing: accesibility@flex.com. Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within Flex will be reviewed at the e-mail address. Flex will contact you if it is determined that your background is a match to the required skills required for this position. Thank you for considering a career with Flex.

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