Automation Technician

Flex•Austin, TX

About The Position

Flex is seeking an Automation Technician to maintain and support automated and robotic systems and process support equipment. The role includes troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems; repairing failures; performing scheduled preventive maintenance, calibrations, and equipment re-qualifications; and assisting with equipment installation and removal. The technician collaborates with the automation team on system qualification and assists engineers with automation hardware and software solutions, testing and maintenance procedures, and corrective actions. The position is scheduled for the second shift, Monday through Friday, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.

Requirements

Computer skills.
Experience with material handling, automation, and/or robotics equipment.
Electronic assembly skills, including working with schematics, PCB loading, and mechanical assembly.
Cable skills, including crimping, harness assembly, connector and wire soldering, and cable preparation.
Testing skills, including use of an oscilloscope, cable and harness testing, troubleshooting, component testing, and a logic analyzer.
Machine operation experience with automatic component insertion equipment, surface mount insertion equipment, and wave soldering.
Familiarity with mechanical and electrical tools, including power air guns, taps and dies, alignment tools, and measuring tools.
Understanding of PLCs.

Responsibilities

Maintain continuous operation of automation and robotic systems by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying components.
Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems and components and return them to service.
Complete scheduled preventive maintenance on robotic and process support equipment.
Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams, and complex automated-system drawings.
Collaborate with the automation team in qualifying automated systems.
Assist engineers in developing and designing automation hardware and software to specifications.
Identify machine malfunctions and isolate failure mechanisms through troubleshooting.
Repair failure mechanisms using cost-effective methods.
Perform preventive maintenance, calibrations, and equipment re-qualifications at specified intervals and schedules.
Assist process technicians and engineers with installing and removing process equipment.
Analyze and implement corrective action reports and process-tracking mechanisms.
Disassemble instruments and equipment and inspect components for defects.
Align, repair, replace, and balance component parts and circuitry.
Assist engineers in developing test, calibration, repair, and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain the precision and accuracy of instruments and equipment.
At the highest level, perform both software and hardware maintenance.