Principal Engineer

Flex • Littleton, MA

82d • $120,400 - $165,600

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. 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. We are seeking to add a Mechanical Development Engineer to our team. The Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible to lead the mechanical design activity implementing innovative and cost effective product solutions in order to support the organization from prototype development through full-scale production.

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Biomedical engineering
• Typically requires 8 years of experience in engineering with proven technical leadership
• Previous experience in designing medical devices, handset devices or white goods is a plus
• Use of CAD tool suite

Responsibilities

• Define new mechanical product architecture, analyze performances and provide feasibility studies
• Lead and execute the mechanical system, subsystem and part design of products from requirement specification up to transfer to manufacturing including fabrication, testing, verification and validation of engineering prototypes
• Support the creation of product design documentation requirements
• Work with mechanical engineers in design and development of miniaturized system
• Be a technical lead closing the gap between Marketing Team and Mechanical Design teams
• Work within the project team adopting time and cost effective solutions
• Provide high quality technical reports supported by simulations and/or lab tests
• Investigate new technologies and trends, assisting in generating production and technology roadmaps that support customer expectations with close relationship with vendors
• Support actively customer base with design improvements that enhance manufacturability and assembly while minimizing costs
• Promoter and coordinator of design reviews and DFx reviews

Benefits

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees