Test Development Engineer

Flex•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is seeking a Test Development Engineer in Austin, TX, to support its manufacturing operations. This role involves on-site maintenance and development of Manufacturing Test (FAST) systems for customer programs. The engineer will collaborate with Customer Engineering, Flex Global Operations, and other technical teams. Responsibilities include developing test frameworks, implementing customer test scripts, and maintaining existing code. The position reports to the Director of Rack and System Integration and supports global Cloud enterprise and communications engineering teams.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in relevant field
5-7 years’ experience in design, manufacturing, or testing computers, storage, or networking products
Strong hardware architecture and networking knowledge
Administrator-level Linux experience
Programming skills in shell scripts and Python are essential
Confident customer interfacing skills
Excellent written and verbal communication
Experience in working in an NPI environment and transferring products between facilities.
Working knowledge of production assembly and test processes
Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and maintain a clear and customer-focused approach to solving problems
Familiarity with software development and tracking software such as VisualStudio, Jira/Bitbucket/Git, etc.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Go, YAML, or similar is a benefit.

Responsibilities

Provide on-site maintenance and development of Manufacturing Test (FAST) related to Customer(s) programs.
Work with Customer Engineering, Flex Global Operations, and other technical resources.
Develop test framework, implement customer test scripts, or general maintenance and upkeep of existing code.
Support other FAST Engineering resources as necessary.
Drive NPI activities to implement requirements according to project milestones, coordinating with site IT, CFT personnel with global CEC Design and Test Engineering teams.
Support production teams with debug/FA and quality reporting to drive yield improvement and cost reduction.
Facilitate ECOs and other process changes as required to meet product requirements within scheduled milestones.
Attend CFT and Customer meetings as required to define/resolve issues affecting project performance or milestones; recommend improvements to processes based on data review.
Act as an escalation path within the site and globally to bring in required resources, materials, or management approvals in response to production issues.
Support established standards for IT deployments, Security, Software Practices to be used at all development and production sites.
Provide technical input and cost information for new project proposals.
Drive consistency across projects within the site for implementation standards and support requirements.