Automation Engineer
Flex · California
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Flex (industrial) in California. To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Automation Engineer located in Milpitas, California US.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, PLC, Robotics, Automation, Tooling
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About the role
Job Summary
At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.
Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.
Job summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Automation Engineer located in Milpitas, California US.
The “ Automation Engineer ” would oversee continuously driving a culture of excellence in the organization and enabling waste removal activities using lean and six sigma approaches and tools and guiding actions to a sustainable conclusion.
requirements
and specifications are met.
- ✓Draft qualification protocols and support equipment qualification activities. manufacturing solutions with the best combination of manual, semi-automation and/or full automation. Evaluate and plan workforce utilization, space requirements, and workflow.
- ✓Participate in design reviews and provide status reports as per established schedule.
- ✓Prepare and maintain documentation related to the operation of the automation equipment.
The experience we’re looking to add to our team
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Electric Engineering
- ✓5 years of Engineering Experience, including broad-based Automation and Engineering PLC, Robot/Cobalt, Vision Systems ( Preferred)
- ✓5 years of experience in Engineering role hands on experience
- ✓Design and engineer moderate and complex automation equipment, tooling, and applications
- ✓Make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
- ✓Support new product development automation needs, facilitate assembly processes through the implementation of assembly cells and automated equipment at NPI stage and ensure meeting development timeline
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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.
What a typical day looks like
- •CAD, robot and PLC programming, and other automation components.
- •Testing: oscilloscope, cable and harness testing, trouble shooting, component testing, logic analyzer. Inspection: bare board, systems, components, cable and harness, microscope, measuring tools.
- •Mechanical & Electrical Tools: taps and dies, alignment tools, measuring tools.
- •Office skills: Office software to include, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation
- •Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several
- •Take ownership during the entire life cycle of automation projects, from concept to feasibility and from fabrication and test to production.
- •Define, develop, and deploy automation into Flex sites. Design the layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency and safety.
- •Conduct equipment design reviews and provide design guidance to suppliers.
- •Provide on-site support during machine build, debug and testing/qualification.
- •Supervise installation and testing to verify
What you'll receive for the great work you provide
- •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