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 Tempe, AZ. In this position, you will create automation routines within our CAD and CAM systems to help automate our design and programming departments. In addition, you will work closely with the operations team to concept/design and implement automation throughout our shop.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Intense collaboration
• Passionate customer focus
• Thoughtful, fast, disciplined execution
• Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement
• Relentless drive to win

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do:

• Concept, develop, and maintain custom software in addition to maintaining existing custom software.
• Integrate automation for manufacturing machines.
• Design and build special purpose machines on occasion to facilitate automation.
• Design and engineer moderately-complex automation equipment, tooling and applications.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Implement cost effective automation.
• Provide status reports as per established schedule.
• Prepare and maintain documentation related to the operation of the automation equipment.

Here is some of what you’ll need (required):

• Visual Studio .Net VB and C#.
• Familiar with SQL Server Management Studio.
• Strong automation experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree.

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:

• Siemens NX 11.
• Epicor 10.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes specific to plastic injection mold making.

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
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 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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