About the Role
Flex is seeking a professional to maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components. This role involves troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, ensuring preventative maintenance, and collaborating with the automation team.
Responsibilities
- Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components.
- Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability.
- Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
- Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.
- Assist engineers in developing and designing hardware and software required for all automation solutions per specifications.
- Through troubleshooting, identify machine malfunctions and isolate the failure mechanism.
- Repair the failure mechanism in the most cost-effective manner.
- Perform preventive maintenance at specified intervals and schedules.
- Perform calibrations and re-qualifications on equipment at specified intervals and schedules.
- Assist process technicians and engineers with the installation and removal of 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 formulating test, calibration, repair and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain precision accuracy of measuring, recording and indicating instruments and equipment.
- Perform both software and hardware maintenance.
Requirements
- Understanding of PLCs
- Experience with material handling, automation and/or robotics equipment
- Electronic Assembly: schematics, PCB loading, mechanical assembly
- Cables: crimping, harness assembly, connector/wire soldering, cable prepping
- Testing: oscilloscope, cable & harness testing, troubleshooting, component testing, logic analyzer
- Machine Operations: automatic component insertion equipment, surface mount insertion equipment, wave soldering
- Mechanical & Electrical Tools: power air guns, taps & dies, alignment tools, measuring tools
Skills
- Computer skills
- PLCs
- Electrical schematics
- Mechanical diagrams
- Automated system drawings
- Troubleshooting
- Preventive maintenance
- Calibration
- Re-qualifications
- Material handling
- Automation
- Robotics equipment
- Electronic Assembly
- PCB loading
- Mechanical assembly
- Crimping
- Harness assembly
- Connector/wire soldering
- Cable prepping
- Oscilloscope
- Cable & harness testing
- Component testing
- Logic analyzer
- Automatic component insertion equipment
- Surface mount insertion equipment
- Wave soldering
- Power air guns
- Taps & dies
- Alignment tools
- Measuring tools
- Software maintenance
- Hardware maintenance
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
- Mid Level
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
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: 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.
- We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).
