Senior Test Development Engineer

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.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add an Senior Test Development Engineer located in Austin TX.

Reporting to the Director of Rack and System Integration the Senior Test Development Engineer will provide on-site engineering oversight during product development and high-volume production across the CEC product portfolio. The position will bring together Operations resources, local CEC resources, and global CEC resources to enhance customer satisfaction, and to reduce the time and cost of engineering support for CEC production

What a typical day looks like:

• 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
• Report to a global Cloud enterprise and communications engineering manager, this position
• 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.
• May require travel up to 50%
• Drive consistency across projects within the site for implementation standards and support requirements

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• BA/BS degree in relevant field
• Confident customer interfacing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• 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, and experience with Go, YAML, or similar is a benefit.
• 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.

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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

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.
Job Posting Start Date 06-16-2026 Job Posting End Date
Job Category
Design, Process & Technology Engineering

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?
No

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