Test Engineering Assistant

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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 Engineering Technician located in Columbia, SC.

Reporting to the Test Engineering Manager the Engineering Technician supports engineering services activities such as hardware and software design and development (non-production) within the manufacturing operations at Flex.  

What a typical day looks like:

• Performs complex engineering tests, checkouts, and development engineering tasks. 

• Analyzes engineering test results, and implements changes to resolve problems. 

• Collects data, analyzes results and implements procedures. 

• Reviews project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problem and possible solutions such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts or rearrangement of parts or subassemblies. 

• Devises, fabricates and assembles new or modified mechanical components or assemblies for products such as industrial equipment and machinery, power equipment, server systems, machine tools and measuring instruments. 

• Sets up and conducts tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate design, or to obtain data for development, standardization, quality control and problem resolution 

• Analyzes indicated and calculated test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modifies or adjusts equipment to meet specifications. 

• Records test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test method. 

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

• Typically requires 4 years of related experience.
• Has awareness of new technologies/ techniques.  Demonstrates detailed functional knowledge and may lead process. 
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and customers.
• Highly skilled with ability to move between projects. Demonstrates broad knowledge of functional techniques and has input to process improvement. Applies new technologies and technological changes.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.   

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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 08-12-2026 Job Posting End Date

Job Category

Production Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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