Project Engineer

Flex; Ireland; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex seeks a in Dundalk, Ireland, to support the design, tendering and delivery of electrical power and control switchgear projects. The role involves early client engagement, turning tenders into deliverable designs and coordinating across electrical and mechanical design teams.

With 3+ years in electrical manufacturing and AutoCAD experience, you will liaise with procurement and production, manage design programs, and act as the technical contact for live projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in an electrical manufacturing industry (LV/MV switchgear, busduct, UPS, etc.)
• Energy management, PLC and automation experience beneficial
• Project Management qualifications and skills
• Experience with AutoCAD software
• Working knowledge of BS/IEC standards relating to switchgear and control gear assemblies
• Excellent personnel management, organisation and communication skills
• Team player with proactive attitude and ability to work independently
• Operate with a high level of attention to detail
• Review and understand schematics, GA plans and project specifications for Electrical power and control switchgear components
• Experience of LV switchgear including circuit breakers and protection relays

Responsibilities

• Engage early with clients to support tender submissions and ensure technical compliance with relevant standards
• Provide technical expertise of our product ranges
• Receive project handover from Sales/Tendering and turn tenders into deliverable electrical and mechanical designs
• Review designs to confirm the proposed solution and coordinate design programmes
• Coordinate, monitor and manage engineering design programmes
• Prepare project-specific design calculations
• Facilitate design/BOM reviews for customer requirements
• Liaise with Procurement to ensure materials are available to meet timelines
• Communicate with clients to raise/close RFIs and tolerances as required
• Act as technical contact for live projects during vendor calls, delivery and commissioning
• Coordinate information flow between Engineering and Production
• Ensure production has access to required technical information

Skills

Electrical power systems

Problem solving

Communication

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Education

3rd Level qualification or Electrical trade qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

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

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Project Engineer located in Dundalk, Ireland.

What a typical day looks like:

• Early Client engagement to support the sales team during tender submissions by ensuring technical compliance with relevant standards and regulations and providing guidance on specification CDE and technical submittals.
• Provide Technical expertise of our Product ranges.
• Receipt of project handover from Sales and Tendering teams on behalf of the Design Engineering team; both Electrical and Mechanical.
• Work with the electrical and mechanical design engineering teams to turn successful tenders into deliverable designs and review those designs to confirm the proposed solution.
• Reviewing project information for completeness to allow Design works to proceed.
• Coordinate, monitor and take responsibility for the Engineering design programmes.
• Prepare project-specific design calculations.
• Facilitate review of Anord Mardix Design and BOM reviews for compliance with Customer requirements before releasing to the business.
• Liaise with the Procurement team to ensure all material and components are available to facilitate project timelines.
• Liaise with internal and external customers on design progress and work with relevant colleagues to alleviate any impactful issues.
• In conjunction with relevant Engineering design and Project Management staff engage with Clients to raise and close out RFI's & TQ's as required.
• Implement required design changes subsequent to receipt of updated Client specifications or designs.
• Act as the technical point of contact for live projects, supporting Project Management during vendor calls, on-site delivery, and commissioning activities as needed.
• Work with Production team to provide clarity on queries raised relating to design and coordinate technical information flow between Engineering Design and Production.
• Liaise with all sections of Production team to ensure information is available or clarified to facilitate smooth implementation of assembly, wiring, testing and quality inspections.
• Working with Technical and Quality teams to ensure project specific documentation is prepared and available to meet customer requirements and timelines.

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

• Relevant 3rd Level qualification or Electrical trade qualification.
• 3+ years' experience in an electrical manufacturing industry such as LV/MV Switchgear, Busduct, UPS, etc.
• Energy Management, PLC and Automation experience would also be beneficial.
• Project Management qualifications and skills as well as experience with AutoCAD software.
• Effective problem-solving skills, self-motivated and willing to demonstrate initiative.
• Working knowledge of BS/IEC standards relating to switchgear and control gear assemblies.
• Excellent personnel management, organisation and communication skills.
• Team player with positive attitude and proactive with a strong ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Operate with a high level of attention to detail.
• Review and understand schematics, GA plans and projects specifications for Electrical power and control Switchgear and its components.
• Experience of LV Switchgear including Circuit Breakers, protection relays, energy monitoring.
• Strong knowledge of electrical power systems and Data Centre