Automation Technician

Flex; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Automation Technician in Austin, where you will maintain and troubleshoot advanced automation systems. Ideal candidates will have experience with robotics, electrical schematics, and automation tools while thriving in a collaborative environment that values diversity. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced and innovative setting.

Benefits

Full range of medical benefits

PTO

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Matching 401K

Employee discounts at local retailers

Qualifications

• Experience with automation and robotics equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and maintain automation systems.
• Familiarity with electrical schematics and mechanical diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain continuous operation of automation systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair robotic system components.
• Perform preventative maintenance and calibrations.

Skills

Computer skills

Material handling

Automation equipment

Robotics equipment

Testing

Tools

Oscilloscope

Cable & harness testing tools

Power air guns

Alignment tools

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Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives. 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.

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.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Automation Tech located in Austin, TX

What a typical day looks like:

• 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.
• Understanding of PLCs
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
• Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.
• Assists engineers in developing and designing hardware and software required for all automation solutions per specifications.
• Through troubleshooting, identifies machine malfunctions and isolates the failure mechanism.
• Repairs the failure mechanism in the most cost-effective manner.
• Performs preventive maintenance at specified intervals and schedules.
• Performs calibrations and re-qualifications on equipment at specified intervals and schedules.
• Assists process technicians and engineers with the installation and removal of process equipment.
• Analyzes and implements corrective action reports and process tracking mechanisms.
• Disassembles instruments and equipment and inspects components for defects.
• Aligns, repairs, replaces, and balances component parts and circuitry.
• Assists engineers in formulating test, calibration, repair and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain precision accuracy of measuring, recording and indicating instruments and equipment.
• Highest level may perform both software and hardware maintenance.
  
  

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

• Computer skills
• 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
• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers
• Site
  
  

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and 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 [e-mail] 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).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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