Junior Applications Engineering Specialist

Anord Mardix; Virginia; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Anord Mardix in Henrico, Virginia is seeking a Junior Applications Engineer to support analog and mixed-signal product development and troubleshooting. You will partner with sales, product development, and manufacturing to understand requirements and help deliver robust solutions.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of analog design experience, a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, strong communication skills, and hands-on lab testing ability.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience directly supporting analog circuit design, troubleshooting, validation, and technical problem resolution.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Hands-on experience in a laboratory environment testing, characterizing, debugging, and recreating customer issues involving electronic products and assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers, sales teams and internal stakeholders to understand technical requirements and recommend solutions.
• Provide best-in-class technical support by resolving complex questions related to analog and mixed-signal products and manufacturing capabilities.
• Review customer requirements and identify risks to propose feasible solutions within manufacturing capabilities.
• Collaborate with product development, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to support product integration and issue resolution.
• Define project scope, document requirements, and support project planning to ensure successful execution.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Troubleshooting

Technical communication

Laboratory testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent experience considered

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

VBA/SharePoint/Power Automate

Microsoft Office

Job description

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, is a global leader in critical power solutions. With facilities around the globe, Anord Mardix leads in critical power infrastructure, supporting a myriad of industries, from financial institutions to data centres. At Anord Mardix, we welcome people of all backgrounds. We develop skill sets, encourage curiosity, and enable empowerment – we turn jobs into careers. If this sounds interesting, we’d like to meet you.

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.

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 a Junior Applications Engineer located in Henrico, Virginia.

What a typical day looks like:

• Partner with customers, sales teams and internal stakeholders to understand technical requirements and recommend solutions that align with product, design, fabrication, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Provide best-in-class technical support by resolving complex customer questions related to analog and mixed-signal products, manufacturing capabilities, design, fabrication, and assembly.
• Review customer requirements, identify technical, capacity, and scheduling risks, and recommend solutions that meet both customer expectations and manufacturing capabilities.
• Collaborate with product development, business development, suppliers, manufacturing teams, and customers to support successful product integration and issue resolution.
• Troubleshoot, characterize, and validate complex product and system-level issues through hands-on laboratory testing and root cause analysis.
• Define project scope, document customer requirements, and support project planning activities to ensure successful execution and customer satisfaction.
• Identify and communicate potential design concerns, technical roadblocks, and manufacturing challenges while driving timely resolution.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, reports, and customer communications to support ongoing programs and engineering activities.

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

• 1-3 years of experience directly supporting analog circuit design, troubleshooting, validation, and technical problem resolution.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience will also be considered.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in critical power/power infrastructure to be considered in lieu of degree
• Strong technical competency in analog and mixed-signal design with the ability to solve complex product- and system-level issues.
• Hands-on experience in a laboratory environment testing, characterizing, debugging, and recreating customer issues involving electronic products and assemblies.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions, defend recommendations with data, adapt to changing priorities, and work effectively across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience translating customer requirements into product recommendations, specifications, or product development improvements.
• Experience supporting project planning, scope definition, and engineering documentation.
• Knowledge of 3D CAD modeling tools such as Autodesk Inventor.
• Experience with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), SharePoint workflows, or Microsoft Power Automate.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

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Anord Mardix 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 recruitment process. Please advise us of any accommodations you may need by e-mailing: [e-mail].