Test Development Engineer

Flex; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Test Development Engineer to join our Salt Lake City, Utah team. You will develop and maintain automated test solutions for Data Center and AI-focused products, collaborating with product design and global operations teams to ensure consistent test processes across facilities.

The role requires hands-on Linux administration, scripting (BASH, Python), and experience with server/hardware diagnostics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering field.
• 3-5 years related experience with server & storage products.
• Solid customer interfacing skills.
• Proficiency in Linux administration and BIOS/BMC tools.
• Experience in an NPI environment and transferring products between facilities.
• Knowledge of server/network/GPU stress and performance tools.
• Proficiency with software tools: Jira, GIT, Bitbucket.
• Background in computer system manufacturing test or system development.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, debug, and distribute automated manufacturing test scripts and diagnostic tools.
• Interface test solutions with shop floor systems and external resources.
• Collaborate with design teams during NPI phases to provide necessary test support.
• Support project milestones and timelines.
• Assist production setup and volume ramp with documentation and onsite support.
• Work with IT to specify, install, and maintain factory test infrastructure.
• Maintain test infrastructure according to customer requirements and corporate standards.
• Provide sustaining test maintenance for yield improvement and product updates.
• Participate in development and deployment of test automation solutions.
• Maintain Linux system administration skills and hardware/network proficiency.

Skills

Linux system administration

Strong problem-solving skills

Clear written and verbal communication

NPI experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, EE, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Jira

GIT

Bitbucket

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.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Test Development Engineer located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Reporting to the Senior Test Engineering Manager, the Test Development Engineer will have responsibility for developing and maintaining automated test solutions for Data Center and AI-focused products for world-wide deployment. A key aspect of this position is regular communication with the product design teams and the Global Operations teams. This role will also encompass working closely with other globally based engineering teams to ensure that our test processes and procedures are consistent across production sites.

What a typical day looks like:

• Develop, document, debug, and distribute automated manufacturing test scripts and other diagnostic tool sIntegrate FW/SW installation into the test process as per project requirements
• Interfacing test solutions with shop floor systems and external resources
• Collaborate with internal and external design teams during NPI phases to provide necessary test
• Support according to scheduled milestones
• Assist production setup and volume ramp with process documentation, training material, and onsite support
• Work closely with the local and global IT organizations in specifying, installing, and maintaining factory
• Test infrastructure according to customer requirements and corporate standards
• Provide sustaining test maintenance support for yield improvement, product updates, debug training
• Participate in the ongoing development and deployment of test automation solutions
• Linux system administration knowledge
• Hands-on experience with server and network hardware and protocols (e.g., virtual machines, VLANs, network architecture, Ethernet protocols and switch administration, Services (tftp, DHCP, PXE)
• Active coding experience (BASH, Python, JSON, REST, YAML, etc.)

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

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, Software Engineering, EE, or Computer Engineering is preferable
• 3-5 years Related experience in working with server & storage products
• Solid customer interfacing skills
• Proficiency in computer hardware architecture, Linux operating system administration, BIOS/BMC tools
• Experience working in an NPI environment and transferring products between facilities
• Working knowledge of common hardware diagnostic and support tools
• Knowledge of server/network/GPU stress and performance tools
• Proficiency using software engineering tools such Jira, GIT and Bitbucket
• Background in computer system manufacturing test or system development and engineering
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communications

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