Staff Engineer - Validation Job Listing at Flex in Farmington Hills, MI (Job ID WD183811)

Description

Job Posting Start Date 05-30-2024 Job Posting End Date 07-29-2024Flex 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. Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Staff Engineer- Validation located in Farmington Hills, MI.

Reporting to the Design Quality Engineering Manager the Staff Engineer- Validation develops, implements, coordinates, and performs Design Quality Assurance program to prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products

What a typical day looks like:

• Support the operation of the test lab and technicians in Farmington Hills Design Centre.
• Support the quoting and sourcing of third party labs used for product validation.
• Ensure that the customer requirements are met and demonstrated though
• Validation planning
• Product assurance planning
• Manage the timing and deliverables from other supporting disciplines to accomplish the EV, DV and PV requirements and timing.
• Create detail validation plans that would be executed by the testing lab (DVP&Rs, ENV test plans).
• Assist Design Engineering in the creation of the EMC test plans and execution of EMC validation.
• Asist in determining validation requirements for design and manufacturing change requests.
• Support failure analysis of pre- production and prototype products.
• Work as part of the cross functional engineering team throughout the product development process.
• Communicate and resolve validation and prototype issues with customers.
• Interfaces with the customer regarding validation planning and results using Flex and OEM systems (i.e. Cement, eSupplierConnect, Covisint).
• Work with Test Systems Engineering to define requirements for test and validation equipment.
• Review and analyse customer requirements and specifications to ensure they are reflected in the functional and reliability validation.
• Participate in the Engineering Gate Review Process.
• Participate in Program Gate Management Reviews.
• Participate with Business Development, Program Management, and other engineering disciplines in generating Engineering Design and Development quotes for new product opportunities and change requests.
• Definition of customer quality goals.
• Strong understanding of automotive electronics such as media hubs, wireless charging, connectivity, lighting, and autonomous systems.
• Suggests and debates alternative methods and procedures in solving problems and meeting changing market opportunities.
• Interface with customers on technical/quality issues and improvement initiatives.
• Work with product design engineers on the prototype build process, create prototype control plans and assist with prototype PFMEAs as required.
• Manage the linkage of customer requirements to the validation requirements to testing results and reporting.
• Participate in DFMEA development process.
• Coordinate testing with internal and external labs interface with validation labs as required to resolve issues.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and initiatives.
• Initiates the corrective action process as required and assists with the problem-solving process and tools. (i.e. 6Sigma, and Tier 1 requirements).
• Confers with engineers about quality assurance of new product designs,
• Supports manufacturing sites regarding existing product quality and helps to resolve issues.
• Reviews technical publications, articles, and abstracts to stay abreast of technical developments in industry

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

• 4+ years of validation experience  
• Automotive industry experience
• Automotive OEMs validation requirements experience
• GMW3172, Ford CETP, Stellantis CS.00054/56
• Electronics experience

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:

• Labview experience
• ISO1075

Here are a few examples of what you'll get for the great work you provide…

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

Job Category Design, Process & Technology Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?

NoFlex 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 accessibility@flex.com 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).

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