Innovation and Test Manager

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 an Innovation and Test Manager located in Prai, Penang.

What a typical day looks like:

This rotational program is designed to be a launchpad to a global career with a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and operations. This structured, immersive program will offer opportunities to rotate through multiple teams and regions, gaining hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and scaling smart solutions and co-developing innovative programs.

While nature of responsibilities will vary based on the rotational program itself, key role will be to bridge day-to-day engineering with high-level strategic transformation in a global electronics manufacturing environment. Some key responsibilities would be to:

• Support innovation projects focused on identifying, evaluating, and supporting the implementation of cutting-edge solutions in relation to Production automation and functional testing within our manufacturing operations of Power products
• Drive AI innovations and develop system support and tools for collection and analyses manufacturing data.
• Engage with global teams/vendors/industry experts to benchmark and research best practices, adapt new technologies, and scale successful solutions across operations.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, and engineering teams to ensure robust and scalable implementation, improve throughput, quality and reduce manual labor through automation.
• Analyze data to identify trends, failures, and improvement opportunities
• Develop business case of solutions and analyze ROI and cost-benefit analysis
• Collaborate with factory teams to pilot and validate new automation or test solutions, from concept through to deployment. Contribute to the design of scalable and modular test systems for validation
• Assist in developing and deploying automated production systems using robotics, PLCs, and/or IoT etc.
• Develop and socialize plans to integrate solutions into production systems post successful pilot tests
• Assist in creating project proposals/technical reports, and executive summaries. Define and align measures of progress (KPIs) and establish a regular accountability cadence to demonstrate timely progress.

What you will gain:

• Cross-functional and international exposure to power technology, product management and operations
• Practical experience across automation engineering, test development, data-driven decision-making, and lean manufacturing
• Mentorship and training from both technical leaders and strategic stakeholders
• A platform to grow into roles in advanced manufacturing, industrial innovation, or operational strategy.

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

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required:

• A collaborative team player with strong communication skills and passion for manufacturing innovation and strategic thinking.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with global teams
• Project management skills to coordinate and oversee projects from inception to completion and ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Passionate about innovation in manufacturing, automation, and problem-solving.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to design processes to meet current and future needs
• A graduate in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience through academic projects, internships, or co-ops related to automation, robotics, or testing.
• Willing to travel or relocate for rotation assignments.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Performance Bonus

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