Test Development Engineer

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Job Summary

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 Austin TX.

Reporting to the Director of Rack and System Integration, the Test Development Engineer will provide on-site maintenance and development of Manufacturing Test (FAST) related to Customer(s) programs.  This may include working with Customer Engineering, Flex Global Operations, and other technical resources as related to the execution of Program. This may include development of test framework, implementation of customer test scripts, or general maintenance and upkeep of existing code. Test Development Engineer may work to support other FAST Engineering resources as necessary

What a typical day looks like:

• Drive NPI activities to implement requirements according to project milestones, coordinating with site IT, CFT personnel with global CEC Design and Test Engineering teams. 
• Support production teams with debug/FA and quality reporting to drive yield improvement and cost reduction
• Report to a global Cloud enterprise and communications engineering manager, this position
• Facilitate ECOs and other process changes as required to meet product requirements within scheduled milestones.
• Attend CFT and Customer meetings as required to define/resolve issues affecting project performance or milestones; recommend improvements to processes based on data review.
• Act as an escalation path within the site and globally to bring in required resources, materials, or management approvals in response to production issues.
• Support established standards for IT deployments, Security, Software Practices to be used at all development and production sites
• Provide technical input and cost information for new project proposals
• Drive consistency across projects within the site for implementation standards and support requirements

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

• BA/BS degree in relevant field
• 5-7 years’ experience in design, manufacturing, or testing computers, storage, or networking products
• Strong hardware architecture and networking knowledge
• Administrator-level Linux experience
• Programming skills in shell scripts and Python are essential, and experience with Go, YAML, or similar is a benefit.
• Confident customer interfacing skills
• Travel 50% based on business needs
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Experience in working in an NPI environment and transferring products between facilities.
• Working knowledge of production assembly and test processes
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and maintain a clear and customer-focused approach to solving problems
• Familiarity with software development and tracking software such as VisualStudio, Jira/Bitbucket/Git, etc.

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

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

Job Posting Start Date 06-15-2026 Job Posting End Date 08-15-2026

Job Category

Design, Process & Technology Engineering

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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