Jr Facilities Engineer (Manufacturing)

Job Posting Start Date 06-27-2025 Job Posting End Date 08-29-2025

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 Facilities / Industrial Engineer located in Austin, TX.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the Facilities / Industrial Engineer is responsible for managing projects that transform manufacturing operations and facility utilization at the Austin manufacturing campus, using technical knowledge of facility infrastructure capabilities, to support our diverse suite of customers and ensure strategic goals are realized.
 

What a typical day looks like:

• Collaborate with site leadership and engineering teams to develop forecasted strategies for space utilization at manufacturing and support facilities across the Austin region, analyzing capacities and providing assessments of capabilities for use in various what-if scenarios.
• Design process and equipment floor layouts per specific customer and site initiatives, using engineering principles to optimize product, information, and people flows.  Coordinate with engineering teams and SMEs to develop specifications for utility distribution, assess current capacities and produce CAD documentation for required modifications.
• Interface with electrical, mechanical, and architectural trades to create project budgets and timelines for facility transformation projects; establish priorities for key support contractors, balancing daily workload with major project deliverables.  Provide engineering evaluation for change orders during construction and installation phases.  Execute based on commitments to our customers, maintaining quality and efficiency of facility resources.
• Maintain site reference CAD materials that support operations, human resources, fire life & safety, etc.  Update manufacturing as-built equipment layouts and become SME for utilization and capabilities across all areas.  Support daily site operations through ownership of the facility work request system, assigning resources and arranging material purchases as needed.
• Support facility maintenance operations & engineering teams through critical site infrastructure initiatives.  Consult on capabilities and relay new utility requirements for manufacturing, addressing any potential gaps in utilities and services.  Provide direction for shared resources, working together across disciplines to prioritize work in full support of key initiatives.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 1 to 3 years of experience as an engineer or project manager
• Prior industry experience with CAD design software
• Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills
• Solid potential in a candidate interested to develop, learn, and grow with the organization

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:

• Preferred 3 to 5 years of experience in a manufacturing facility environment as a Facilities or Industrial Engineer
• Proficiency in CAD design, specifically 2-D modeling of equipment and process floor layouts
• Experience with MS Project or Smartsheet
• Demonstrated technical and leadership experience
• Experience with prioritizing multiple simultaneous projects competing for shared resources

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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

Job Category

Operations

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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