Job Posting Start Date 05-30-2024 Job Posting End Date 07-29-2024 Flex 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, were 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