Flex

AI/ML Automation Engineer

Flex$100K — $130K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline
  • 5+ years delivering industrial or manufacturing automation solutions
  • Experience developing capex-backed automation solutions with ROI justification
  • Strong understanding of automation architectures and system integration
  • Multi-site or global manufacturing experience
  • New business capture or proposal engineering experience
  • Familiarity with automation maturity metrics and scorecards

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the CEC-level AI/ML and automation strategy and roadmap
  • Develop and maintain a best-practice automation catalog across CEC sites
  • Design and implement scalable AI/ML-enabled automation solutions
  • Establish and lead a cross-site automation and AI/ML forum
  • Drive technical alignment and standardization across all CEC sites
  • Support sites in identifying and prioritizing automation use cases
  • Provide hands-on end-to-end automation engineering support
  • Deliver AI/ML and automation solutions for new customer engagements
  • Improve and modernize existing factory automation processes

Benefits

  • 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
Full Job Description
Job Posting Start Date 05-12-2026 Job Posting End Date 07-24-2026


Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a AI/MLAutomation engineer located in Austin, TX.

Reporting to the Sr Director, Operations Engineering the AI/ML Automation engineer is responsible for specifying, designing and maintaining automation equipment, tooling and applications as required to meet specifications.

What a typical day looks like:

  • Define and drive the CEC‑level AI/ML and automation strategy and roadmap, aligned with business goals, data strategy, and site needs
  • Develop and maintain a best‑practice automation catalog covering architectures, equipment standards, controls, AI/ML integration patterns, and deployment guidelines across CEC sites
  • Design and implement scalable AI/ML‑enabled automation solutions, including data pipelines, model integration, edge/cloud architectures, and MLOps patterns
  • Establish and lead a cross‑site automation and AI/ML forum to enable knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and reuse of proven solutions
  • Drive technical alignment and standardization of automation, controls, and AI/ML platforms across all CEC sites
  • Support sites in identifying, prioritizing, and scaling automation and AI use cases, including productivity, quality, and operational efficiency improvements
  • Provide hands‑on, end‑to‑end automation engineering support, from SOW definition through design, build, deployment, and ramp
  • Deliver AI/ML and automation solutions for new customer engagements, including concept development, technical proposals, and fully costed business cases
  • Improve and modernize existing factory automation processes by introducing AI/ML, advanced analytics, and data‑driven decisioning

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

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
  • 5+ years delivering industrial or manufacturing automation solutions.
  • Experience developing capex-backed automation solutions with ROI justification.
  • Strong understanding of automation architectures and system integration.
  • Multi-site or global manufacturing experience.
  • New business capture or proposal engineering experience.
  • Familiarity with automation maturity metrics and scorecards.

BO18

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
Production Engineering


Is Sponsorship Available?

No

About Flex

Flex Ltd. is an American Singaporean-domiciled multinational electronics contract manufacturer. It is the third largest global electronics manufacturing services (EMS), original design manufacturer (ODM) company by revenue, behind only Pegatron for what concerns original equipment manufacturers. Flex has manufacturing operations in over 30 countries, totaling approximately 200,000 employees.
Learn more about Flex
Size
172,648 employees
Market Cap
$9.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$421 million
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
+1.8%
Revenue
$23.3 billion
NASDAQ

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