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Flex

Global contract manufacturer offering design engineering

Staff Design Validation Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Taipei City, Taiwan
In Person
Hardware EngineeringHardware Validation & Testing

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field.
  • Five to ten years of experience testing switched-mode power supplies and battery management systems or battery backup units.
  • Proven experience leading testing projects and teams.
  • Strong understanding of switched-mode power supply design principles and testing methodologies.
  • In-depth knowledge of battery management system and battery backup unit functionality and safety standards.
  • Proficiency with test equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic loads, and environmental chambers.
  • Familiarity with automated testing tools and software code customization using C/C++, Python, or VBScript.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional design, product management, and manufacturing teams.
  • Define testing requirements and objectives.
  • Develop comprehensive test plans covering methodologies, resources, timelines, and success criteria.
  • Identify and implement best practices for testing processes.
  • Design and develop test fixtures, automated test scripts, and setups for switched-mode power supply and battery management system or battery backup unit systems.
  • Create detailed test cases and procedures based on specifications and standards.
  • Ensure calibration and maintenance of test equipment.
  • Conduct functional, performance, thermal, environmental, and safety tests.
  • Perform capacity and cycle testing on battery systems.
  • Measure and analyze output voltage, current, ripple, and noise levels in switched-mode power supplies.
  • Analyze test results and document findings in detailed reports.
  • Identify trends, anomalies, and areas for improvement.
  • Present findings to stakeholders with actionable recommendations.
  • Identify, diagnose, and resolve issues in switched-mode power supply and battery management system or battery backup unit systems.
  • Collaborate with design engineers to troubleshoot issues.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for failures and implement corrective actions.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards such as UL, IEC, and ISO.
  • Stay updated on changes in standards and incorporate them into testing practices.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements.
  • Implement new testing technologies and tools.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of test plans, procedures, results, and lessons learned.
  • Contribute to internal knowledge bases and best-practice guides.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with regulatory compliance testing, such as UL, CE, or FCC.
  • Knowledge of electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility testing procedures and standards.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools such as JIRA and Bitbucket.

About the company

Flex is a global manufacturing partner that designs, engineers, manufactures, and manages the supply chain for products across diverse industries. Its offering starts with product design and engineering, followed by manufacturing and testing, and extends to sourcing, logistics, and end-to-end delivery of finished goods. Unlike many players that focus on a single niche, Flex provides end-to-end, globally integrated services across multiple industries, leveraging a large worldwide network and scalable operations. The company’s goal is to help customers bring products to market quickly and efficiently by handling development, manufacturing, and supply chain management at scale.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Singapore, Singapore

Founded

1969

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What believers are saying

  • Axiom filed Form 10 on September 15, 2026, advancing the 2027 listing.
  • Flex’s September 3, 2026 EPC Power deal targets AI data-center and utility growth.
  • Management named Amy Schwetz CFO on October 5, 2026, strengthening separation execution.

What critics are saying

  • Flex said on September 24, 2026 it is cutting 2,000 jobs in Hungary.
  • Flex’s August 2026 trade-secret suit against Split Pay adds distraction and legal cost.
  • The $4.4 billion EPC Power deal and 2027 spin-off increase leverage and execution failure risk.

What makes Flex unique

  • Flex combines design, manufacturing, and supply-chain execution across electronics and infrastructure.
  • The September 15, 2026 Axiom spin-off creates a pure-play Cloud and Power Infrastructure company.
  • EPC Power’s grid-forming technology deepens Flex’s position in 800V AI data-center power.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Company Equity

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Profit Sharing

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

2%
Simply Wall St
Oct 7th, 2026
Flex secures $3.3B loan for EPC Power acquisition, stock may be 7% undervalued

Flex secured a $3.3 billion senior term loan facility to finance its acquisition of EPC Power. The stock closed at $121.38, which some analysts consider 6.8% undervalued against a narrative fair value of $130.26. The company is transitioning from a traditional contract manufacturer to a high-margin solutions provider focused on AI infrastructure, supply chain nearshoring, and energy transition. Year-to-date, shares have returned 90.61%, with one-year total shareholder returns reaching 112.02%. Despite trading at 46.1 times earnings — above the US Electronic industry average of 30.3 times — this multiple remains below an estimated fair ratio of 61.1 times. The discounted cash flow model suggests shares trade 40.5% below an estimated value of $204.10. Risks include potential cooling of AI data centre demand and execution challenges from the acquisition and planned spin-off.

GlobeNewswire
Oct 5th, 2026
Top technology executives recognized at the 2026 BayAreaCIO ORBIE Awards.

Top technology executives recognized at the 2026 BayAreaCIO ORBIE Awards. Leading CIOs honored for leadership, innovation, and business impact at the BayAreaCIO ORBIE Awards on October 2, 2026, at the Santa Clara Marriott. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The 2026 BayAreaCIO ORBIE Awards honored leading chief information officers (CIOs) from Intel Corporation, Flex, Zoom, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Waymo, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Barracuda Networks for their exceptional leadership. Hosted by BayAreaCIO, one of over 50 Inspire Leadership Network chapters, the prestigious award honors CIOs who drive business transformation and industry impact. View finalists, partners, and more on the Digital ORBIE Feature. This exclusive event brought together top executives and industry leaders from across the Bay Area. The morning honored excellence in technology leadership across seven award categories at the Santa Clara Marriott. "Behind every technology innovation is a CIO who sets the vision and drives the strategy," said John Wrenn, Chair of BayAreaCIO. "The ORBIE Awards represent the highest honor for recognizing the technology leaders making innovation possible." Meet the 2026 BayAreaCIO ORBIE Award Winners: * Cynthia Stoddard, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Intel Corporation, received the Leadership ORBIE. * John Wrenn, CTO, Flex, received the Super Global ORBIE for organizations over $10 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations. * Awinash Sinha, Chief Digital Information Officer, Zoom, received the Global ORBIE for organizations over $5 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations. * Ajay Waghray, EVP & CIO, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, received the Large Enterprise ORBIE for organizations over $3 billion annual revenue. * Kris Krishan, Head of AI, IT &Digital Transformation, Waymo, received the Enterprise ORBIE for organizations over $1.5 billion annual revenue. * Jonathan Russell, Associate Lab Director for IT & CIO, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, received the Large Corporate ORBIE for organizations over $700 million annual revenue. * Siroui Mushegian, CIO, Barracuda Networks, received the Corporate ORBIE for organizations up to $700 million annual revenue. About the ORBIE: The ORBIE is the preeminent executive recognition for C-suite leaders. Since 1998, the ORBIE Awards have recognized leadership excellence, building relationships between executives and trusted business partners, and inspiring the next generation of leaders. Finalists and winners are selected through an independent peer-adjudicated process led by prior ORBIE recipients based on the following criteria: * Leadership and management effectiveness * Business value created by technology innovation * Engagement in industry and community endeavors BayAreaCIO ORBIE Keynote & Attendance: The keynote address for the BayAreaCIO ORBIE Awards was delivered by Velchamy Sankarlingam, President, Product & Engineering, Zoom, who was interviewed by Nichole Meister, Divisional Vice President Information Technology, Abbott Medical Devices. Over 300 guests attended, representing leading Bay Area organizations and their technology partners. The following partners made the 2026 BayAreaCIO ORBIE Awards possible: * Underwriters: Comcast Business, Milestone Technologies, Rimini Street * Gold Partners: Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, PwC, Serval * Silver Partners: Accenture, Ahead, Cato Networks, Cisco, Cloudflare, Cognizant, Cyera, HCLTech, Hexaware Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services * Bronze Partners: Between Pixels, Boston Consulting Group, Capgemini, Deloitte, Forcepoint, Infosys, NTT Data Inc., Opsera, RGP, Zensar * Media Partner: San Francisco Business Times, Silicon Valley Business Journal * Nonprofit Partner: Year Up United About BayAreaCIO: BayAreaCIO is the preeminent peer leadership network of chief information officers (CIOs) in Bay Area. As one of over 50 chapters of the Inspire Leadership Network, BayAreaCIO belongs to a national membership organization exclusively comprised of C-suite leaders from public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit institutions. BayAreaCIO is led by a CIO Advisory Board, with support from an executive director and staff. Underwriter executives support the chapter and ensure the programs remain member-led and exclusive to qualified CIOs and members. About Inspire Leadership Network: Inspire Leadership Network is the preeminent peer leadership network of C-suite executives. With over 2,000 members across over 50 chapters, Inspire members serve public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare, and non-profit institutions. Inspire exists to help leaders thrive in today's most challenging executive roles.

MarketScreener
Oct 2nd, 2026
Flex Ltd. secures USD 3.3 billion senior term loan facility to finance EPC Power acquisition.

Flex Ltd. secures USD 3.3 billion senior term loan facility to finance EPC Power acquisition. Published on 10/02/2026 at 04:10 pm EDT S&P Capital IQ On September 29, 2026, Flex Ltd. entered into a Credit Agreement, by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, which provides a senior term loan credit facility in an aggregate committed amount of $3.3 billion. The Credit Facility was not drawn on the Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Company may borrow under the Credit Facility in a single advance during the availability period provided therein. The Credit Facility will mature 364 days after the date on which it is funded. Loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a floating rate, which can be, at the Company?s option, either (a) Term SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin or (b) the Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin, in each case, with such margin determined based on the Company?s senior unsecured long-term debt ratings. The Credit Agreement contains various customary covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries? to incur indebtedness, grant liens, dispose of material assets, merge or consolidate with or into other companies, materially change the nature of their business, and make certain accounting changes, in each case, subject to various exceptions. The Credit Agreement requires the maintenance of (i) a Debt/EBITDA Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) not to exceed 4.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company and (ii) an Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company. The Credit Agreement also includes various customary events of default. Upon an event of default, commitments under the Credit Agreement may be terminated and outstanding borrowings may be accelerated. Proceeds of the Credit Facility, together with cash on hand and proceeds of certain other debt or equity issuances or borrowings, are intended to be used to finance a portion of the cash consideration payable in connection with the Company?s acquisition of EPC Power Corp. and related assets, as previously disclosed in the Company?s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2026, to pay related fees and expenses and for other purposes permitted under the Credit Agreement. The effectiveness of the Credit Agreement automatically and permanently reduced, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the commitments under the Company?s existing $4.4 billion senior unsecured 364-day bridge facility provided pursuant to the commitment letter, dated September 3, 2026, among the Company, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Bank of America, N.A. and BofA Securities Inc., which was described in such Current Report on Form 8-K referred to above. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are not guaranteed by any subsidiary of the Company; however, the Company may, at any time after the Closing Date and upon prior written notice to the administrative agent, cause any of its subsidiaries to become a subsidiary guarantor. (C) S&P Capital IQ - 2026

The New York Times Company
Oct 2nd, 2026
New editor of the Flex desk.

New editor of the Flex desk. Jessica Schnall, a stalwart editor and longtime deputy on Flex, is being promoted to editor of the desk. Read more in this note from senior editor Pete Blair. Photo Credit: Michelle V. Agins A couple of years ago, a veteran reporter left a comment on a newsletter Jessica Schnall was editing: "You're making that paragraph sound more like me than I did," the reporter told her. It's that skillful attention to preserving the writer's voice along with her exacting standards and her exhaustive knowledge of language that made Jessica one of the first editors The New York Times Company turned to when The New York Times Company were assembling the Flexible Editing desk in 2019. It's also a large part of why, less than a year later, as the desk was growing rapidly, she became Flex's first deputy editor. And it's a big reason The New York Times Company is promoting her again: this time to editor of the Flex desk. In her seven years on Flex, Jessica has been a supportive and encouraging mentor to countless editors who've joined its team or spent time with The New York Times Company temporarily, several of whom have said they didn't feel as if they'd succeeded until they'd impressed her. Since the desk expanded to London last year, Jessica has been managing its editors there from New York. She also oversees Flex's editing of The Morning, The Times's flagship newsletter, and reviews the work of the senior news assistants who proofread its website as part of the Proofing Project. Jessica's passion for language and her ability to clearly explain the finer nuances of grammar make her the perfect choice to lead Flex at a time when as many as a dozen guests cycle through the desk each year. Few other editors could talk about a subject like fused participles for a half hour and still hold your attention. (That's not a joke. She built a 30-minute presentation on the topic this year.) With my role having recently expanded beyond Flex, Jessica will continue to report to me and will play a more prominent part in running the desk day to day, working with its deputy editor, Wendy Lu, to continue building a best-in-class editor training experience while making sure the team continues to meet the editing needs of the rest of the newsroom. Jessica joined The Times in 2013 and before Flex spent time on the Metro copy desk, the Enterprise copy desk and the News Print Hub. Earlier in her career, she worked for The Athens News, in southeast Ohio, The Northern Virginia Daily and The Boston Herald. Please join me in congratulating her.

Sequoia Capital
Sep 25th, 2026
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