Facilities Engineering Intern - Summer 2025 Job Listing at Flex in Austin, TX (Job ID WD193381)

Description

Job Posting Start Date 12-20-2024 Job Posting End Date 12-25-2024Flex 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, this Summer, we're looking to add a Facilities Engineering Intern located in our Austin, TX site.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the intern will work on challenging projects in support of real-time business issues, to develop skills and experiences. Our collaborative culture extends to our summer interns who will spend time as a cohort completing a Kaizen and volunteering in the community while also working independently on projects and daily duties with their respective teams.

What a typical day looks like:

• Apply engineering design principles to develop manufacturing equipment layouts, facility utility requirements, process flows, and equipment requirements used in processing or manufacturing products
• Evaluate facility impact of engineering proposals by documenting process and utility requirements, space utilization, and related technical data pertaining to industrial facilities machinery and equipment design
• Assist with manufacturing decision-making by providing technical facilities information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, process advantages and limitations, cost and scheduling, and space allocation constraints
• Recommend methods for improving process efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities, such as reorganizing work flow, relocation work stations and equipment, and purchase of new equipment
• Interface with product, test, quality, and other engineering groups to understand manufacturing requirements and design constraints
• Evaluate high-level plant space usage and process locations to identify opportunities for efficiency improvement and facilitate the integration of new product lines
• Participate in initiatives to increase throughput, reduce cost, and improve performance in constrained areas like LEAN, Automation and/or Six-Sigma projects

Student qualities we're seeking for this internship assignment:

• Currently enrolled Junior or Senior student pursuing a BS degree in Electrical Engineering
• Enthusiastic about working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate with others
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Previous manufacturing internship experience a plus!

Internship Program Requirements:

• Available to start on May 27th and work 40 hours/week (in-person) for 10-12 week Summer assignment
• Currently enrolled in 4-year accredited university
• 3.0 minimum GPA

Job Category InternRelocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

NoFlex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).

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