Director, Automation Engineering

Job description

Job Posting Start Date 04-22-2026 Job Posting End Date 06-26-2026 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 Director, Operations Engineering located in Buffalo Grove, IL. Reporting to the General Manager the Director, Operations Engineering role is responsible for managing engineering department - specifying, designing, installing, supporting manufacturing and maintaining automation equipment, tooling and applications as required to meet specifications. What a typical day looks like: Able to manage/develop/coach automation engineering team to meet automation goals. Able to design from low to complex automation solutions for Final Assembly, Testing and Packaging includi...