Senior Quality Engineer

Job Posting Start Date 02-19-2026 Job Posting End Date 04-20-2026

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

Job Description

Summary:

The “Quality Engineer” will be based in Buffalo Grove, IL In this role, you will be maintaining quality engineering programs, standards and improvements within the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.

• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating and reporting quality and reliability data.

• Develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost.

• Directs workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product or process quality and reliability.

• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.

• Holds up Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers with customer interfaces as necessary on quality related issues.

• Assures data availability and integrity for all quality related data. Consolidates and reports quality results.

• Initiates corrective action requests as needed and tracks to satisfactory completion.

• Assists with development and implementation of quality audits.

• In charge of developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.

• Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and/or production equipment.

• Explores reports and returned products and recommends corrective action.

• Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement and research of equipment and facilities.

• Approves product, process and equipment qualifications.

• Provides liaison to various regulatory bodies.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.

• Typically requires 4 years of experience in engineering in the high technology electronics industry or related field.

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations and permutations.

• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• Use of the following tools may be required: 

• Electronic Assembly:  color code, component, schematics. May require various PCB operations. 

• Testing: oscilloscope, cable and harness testing, trouble shooting, component testing, logic analyzer.

• Inspection: bare board, systems, components, cable and harness, microscope, measuring tools.

• Mechanical & Electrical Tools: taps and dies, alignment tools, measuring tools. Office skills: telephones, data entry, office software to include, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation package.

• Demonstrates operations and technical skills and understanding of Flex’s functional standards.

• Demonstrates working knowledge of functional concepts and a solid understanding of Flex policies and procedures. Typically requires some knowledge of computerized electronic test equipment and programming.

• Demonstrates advanced functional and technical skills and basic process skills. Demonstrates advanced/thorough knowledge of the function and Flex business.

• Typically requires skill and troubleshooting, and diagnostics, and overview of the entire test process and the ability to train others.

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