Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Posting Start Date 09-22-2025 Job Posting End Date 11-21-2025

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/an Senior Mechanical Design Engineer located in Columbia, SC.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will work closely with sales, project managers, procurement, production, quality assurance and other engineers, and analyze feedback from customers to produce or modify product designs.

What a typical day looks like:

• Meeting with stakeholders to establish their requirements for a new or existing product or mechanical system.
• Working with a team of engineers and CAD designers on engineering projects.
• Mentoring to the junior members of the mechanical design team.
• Work from concept development and ensure that plans meet client needs and engineering standards.
• Adhere to the timeline for each project
• Helping to develop and refine processes and standards for mechanical design deliverables.
• Working with CAD software, such as AutoCAD Inventor and/or Solidworks, to create drawing specifications in accordance with the needs of the client.
• Creating designs in accordance with applicable regulations, client specifications, industry standards and company norms.
• Produce designs focused on manufacturability & assembly while maintaining electrical system reliability, availability, maintainability.
• Creating prototypes, testing them, and analyzing the results.
• Submitting project deliverables to relevant stakeholders
• Providing support during the entire building process to ensure that the design specifications are met.
• Analyzing problems that may arise during the manufacturing process and recommending solutions.
• Present maturity and professionalism to effectively handle frequent exposure to clients and executive level decision makers.
• Managing change control.
• Responsibilities may include some travel and/or availability for other than normal business hours.

The experience we're looking to add to our team,

• A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering which has been approved by the accreditation board for engineering and technology (ABET).
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience.
• Demonstrable knowledge of UL 891 Switchboards, UL 1558 Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear, UL 67 Panelboards, UL 857 Busway, UL 1008 Transfer Switch Equipment, UL 62368/60950 Information Technology Equipment, as applicable is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in the design of electrical power distribution systems is preferred.
• Experience with programs like Solidworks, Autocad Inventor & Vault as well as MS Office applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and an excellent understanding of mathematics.

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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
Design, Process & Technology Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?
No

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