Koch Industries

Advanced Process Engineer

Koch Industries$100K — $140K *
Lisle, IL 60532In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in an engineering or technical role
  • Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline
  • Experience with DOE methodology to develop new technologies
  • Understanding of statistics and proficiency in statistical software (preferred: Minitab)
  • Proficient in 3-D CAD and Microsoft Office tools (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings (GD&T)
  • Strong analytical and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Research new manufacturing technologies for DSS
  • Lead process development projects to validate technologies
  • Collaborate with product design engineers on new designs
  • Contribute to brainstorming sessions for product concepts
  • Build a knowledge base of DSS cables and connectors
  • Conduct structured experiments to identify DFM concerns
  • Share findings with project teams and present results
  • Develop and debug tooling and processes in a lab environment

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement plans with employer contributions
  • Educational assistance for professional development
  • Paid vacation and time off policies
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance options
Full Job Description
Your Job

The Advanced Process Engineer will be responsible for researching new and existing manufacturing technologies, and coordinate and execute the DOE's. They will be presenting their findings across our teams to guide development of implementation strategies.

What You Will Do
  • Research new manufacturing technologies and possible uses for DSS manufacturing. Bringing findings to core team for discussion and potential projects launch.
  • Lead process development projects as assigned to validate new manufacturing technologies or gain a deeper understanding of existing technologies. Outputting a data driven analysis and conclusion.
  • On assigned projects work with product design engineers on new cable/connector design concepts.
  • Input on brainstorming of new concepts including high level product CAD design to drive ideas
  • Develop a knowledge base of the varied DSS cables and connectors to facilitate knowledge share of technologies across DSS product families
  • Validate DFM Product/Process concerns with structured experiments
  • Share/transfer knowledge of technology and process details with the core project team. Presenting output of process development projects
  • Development of tooling or fixturing required for technology or process development. Designing tooling as required
  • Set-up and debug tooling and processes in POC lab
  • Provides manufacturability feasibility (DFM/DFX) to product development team • Develop working knowledge of Molex manufacturing lines/machines to ensure lab work can correlate to production


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
  • Support the analysis of multiple potential solutions to derive at an optimum solution
  • 5+ years of experience in an engineering or technical capacity
  • Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline
  • Ability to develop a new technology via a structured scientific approach (DOE)
  • Understanding of statistics and use of a statistical software (preferred minitab)
  • Ability to define process requirements (scope a project) from high level inputs
  • Ability to read and interpret product, tool detail and assembly drawings including GD&T
  • Ability to research and develop new technology and manufacturing techniques.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills that demonstrate the ability to express complex technical concepts clearly and concisely.
  • Analytical ability to apply logical reasoning, test assumptions, observe results and make corrections.
  • verbal and written communication skills Computer skills: 3-D CAD, Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint
  • Willingness to work occasional overtime and weekends as needed.
  • Must be willing to travel both international and domestic as required to remote plants, facilities, customers or suppliers.


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience with laser welding, soldering, resistance welding or any microtermination technologies
  • Experience in material science/material properties
  • Experience in manufacturing assembly processes with tight tolerances Ex. +/-0.05mm with a 1.66cpk
  • Experience in electronics industry, medical device, battery manufacture, HDD, etc.
  • Master's Degree in Engineering or technical discipline


For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $140,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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