Koch Industries

CAE Engineer

Koch Industries$80K — $140K *
Lisle, IL 60532In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. Degree in Mechanical or Related Engineering Discipline.
  • 1+ years' experience with parametric CAD systems (UG NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, etc.)
  • 1+ years' experience with LS-DYNA, ABAQUS, or ANSYS Workbench simulation software.
  • 1+ years' experience with Altair (Hypermesh/Hyperview) family products.
  • Proficiency in Python scripting for data processing, automation, or simulation integration.
  • Good communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct and coordinate nonlinear structural finite element analysis (FEA) for high-speed interconnect systems using various simulation tools.
  • Deliver reliable FEA results promptly and communicate findings with product design engineers.
  • Provide design recommendations to enhance product structural performance according to FEA results.
  • Participate in correlating CAE simulations with real-world tests.
  • Develop new FEA techniques and work with vendors to enhance methods' accuracy and efficiency.
  • Lead new product development and manage global team activities, ensuring alignment with engineering priorities.
  • Publish technical papers and patents.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance and AD&D coverage.
  • Disability insurance and retirement plans.
  • Paid vacation and time off, along with educational assistance.
  • Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
Full Job Description
Your Job

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated CAE Engineer to join our team, performing structural simulations and optimization for datacom interconnect products. This role requires design, analysis, and optimization of innovative high-speed interconnect products for datacom applications.

In this role you will have the opportunity to perform advanced FEA simulations and optimizations on Molex products.

What You Will Do
  • Conduct and coordinate nonlinear structural finite element analysis (FEA) for short fiber reinforced plastic & copper alloy-based high-speed interconnect systems, through Hypermesh & LS-DYNA tools or Abaqus tools.
  • Deliver reliable FEA results in a timely manner and effectively communicate them with product design engineers through clear written and verbal presentations.
  • Provide design recommendations to improve and optimize product structural performance based on FEA results, ensuring that design targets are met.
  • Participate in the correlation of CAE simulations to real-world tests and improve existing modeling methods as needed.
  • Develop new FEA techniques and modeling methods, working both independently and collaboratively with vendors to improve their accuracy and efficiency.
  • Lead the development of new products and oversee the activities of global teams, ensuring alignment with engineering management priorities.
  • Publish technical papers and patents.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
  • B.S. Degree in Mechanical or Related Engineering Discipline.
  • 1+ years' experience with parametric CAD systems (UG NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, etc.)
  • 1+ years' experience with LS-DYNA, ABAQUS, or ANSYS Workbench simulation software.
  • 1+ years' experience with Altair (Hypermesh/Hyperview) family products.
  • Proficiency in Python scripting for data processing, automation, or simulation integration.
  • Good communication and collaboration skills.


What Will Put You Ahead
  • M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
  • 3+ years' experience with CAE modeling applications in predicting nonlinear structural behavior on short fiber reinforced plastics & metals.
  • Experience with molding simulation software, e.g., Moldflow, Moldex-3D, Digimat, Converse, etc.
  • Hands-on experience with optimization software such as ModeFrontier, OptiSLang, or Isight.
  • Familiarity with machine learning and deep learning techniques, including physics-informed neural networks (PINNs).
  • Established records of publication such as patents and technical papers.


This position does not qualify for VISA Sponsorship.

For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000 - $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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