Koch Industries

Controls Engineer

Koch Industries$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate of Applied Science in Electronics or related field
  • 3+ years of industrial experience with PLC, HMI, and automation systems is preferred
  • Experience with machine vision technology
  • Familiarity with platforms like Beckhoff and Allen-Bradley is a plus
  • Ability to support required travel (10-30% for NPI, 10-15% for Sustaining)

Responsibilities

  • Design and support controls solutions for manufacturing systems
  • Develop PLC, HMI, and automation programs
  • Perform debugging, tuning, and optimization of control systems
  • Create documentation such as SOPs and user manuals
  • Collaborate with production, quality, and maintenance teams
  • Provide support for machine installations and post-installation troubleshooting
  • Ensure compliance with applicable manufacturing standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement plan options
  • Paid vacation and time off
  • Educational assistance programs
  • Infertility and adoption assistance
  • Paid parental leave
Full Job Description
Your Job

Molex is seeking two Controls Engineers to join our Lincoln Automation / Controls organization supporting our Transportation Solutions division. These positions are part of innovative, collaborative teams responsible for designing, developing, and supporting advanced manufacturing and assembly processes.

While both roles share a common technical foundation, one opening is focused on New Product Introduction (NPI) and one opening is focused on Sustaining / manufacturing support. Placement will be based on experience and business need.

What You Will Do

  • Design, develop and support controls solutions for manufacturing
  • Support machines in a manufacturing environment
  • Design electrical and control panels
  • Develop PLC, HMI, and related automation programs
  • Perform debugging, tuning, and performance optimization
  • Support SAT, post-installation support, and troubleshooting
  • Develop documentation (SOPs, user manuals, troubleshooting guides)
  • Ensure compliance with applicable standards


  • Work directly with internal stakeholders (production, quality, maintenance)
  • Collaborate with automation, manufacturing, and IT/OT team


Role Focus Areas

Controls Engineer - NPI
  • Design and support controls solutions for new manufacturing and assembly processes
  • Translate process requirements into automation and controls specifications
  • Support equipment build, installation, and global launch activities
  • Travel 10-30% domestically and internationally


Controls Engineer - Sustaining
  • Support and troubleshoot existing manufacturing equipment
  • Improve performance, reliability, and safety of installed automation systems
  • Partner closely with production and maintenance teams
  • Travel approximately 10-15% domestically


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
  • Ability to support required travel based on role (NPI: 10-30% domestic + international / Sustaining: 10-15% domestic)
  • Associate of Applied Science in Electronics or Related Field


What Will Put You Ahead
  • B.S. in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field
  • 3+ years of industrial experience with PLC, HMI, servo controls, and automation systems
  • Machine vision experience
  • Experience with platforms such as Beckhoff, Allen-Bradley, Yaskawa, Ignition


This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship or transfer.

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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