Koch Industries

Test Engineer

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics Engineering, or related field
  • 2+ years in product testing, validation, or related engineering roles
  • Proficient with electrical test equipment such as cable testers and oscilloscopes
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
  • Experience with technical report writing and Microsoft Office applications

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute verification and validation test plans for products.
  • Design and maintain test fixtures and automated test systems.
  • Analyze test data and generate technical reports with recommendations.
  • Collaborate with product development to troubleshoot issues.
  • Support qualification activities and maintain testing documentation.
  • Investigate product failures and conduct root cause analysis.
  • Ensure testing equipment is properly maintained and calibrated.

Benefits

  • 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 assistance and paid parental leave options
Full Job Description
Your Job

Molex is seeking a Test Engineer to support the development, validation, and qualification of advanced interconnect, cable assembly, and electronic solutions. This role will be responsible for designing and executing test plans, developing test fixtures and methods, analyzing results, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure product performance, reliability, and compliance with customer and industry requirements. The Test Engineer will play a critical role in supporting new product development, manufacturing readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Will Do
• Develop and execute product verification and validation test plans for new and existing products.
• Design, build, and maintain test fixtures, equipment setups, and automated test systems.
• Develop and validate electrical test methods for cable harnesses and assemblies, including continuity, resistance, insulation resistance, dielectric withstand voltage (DWV/Hi-Pot), and ESD testing, in accordance with customer, industry, and internal specifications.
• Analyze test data and provide clear technical reports, recommendations, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with product development teams to troubleshoot design and manufacturing issues.
• Develop, revise, and maintain test procedures, work instructions, and test department documentation.
• Support qualification activities including DVP&R execution, test reporting, and design reviews.
• Investigate product failures, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure test department and manufacturing test equipment is properly maintained, calibrated, validated, and operating effectively.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on test efficiency, automation, quality, and cost reduction.
• Support customer inquiries, audits, and technical reviews as needed.
• Maintain compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Who You Are

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in product testing, validation, reliability, quality, or related engineering functions.
• Experience using electrical test equipment such as Cirris cable and harness testers, dielectric withstand voltage (DWV/Hi-Pot) and insulation-resistance testers, ohmmeters, digital multimeters (DMMs), LCR meters, oscilloscopes, programmable power supplies, electronic loads, data acquisition systems, ESD test and monitoring equipment, and automated manufacturing test systems.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and test requirements.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications and technical report writing.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

What Will Put You Ahead
• Experience with cable assemblies, connectors, high-speed interconnects, or data communication products.
• Experience with automated test development, LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of electrical, reliability, and environmental testing, including continuity, insulation resistance, dielectric withstand voltage (DWV), and applicable IPC-620, EIA, MIL-STD standards.
• Experience with Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R) methodologies.
• Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) and manufacturing qualification activities.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement experience.

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.

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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