Engineer – Project Management
About the job
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills in English and Mandarin.
- Proficiency with PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, CRM, and SAP.
- Understanding of detailed operational activities and ability to handle a small-scale operations cell.
- Knowledge of formulating costs for both new product introduction and mass production.
- Ability to champion profit and return on investment on behalf of global product managers, engage the plant, and lead cost-reduction efforts, capacity planning, and quality improvement to exceed business-plan goals.
- Knowledge of PBM and ability to apply PBM throughout the business cycle and daily activities.
- Execute OSBU connectivity projects, allocate resources, and drive continuous-improvement actions within the plant, linking business-unit strategy to product and marketing efforts in support of the business unit's mission, strategy, and goals.
- Handle customer plant visits and present or promote plant capabilities; coordinate with the GPM or GPM leader to present the product roadmap and capabilities when relevant to the visit.
- Lead and coordinate plant operations teams and the business unit to develop solutions that optimize cost and lead time and increase the business pipeline.
- Address escalations from GPM/GSM and coordinate with corresponding plant teams to provide prompt support and respond to customer expectations concerning quality, delivery, and lead-time issues.
- Coordinate sales and operations planning for new-product planning strategy and capacity-loading reviews, staging materials and capacity at the factory based on new-project launch status.
- Coordinate with the planning team to review existing-product capacity loading, work with GPM on capital investments, and drive capacity expansion to meet customer expectations.
- Support operations in reviewing excess material and developing disposition proposals to minimize scrap and order cancellations for charge.
- Work with plant Finance to review new-investment PAR before new-project launch and compare DMF cost of goods sold and profit with actual results when a new project is handed over to operations.
- Drive cross-functional project teams to identify risks, challenges, escalations, solutions, and action plans that address barriers during project execution and product development.
- Identify new product introduction process gaps in the business unit and plant, streamline and optimize processes, and support safe product launches within Molex.
- Support GPM in managing product Phase 8 through end-of-life activities in the plant.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
About the company
Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, Kansas
Founded
1940
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Koch raised $224.4 million in equity financing on March 10, 2026, preserving dry powder.
- Koch's Africa fertilizer foothold expands global phosphate reach from Morocco's Jorf complex.
- Closed Tacoma gypsum plant concentrates capital into stronger Georgia-Pacific assets and higher-margin lines.
What critics are saying
- DOJ opened a fertilizer antitrust probe in March 2026, risking criminal charges and damages.
- Farmers filed class actions in March and June 2026 against Koch Agronomic Services.
- Georgia-Pacific will close Tacoma's gypsum plant on October 30, 2026, cutting 125 jobs.
What makes Koch Industries unique
- Private since 1940, Koch reinvests earnings for decades, not quarterly Wall Street optics.
- Koch Fertilizer expanded into Morocco on June 30, 2026 through Jorf Fertilizers ownership.
- Georgia-Pacific and Koch Agronomic Services give Koch integrated positions across packaging and fertilizers.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Vacation
- Professional Development Budget
- Fertility Treatment Support
- Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Hybrid Work Options