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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Automation Engineer - Vision

Controls & Automation EngineeringPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeNogales, Sonora, MexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Automation, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Three years of experience in industrial automation, electrical testing, instrumentation, vision systems, or integration of manufacturing equipment.
  • Advanced English proficiency.
  • Ability to analyze and resolve complex technical problems.
  • Knowledge of electrical testing, instrumentation, high-voltage safety, and fixture design.
  • Ability to select, configure, and program machine-vision systems.
  • Ability to program and integrate PLCs, HMIs, I/O, industrial networks, and traceability systems.
  • Ability to interpret drawings, electrical specifications, tolerances, and quality criteria.
  • Project administration, technical documentation, and change-control skills.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, integrate, validate, and optimize electrical-test and machine-vision systems for harnesses, cables, and connectors, ensuring robust, repeatable, safe solutions aligned with customer, quality, and production requirements.
  • Collaborate with Product Development, NPI, Manufacturing, and Quality to implement testing and vision technologies in new products and existing processes, supporting product reliability, traceability, and continuous improvement.
  • Design electrical-test systems for harnesses, cables, and connectors, including continuity, resistance, insulation, HiPot, and other applicable tests; define parameters, methods, instruments, fixtures, interlocks, and acceptance criteria.
  • Develop machine-vision applications to verify component presence, position, and orientation; cable sequence and color; terminal insertion; locks and seals; labels and codes; dimensions; complete assembly; and cosmetic defects.
  • Select cameras, lenses, lighting, filters, electrical instruments, interfaces, and accessories based on product characteristics. Validate repeatability, detection capability, test limits, and performance before releasing solutions to production.
  • Integrate electrical-test and vision systems with PLCs, HMIs, manual or semiautomatic equipment, assembly devices, marking, and traceability systems. Participate with Product Development and NPI from requirements definition through process implementation and release.
  • Analyze electrical failures, false rejects, escapes, and test discrepancies; conduct root-cause analysis and implement improvements to safety, quality, delivery, cost, cycle time, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Generate and maintain technical documentation, backups, version control, approved parameters, validation results, maintenance plans, and training materials.
  • Train technical and production personnel in system operation and interpretation of results.
  • Support compliance with PBM Philosophy, quality-management and occupational safety standards, Six Sigma, RBA, ISO, IATF, and CTPAT/OEA policies and procedures.
  • Perform other related duties assigned by management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Specialization or supplementary training in industrial automation, machine vision, or test systems.
  • Experience with cables, harnesses, or connectors; Cirris, Chroma, or Associated Research equipment; Cognex, Keyence, or equivalent vision platforms; fixture design; and PLC integration.
  • Knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620, UL, ISO 9001, and IATF 16949.
  • Experience with MSA, GR&R, repeatability studies, and validation of inspection and test systems.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

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, KS
Founded
1940

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