Engineer – Quality Excellence
Koch Industries
Engineer – Quality Excellence
Koch Industries
Private conglomerate in energy and materials
Your Job
Support the deployment of Quality Excellence (QEX) through digital quality transformation, manufacturing quality improvement, and cross-site system implementation. Drive the development and adoption of digital quality platforms, process standardization, and data-driven quality management to improve quality efficiency, transparency, compliance, and operational performance.
What You Will Do
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Quality Excellence (QEX) Deployment & Organizational Capability Development
•Support the deployment and continuous improvement of Quality Excellence (QEX) initiatives across Shanghai and Kunshan operations.
•Drive Quality Culture, Quality Principles, and Quality Red Line deployment to strengthen organizational quality mindset and accountability.
•Establish and support QEX roles, governance processes, and best practices across sites.
•Facilitate process standardization, process mapping, and continuous improvement programs to enhance operational excellence.
•Promote data-driven decision-making and risk-based quality management throughout the organization.
2. Digital Quality Transformation & System Development
•Lead and support end-to-end development, implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement of Digital Quality Management Systems (DQMS).
•Drive the introduction and expansion of digital quality platforms and tools, including:
oAIR4 deployment and application enhancement.
oDCC platform development, implementation, and site rollout.
oPower BI dashboards and Power Apps solutions for quality transparency and operational visibility.
oAI-enabled quality applications and automation initiatives.
•Collaborate with cross-functional teams and IT resources to define business requirements, conduct testing, and ensure successful system deployment.
•Support digital transformation roadmap development and future quality system expansion.
3. Digital Parameter & Quality Standard Management
•Develop and maintain digital management systems for manufacturing process parameters, inspection specifications, control plans, and quality standards.
•Ensure alignment between process specifications, quality requirements, and operational execution.
•Improve data integrity, traceability, and compliance through standardized digital workflows.
•Support the establishment of centralized digital repositories for quality procedures, inspection methods, and process controls.
•Drive standardization and harmonization of quality practices across multiple manufacturing sites.
4. Manufacturing Quality Improvement
•Support manufacturing quality improvement initiatives with a focus on Stamping/plating/molding/assembly process quality management and process capability enhancement.
•Monitor critical process parameters and quality performance indicators through data analysis and digital tools.
•Participate in supplier assessments, process audits, corrective action activities, and continuous improvement projects.
•Promote application of Quality Core Tools, including APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, RCCA, and Lessons Learned.
•Support cross-functional teams in resolving systemic quality issues and reducing operational risks.
EDUCATION:
REQUIRED:•Bachelor’s degree in science, IT, or Engineering.
•English proficiency at CET 4 level or above, with good spoken and written communication skills.
PREFERRED:•English CET 6; a third language such as Japanese or Korean.
•Experience with Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python
WORK EXPERIENCE:
REQUIRED:3–5 years of experience in:
•Manufacturing Quality
•Quality System Management
•Process Improvement
•Quality Engineering
•Operational Excellence
PREFERRED:•Experience in AI tools P-BI/App using.
•Experience in system implementation projects.
•Experience in cross-functional project management.
•Experience supporting multi-site deployment projects.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
REQUIRED:Digital Quality & Data Analytics
•Power Query/apps.
•Power BI dashboard development and maintenance.
•Data analysis and visualization capabilities.
•Process mapping and workflow analysis.
•Ability to translate business requirements into digital solutions.
•Understanding of data integrity, traceability, and digital quality management concepts.
Communication & Leadership
•Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
•Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and multicultural environment.
•Strong ownership, accountability, and execution capability.
•Self-motivated and result-oriented mindset.
•Continuous improvement mindset.
•Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Language
•Good English communication skills (written and verbal).
•Ability to participate in global meetings and prepare professional reports and presentations in English.
PREFERRED:•Experience in cross-functional project coordination.
•Familiarity with data visualization and dashboard design
•Knowledge of manufacturing or quality processes
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.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving
innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to
data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global
electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge
technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
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.
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.
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