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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Instrument & Electrical Engineer

Controls & Automation EngineeringUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeVictoria, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related discipline is required.
  • Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code, ISA, OSHA, PIP, NFPA, API, IEEE, IEC 61511, and other applicable standards is required.
  • At least three years of experience supporting instrumentation, electrical equipment, reliability, maintenance, or mechanical integrity programs in an industrial or manufacturing environment is required.
  • Experience leading root-cause analyses, troubleshooting efforts, and reliability improvement projects for instrumentation and electrical systems is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and support for the site's instrumentation, mechanical integrity, and reliability programs.
  • Partner with operations, maintenance, turnaround, and project teams to improve reliability, troubleshoot equipment issues, and develop long-term asset strategies.
  • Apply engineering expertise across instrumentation and control systems, including DCS, PLCs, analyzers, transducers, valves, wireless technologies, and field instrumentation.
  • Drive modernization initiatives by upgrading legacy instrumentation systems and implementing smart instrumentation, monitoring, and diagnostic technologies.
  • Develop and maintain strategies for Safety Instrumented Systems, Functional Safety, Process Safety Management, environmental, and regulatory instrumentation systems.
  • Support capital projects through development of specifications, drawing reviews, vendor engagement, safety reviews, reliability improvements, and commissioning activities.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and reliability improvement efforts to identify and eliminate recurring instrument failures and bad actor equipment.
  • Develop technical documentation, management of change deliverables, calibration requirements, alarm settings, and interlock testing procedures.
  • Trend equipment performance and reliability metrics to drive data-informed decisions and continuous improvement across the site.
  • Provide instrumentation and electrical engineering across the full project lifecycle, including design, construction, commissioning, startup, and turnover.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least eight years of relevant industrial reliability or maintenance experience.
  • Experience troubleshooting critical instrumentation and control systems.
  • Experience interpreting and applying engineering design standards and Process Safety Management requirements.
  • Experience applying statistical tools to identify bad actor equipment, including reliability modeling and root-cause analysis.
  • Functional Safety Certification, or the ability to obtain certification within one year.

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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