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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Electrical Controls Engineer

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLincoln, NE, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate degree or higher in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Automation, Controls, Mechatronics, or a related STEM discipline.

Responsibilities

  • Support machines in a manufacturing environment.
  • Design electrical and control panels.
  • Develop programmable logic controller (PLC), human-machine interface (HMI), and machine vision programs, and interface with software subsystems.
  • Perform debugging, tuning, and performance optimization.
  • Support site acceptance testing (SAT), post-installation support, and troubleshooting.
  • Develop documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), user manuals, and troubleshooting guides.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards.
  • Stay current with the latest trends and technologies in automation controls.
  • Work directly with internal stakeholders in production, quality, and maintenance to understand functional requirements.
  • Collaborate with Lincoln Automation design teams.
  • Collaborate with IT teams on secure networking and data flow.
  • Travel domestically up to 15% as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • Machine vision development experience.
  • At least 3 years of industrial experience with PLCs (Beckhoff, AB, Yaskawa), HMI (Ignition), and servo controls programming.
  • A bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or a related field.

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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