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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Project Engineer

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeKingsburg, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3–5 years of hands-on project management or mechanical design experience.
  • Familiarity with project management concepts, financial analysis, and critical path analysis.
  • Familiarity with process engineering principles, flow diagrams, and equipment layout principles.
  • Ability to work in cold, hot, loud, and dirty environments.

Responsibilities

  • Perform specified engineering tasks in support of capital projects.
  • Manage projects and elements of projects within the assigned focus area and task list.
  • Ensure safety, compliance, and risk management are primary focal points.
  • Communicate work-process results in drawings, writing, and verbal formats.
  • Manage internal and external resources to execute project plans as needed.
  • Get involved and learn about the task at hand.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hands-on mechanical background experience.
  • Experience working in a 24/7 customer-focused production environment.
  • Working knowledge of construction principles, hydraulics, pneumatics, heat transfer, mechanical systems, electrical systems, network systems, and/or control systems.
  • Experience in energy-efficiency calculation and engineering.

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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