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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Quality Engineer

Quality EngineeringPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeSuzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or college degree is required.
  • Knowledge of ISO 13485 and QSR 820 is required.
  • Fluent written and spoken English is required.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and knowledge of FMEA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), the seven QC tools, and 8D are required.
  • Knowledge of molding or assembly is required.
  • Three to five years of work experience in medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing, or supplier management, is required.
  • Experience with validation processes for new projects is required.
  • Ability to independently establish a quality plan for a new project and create its validation protocol is required.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure validation and quality control activities during new product introduction comply with regulatory, customer, and internal quality management system requirements.
  • Ensure purchased materials and supplier management processes comply with regulatory, customer, and internal quality management system requirements.
  • Ensure material, product, and process quality meets product specifications.
  • Serve as a core team member during project launch.
  • Create and maintain PPAP packages, including APQP, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, and MSA, and submit them to customers for approval; manage supplier PPAP through final approval.
  • Manage supplier assessments and audits, and periodically monitor and evaluate supplier quality.
  • Create quality plans and inspection instructions for purchased materials, components, and products, including sampling plans, inspection methods, AQL, and acceptance criteria; train the responsible personnel.
  • Create SPC methods for process control and train the responsible personnel.
  • Create record templates for product inspection activities.
  • Create and execute validation protocols.
  • Manage internal and supplier changes as the supplier contact window, and track changes through closure.
  • Monitor supplier and internal quality performance during incoming and in-process operations; handle quality issues through the nonconformance process, lead root-cause analysis, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
  • Handle customer complaints, lead root-cause analysis, implement corrective and preventive actions, complete 8D or CAPA reports, and review them with customers.
  • Support plant continuous-improvement and scrap-reduction projects, including developing continuous-improvement initiatives with suppliers.
  • Follow EHS laws, regulations, and company management requirements; promptly report potential risks and suggest safety improvements.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree in Mechanical Manufacture and Production Engineering Technology is preferred.
  • Knowledge of GMP, GDP, FDA, NMPA, and MDR requirements is preferred.
  • Willingness to travel frequently is preferred.
  • Familiarity with molding and highly automated assembly processes is preferred.
  • Experience in software validation is preferred.

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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