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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

NPI Process Engineer - Progressive Stamping

Manufacturing EngineeringPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeLincoln, NE, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A technical degree or hands-on experience in progressive stamping, tooling, machining, or a related manufacturing process.
  • Experience interpreting engineering drawings, tooling prints, and technical documentation.
  • Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Experience working cross-functionally to solve technical problems and support project execution.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development, qualification, and validation of new stamping tools and manufacturing processes for new product introductions.
  • Provide technical expertise during tooling and process design reviews, offering input on manufacturability, process capability, tooling functionality, and stamping best practices.
  • Collaborate with tooling designers, process engineers, and cross-functional teams to optimize tooling concepts and stamping processes before production launch.
  • Assemble, troubleshoot, validate, and refine new tooling and processes to ensure readiness for production release.
  • Support development and maintenance of process documentation, including process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, and related quality documentation.
  • Investigate complex process and tooling challenges using structured problem-solving techniques and implement sustainable corrective actions.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring milestones, timelines, and deliverables are achieved.
  • Partner with manufacturing teams to transition qualified tooling and processes into production while providing technical guidance and training as needed.
  • Participate in design reviews, continuous improvement initiatives, and process optimization efforts to improve quality, efficiency, and cost competitiveness.
  • Utilize engineering drawings, tooling prints, and CAD models to evaluate tooling performance, identify improvement opportunities, and support troubleshooting efforts.
  • Maintain a safe work environment and support environmental, quality, and operational excellence initiatives.
  • Apply Principle Based Management and collaborate effectively across engineering, tooling, quality, and manufacturing teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience supporting New Product & Innovation (NPI) or new process development activities.
  • Tool and die, machining, or tooling design experience.
  • Experience with process qualification, validation, and troubleshooting of stamping tools.
  • Experience developing PFMEAs, process flows, control plans, or other quality documentation.
  • Experience with CAD software such as Siemens NX, Creo, Pro/Engineer, or similar platforms.
  • Project management experience.
  • Quality experience including 8D problem-solving methodologies.
  • Experience supporting high-speed precision stamping operations.

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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