Lead Sealing Systems Engineer

Job title: Lead Sealing Systems Engineer

About the Role Lead Sealing Systems Engineer to drive design, development, and predictive engineering of sealing solutions for automotive connector systems. You will influence product architecture, establish engineering standards, and partner with global teams to solve complex challenges and deliver innovative sealing technologies. A self-driven, collaborative leader who mentors others and applies first-principles thinking.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of elastomer sealing solutions for connector systems
• Define sealing system architecture, including seal geometry, groove design, tolerance analysis, and integration requirements
• Develop and oversee advanced CAE methodologies to predict sealing performance, durability, environmental effects, and long-term reliability
• Establish and maintain sealing design standards, engineering guidelines, performance metrics, and validation methodologies
• Own the sealing materials strategy, including material selection, characterization, qualification, and development of predictive material models
• Lead simulation-to-test correlation and validation activities, leveraging data-driven insights
• Serve as the technical lead for sealing technologies, collaborating with product development, materials, manufacturing, validation, and quality teams
• Mentor and develop global engineering resources, building organizational capability and promoting best practices in sealing design and CAE analysis
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and technical standardization initiatives while identifying emerging technologies, materials, and industry trends
• Establish strategic partnerships with suppliers, universities, and research organizations

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Materials Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in product design and/or CAE simulation for elastomer sealing systems
• 3+ years of experience in nonlinear FEA (large deformation, contact, material nonlinearity)
• 2+ years of experience in material modeling (hyperelastic, viscoelastic, temperature effects)
• Working knowledge of Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), geometric tolerancing, and tolerance stack up analysis

Nice to Have

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Polymer Engineering, or related field
• Experience with elastomer sealing systems, including silicone rubber materials, sealing performance, durability, environmental effects, and failure modes; automotive connector sealing experience is a plus
• Advanced proficiency with nonlinear CAE tools such as Abaqus, ANSYS, or equivalent software
• Expertise in elastomer material characterization and modeling, including hyperelastic, viscoelastic, creep, relaxation, and temperature-dependent behavior
• Experience developing engineering standards, validation methodologies, and simulation-to-test correlation through collaboration with testing labs, validation teams, suppliers, and cross-functional partners

Compensation & Benefits

• Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance
• Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description and may vary by geographic region
• We emphasize a compensation philosophy and provide a market-informed range; actual offers may vary by candidate's experience and location

About Koch At Koch, we empower employees to do what they do best to create value for themselves and the company. We value diversity of thought and perspectives and are committed to a strong hiring philosophy and equal opportunities.