Test Fixture Designer

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Test Fixture Designer with more of a mechanical design focus to help us maintain our market leadership in our devices test lab at our Technical Center in Neenah, Wisconsin. As a test fixture designer, you will have a great opportunity to shape the operation of our lab in an environment that fosters innovation and creativity and rewards you for value created.

enMotion, Compact, and SmartStock are all market-leading brands of away from home GP PRO products by Georgia-Pacific. Our dispensers for each of those brands are examples of the innovative devices we develop, manufacture, and market. If you're excited by an opportunity to continuously learn and grow while supporting those brands, we'd like to talk with you. At Georgia-Pacific, we share your enthusiasm for pushing boundaries and embracing creative solutions. We constantly challenge the status quo, take calculated risks, and strive to improve the products we make.

The Georgia-Pacific Devices Test Lab team represents the people who use our dispensers and products every day and the maintainers who service them. We are entrepreneurs who innovate and collaborate cross-functionally to design, develop, test, and execute projects that create value for our consumers, customers, communities, as well as GP. We value lifelong learners who want to contribute and grow with us. This position is located at the Neenah Technical Center (NTC), the central site for research, development, and lab services for Georgia-Pacific's North American Consumer Products business.

• Device Testing: Assist in the planning, development, and execution of GP PRO device and product validation test plans in support of our product development process. This would include conducting the testing and recording results.
• Testing Efficiency: Design, develop, and implement custom test equipment, test fixtures, test methods, and instrumentation to streamline device testing through automation and data acquisition.
• Test Protocols: Assist with the investigation, development, and implementation of custom test protocols in support of validation and verification testing.
• Test Fixture Design: Design test fixtures considering factors like reliability, throughput, test coverage, product tolerances, test parameters, and ease of use. Create and maintain supporting documentation for test fixtures.
• Continuous Improvement: Implement continuous improvement processes to increase lab efficiency.
• Test Lab Capabilities: Proactively recommend and create improvements to test lab technical capabilities as device development needs shift. Identify validation failures, file observations, and troubleshoot mechanical failures. Work with cross functional team members to support root-cause analysis. Recommend lab capability upgrades and procurements to meet evolving validation needs.

• Associates degree or higher in Electromechanical Technology, or related field
• 1+ years of experience with mechanical or functional test fixture design
• Experience with mechanical CAD software (Solidworks pref.)
• Knowledge of automation and control systems

What Will Put You Ahead

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).