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Lead Electrical Engineer

Kimberly-Clark
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jul 2025
💰 $105,620/yr($85,540/yr$105,620/yr)

About the role

Lead Electrical Engineer

Job Description

You were made to do this work: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

As the Lead Electrical Engineer, you will provide leadership and design, development, optimization and problem solving for tissue manufacturing. You will have an expertise across multiple technologies and will have a demonstrated ability to effectively provide specific project work direction to a broad range of team members.

In this role, you will:

  • Lead single or multiple product or process improvement projects with a financial scope of up to $10 million from conception through commercialization.

  • Solve asset related electrical and control needs through troubleshooting and redesign of current hardware and software

  • Mitigate and plan for electrical and controls obsolescence risks of the production assets

  • Provide functional leadership and creativity in the initiation of design, development, and optimization of tissue and/or towel converting and manufacturing equipment and processes to meet unit objectives

  • Develop knowledge and skills in leadership of the application of engineering principles, scientific analysis, and project management

  • Carry out all job responsibilities in a safe manner.

  • Develop equipment and processes that meet safety codes, policies and guidelines. Provide for the safety and well-being of operators, maintenance, and other personnel

  • Identify complex technical issues and provide necessary solutions to eliminate root cause

  • Assist in the development of others within the area of expertise.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.


You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

In one of our manufacturing roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology degree from an accredited college or university and 4 years or more of experience in a variety of technical or operational assignments in a manufacturing environment.

  • Requires experience with manufacturing control systems, such as Honeywell and Rockwell DCS, Rockwell software suite, AC Drives, Servo Drives, and PLC logic.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Specific, in-depth technical knowledge and expertise in tissue and/or towel manufacturing.

  • 15 years of experience in a variety of plant and staff assignments, including maintenance and operations.

  • Familiarity with machine startups.

  • Experience working with external technical service providers.  

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center

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