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DuPont ยท 1 day ago

Automation & Process Control Engineer

DuPont is a company dedicated to empowering the world with essential innovations. The Automation & Process Control Engineer will support and improve manufacturing operations in the Healthcare and Specialty Lubricants businesses, focusing on process control systems and project management to enhance productivity and compliance.

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Responsibilities

Serve as owner of process control system infrastructure, programming, cybersecurity, and related management of change activity
Lead production process automation control upgrade and modification for product/process improvement, and provide startup coverage to help troubleshoot any application issues
Responds to day-to-day operational impacts relative to A&PC
Own and maintain long-term control systems vision and related system integration plans, and ensure capital plans properly reflect these plans
Lead capital project activity, including adherence to schedule and associated validations
Engage in site PSM activities to ensure compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements. Participate in applicable PHAs
Serve as or work closely with site safety interlock guardian to ensure all Safety Instrumented System requirements are met
Partner with Manufacturing Technology (MT) to develop and implement projects from the Operations Business Technology Implementation Plan (BTIP) that deliver positive year-over-year ROC (return on capital) and non-capital continuous improvement while meeting the plant level EH&S improvement goals
Ensure Business Technology Implementation Plan (BTIP) projects are fully implemented and validate the performance delivers or exceeds the expected results
Support the facility root cause failure analysis process by serving as a team member or facilitator for incidents related to A&PC
Lead and support plant continuous improvement activities aligned to the BTIP and support the capital plan for the facility. This includes leading continuous improvement activities for the facility and serving in specific project management & execution roles for smaller projects
Participate in the site alarm management program
Solves technical or operational problems (with or without vague/unstructured aspects); takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
Expected to serve in the plant on-call rotation
This position reports to the HSL Manufacturing Technology Manager and receives local oversight, training, and guidance from HIMS Site Leadership

Qualification

Process automation controlPLC-based control systemsHMI programmingDCS systemsProject managementSix Sigma methodologyProcess Safety ManagementEnglish proficiencyCommunication skillsLeadership skills

Required

MS or BS in EE, ChemE or Automation Control background
1-3 years of experience in designing and engineering production process automation control
Knowledge of process control requirements, system architecture design, configuration, integration, and implementation of process control strategies using PLC-based control systems and HMI programming and DCS systems
Experience in specifying, installing, maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting instruments and analyzers
Familiarity with Rockwell PLCs and Siemens PCS 7 DCS systems, GE Proficy iFIX
Strong communication and leadership skills for project management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred

Experience with SIS, computer system networks

Benefits

DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package.

Company

DuPont offers construction materials, fabrics, packaging materials, and solutions.

H1B Sponsorship

DuPont has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (22)
2024 (13)
2023 (10)
2022 (14)
2021 (25)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2019-06-03IPO

Leadership Team

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Lori Koch
Chief Executive Officer
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Daryl Roberts
Senior Vice President, Chief Operations & Engineering Officer
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