Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

• Maintain and modify existing process control systems, including operator interfaces, controller/network hardware, configuration, and communications infrastructure.
• Provide troubleshooting and process control support for a continuously operating plant.
• Identify and install new applications and interfaces to increase the safety, quality, and profitability of plant processes.
• Actively participate in control system migration projects.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Heavy experience with Honeywell Experion DCS; experience with Honeywell TDC-3000/TPS system a plus.
• Experience with PID controllers, including cascade, feed-forward, and split-range configurations.
• Ability to tune PID loops for pressure, temperature, speed, and other control loops.
• Experience with Ethernet networking, network switches/servers configuration, Microsoft domain management, and OPC server configuration.
• Advanced PLC experience with Rockwell Controllogix and Siemens S7.
• Experience with Rockwell, Siemens, and Mitsubishi drives.
• Experience with Factorytalk, RSView, and Siemens winCC HMI configuration.
• Working experience with Device Net, Profibus, Profi Net, Ethernet/IP, and Modbus TCP/IP.
• Experience with engineering project justification, planning, and execution in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with capital project budgeting, manpower estimation, contract management, and proposal development.
• Ability to review vendor network, control panel, and electrical schematic drawings and provide feedback.
• Ability to communicate and interact with all organizational levels, including managers and overseas colleagues.

• At least 5 years of industry experience supporting plant operations as a process control engineer (applications or systems engineering).
• Knowledge of statistical process controls, Lean, and continuous improvement methods.
• Knowledge of chemical process and polymerization technologies or refinery processing technologies.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The U.S. annual base salary range is $98,720 to $123,400, with total compensation potentially higher based on skills and experience.
• 16 or more weeks of maternity/paternity and co‑parenting leave, according to local regulations.
• Access to a training platform for all employees.
• Free well‑being sessions (physical and psychological).

• Perform successfully in a fast‑paced, high‑stress environment, with duties changing frequently.
• Occasionally work varied hours and overtime outside standard business hours.
• Use hands/fingers to operate and manipulate production equipment and computers.
• Work in environments with extreme temperature swings.
• Stand and walk on a concrete floor 75% of the time.
• Carry, lift, transport, and position materials weighing up to 50 lbs, and push or pull equipment/material weighing up to 150 lbs.
• Climb stairs, ladders, and balance on platforms to perform duties.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or position self to maintain and move materials.
• See and inspect product quality to meet standards.

Syensqo is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.