Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description. We need headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting. First paragraph: "Syensqo is all about chemistry..." That's about company culture, maybe "About the role"? Actually it's about company. Could be "About the role" but it's more about company. However we can treat as "About the role" or maybe "About Syensqo". But headings allowed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should map content accordingly. We have responsibilities: list of duties after "We count on you:" and bullet points. We have requirements: "You will bring:" list of qualifications. Preferred qualifications: separate maybe under "Preferred Qualifications" but not in allowed headings. Could fold into Requirements or Qualifications? The allowed headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We can put mandatory qualifications under Requirements, preferred under Qualifications or Skills. But we need to avoid filler. We have benefits: "You will get:" list includes Competitive salary and benefits package, salary range, bonus, maternity/paternity leave, training platform, free well-being sessions. Also location and relocation assistance. Pay: salary range given. Schedule: not mentioned. Thus we will include sections: About the role (maybe company overview), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (preferred), Benefits, Pay. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive info. Let's extract. About the role: Could be the initial paragraph about Syensqo and the role description: "Syensqo is all about chemistry... We are looking for: Global Automation Lead - ControlsSyensqo is seeking an experienced Global Automation Lead - Controls to lead our global controls engineering capability within Composite Materials.This is a hands-on leadership role, combining people management and technical leadership with direct ownership and delivery of strategic automation and controls projects." We can combine that into a paragraph. Responsibilities: bullet list from "We count on you:" each line. Let's list them: - Lead, manage, and develop a global team of Controls Engineers, providing technical direction, coaching, prioritisation, and support. - Define and own the global controls and automation strategy and roadmap, aligned with manufacturing and business priorities. - Establish and drive global standards, specifications, and best practices for PLCs, control systems, instrumentation, networks, and automation architecture. - Identify opportunities to modernise legacy control systems and develop structured plans for PLC, HMI, SCADA, and controls infrastructure upgrades. - Personally lead and deliver strategic automation and controls projects from concept through commissioning and handover. - Provide technical leadership and governance for projects delivered by Controls Engineers, sites, system integrators, and external partners. - Collaborate closely with IT and digital teams to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable integration between Operational Technology (OT) and IT systems. - Lead and support the integration of PLC and control systems with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and other manufacturing digital platforms. - Drive improvements in instrumentation and data collection to enable better process visibility, manufacturing analytics, and operational decision-making. - Develop multi-year controls and automation investment plans, identifying priorities based on business value, operational risk, obsolescence, and reliability. - Develop, manage, and optimise capital budgets for automation and controls projects, ensuring effective allocation of resources and delivery of expected business benefits. - Work closely with senior stakeholders, site leadership, engineering, operations, and other functions to align automation priorities and influence investment decisions. - Build capability across the organisation by developing engineering standards, sharing best practices, and improving controls engineering knowledge across sites. - Support the selection and management of automation vendors, system integrators, and technology partners. - Ensure automation solutions comply with applicable safety, cybersecurity, engineering, and industry standards. - Maintain awareness of emerging automation and manufacturing technologies and assess opportunities for their application across Syensqo Composite Materials. That's many. Requirements (mandatory): from "You will bring:" list: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. - Significant experience in industrial controls, automation engineering, PLC programming, system upgrades, and controls integration within a manufacturing environment. - Demonstrated experience leading, managing, or developing engineers and technical teams. - Strong technical knowledge of PLC, HMI, SCADA, industrial networking, instrumentation, and automation architectures. - Experience developing automation strategies, standards, technical roadmaps, or multi-site controls programmes. - Strong understanding of MES and the integration of manufacturing control systems with higher-level digital and IT systems. - Proven project leadership experience, including managing complex automation projects from concept through implementation and commissioning. - Experience developing and managing capital projects and budgets. - Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on project execution and technical problem-solving. - Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, site leadership, and senior business stakeholders. - Ability to work effectively across multiple sites, functions, cultures, and geographical regions. - Willingness to travel internationally as required. Preferred Qualifications: list: - Experience leading controls or automation engineering teams within a multi-site or global manufacturing organisation. - Advanced knowledge of major industrial automation platforms, particularly Allen-Bradley/Rockwell and/or Siemens. - Certifications or advanced training in PLC programming, industrial automation, project management, or related disciplines. - Experience with MES, SCADA, historian, industrial data, and manufacturing digitalisation platforms. - Knowledge of Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity principles and industrial network architecture. - Experience developing global engineering standards and driving their adoption across multiple manufacturing sites. - Experience managing system integrators, OEMs, and automation technology partners. - Familiarity with industry standards and best practices relating to controls, automation, functional safety, and manufacturing systems. Benefits: from "You will get:" list: - Competitive salary and benefits package - The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $144,800-$181,000 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives. - 16, or more weeks, of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations - Training platform for all employees - Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological) Additional info: Location: Proximity to one of our Syensqo sites in Anaheim, CA; Greenville, TX; Havre De Grace, MD; Winona, MN; or Piedmont, SC (relocation assistance available for the right candidate) – Global travel required We could include location under Benefits or maybe a separate section but not allowed. Could fold into Benefits as a paragraph. Pay: we have salary range already in Benefits; but we could separate Pay section with salary range and bonus. However we must not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does state salary range. So we can have Pay section with that info. Benefits section can include other benefits (leave, training, well-being, relocation assistance). Avoid duplication. Thus: Pay: salary range and bonus. Benefits: maternity/paternity leave, training platform, free well-being sessions, relocation assistance, competitive salary and benefits package (maybe mention but we already have Pay). Could keep "Competitive salary and benefits package" as part of Benefits but it's vague; maybe we keep it. We must not include filler like "competitive salary and benefits package" if it's vague but it's substantive? It's a statement. Could keep. Now produce HTML:

About the role

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come. We are looking for: Global Automation Lead - Controls. Syensqo is seeking an experienced Global Automation Lead - Controls to lead our global controls engineering capability within Composite Materials. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining people management and technical leadership with direct ownership and delivery of strategic automation and controls projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a global team of Controls Engineers, providing technical direction, coaching, prioritisation, and support.
• Define and own the global controls and automation strategy and roadmap, aligned with manufacturing and business priorities.
• Establish and drive global standards, specifications, and best practices for PLCs, control systems, instrumentation, networks, and automation architecture.
• Identify opportunities to modernise legacy control systems and develop structured plans for PLC, HMI, SCADA, and controls infrastructure upgrades.
• Personally lead and deliver strategic automation and controls projects from concept through commissioning and handover.
• Provide technical leadership and governance for projects delivered by Controls Engineers, sites, system integrators, and external partners.
• Collaborate closely with IT and digital teams to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable integration between Operational Technology (OT) and IT systems.
• Lead and support the integration of PLC and control systems with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and other manufacturing digital platforms.
• Drive improvements in instrumentation and data collection to enable better process visibility, manufacturing analytics, and operational decision-making.
• Develop multi-year controls and automation investment plans, identifying priorities based on business value, operational risk, obsolescence, and reliability.
• Develop, manage, and optimise capital budgets for automation and controls projects, ensuring effective allocation of resources and delivery of expected business benefits.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders, site leadership, engineering, operations, and other functions to align automation priorities and influence investment decisions.
• Build capability across the organisation by developing engineering standards, sharing best practices, and improving controls engineering knowledge across sites.
• Support the selection and management of automation vendors, system integrators, and technology partners.
• Ensure automation solutions comply with applicable safety, cybersecurity, engineering, and industry standards.
• Maintain awareness of emerging automation and manufacturing technologies and assess opportunities for their application across Syensqo Composite Materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Significant experience in industrial controls, automation engineering, PLC programming, system upgrades, and controls integration within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading, managing, or developing engineers and technical teams.
• Strong technical knowledge of PLC, HMI, SCADA, industrial networking, instrumentation, and automation architectures.
• Experience developing automation strategies, standards, technical roadmaps, or multi-site controls programmes.
• Strong understanding of MES and the integration of manufacturing control systems with higher-level digital and IT systems.
• Proven project leadership experience, including managing complex automation projects from concept through implementation and commissioning.
• Experience developing and managing capital projects and budgets.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on project execution and technical problem-solving.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, site leadership, and senior business stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple sites, functions, cultures, and geographical regions.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading controls or automation engineering teams within a multi-site or global manufacturing organisation.
• Advanced knowledge of major industrial automation platforms, particularly Allen-Bradley/R