Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content.
Job description includes: intro paragraph about Syensqo (maybe "About the role"? Actually "About Us" is separate but we can treat as "About the role"? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections have content.
We have:
- About the role: description of role, purpose, what they will do. Could be the paragraph after "We are looking for: Global Automation Lead - ControlsSyensqo is seeking...". Actually the role description includes responsibilities etc. We could separate "About the role" as overview, then "Responsibilities" as bullet list of duties, "Requirements" as qualifications needed, "Preferred Qualifications" maybe as "Qualifications"? Actually they have "You will bring:" (required) and "Preferred Qualifications:" (preferred). Also "You will get:" (benefits). Also salary range (Pay). Also location info maybe not needed.
We need to avoid boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove "Additional Information:" location maybe keep as part of role? Might be considered metadata; we could fold into short p or drop. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Location is minor metadata; we could include in a short p under About the role or maybe drop. Probably include as a short p. We must not create sections for Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. Pay: they give salary range. So we can create Pay section with that info. Benefits: they list "Competitive salary and benefits package", then details: 16 or more weeks maternity/paternity leave, training platform, free well-being sessions. So we can create Benefits section with those bullet points. Schedule: not mentioned, so omit. Skills: maybe we can include technical skills from requirements? But we have Requirements and Qualifications sections. Could combine. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including required and preferred), Benefits, Pay. That's five sections. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for "Global Automation Lead - Controls". Good. We need to use
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all bullet points from responsibilities, requirements, preferred qualifications, benefits, pay.
Let's extract.
Responsibilities (the "We count on you to:" list). Items:
- 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 a long list.
Requirements (You will bring:):
- 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:
- 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 (You will get:):
- 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)
Also location 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". Could be a short p.
Also "About Us" paragraph maybe not needed as it's boilerplate? It's about company; could be considered "About the role"? But we already have About the role maybe we can include a brief overview from first paragraph: "Syensqo is all about chemistry... We are looking for: Global Automation Lead - Controls". Actually the first paragraph is fluff; we could include as About the role overview.
We need to avoid duplication. The "About Us" later is more generic; we can drop as boilerplate? It's not required but could be considered "About the role"? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Us" paragraph is not exactly boilerplate but could be considered generic company description; might be okay to keep as part of About the role? However we already have role overview earlier. To avoid duplication, we could keep the earlier fluff as About the role and drop the later "About Us". The later includes diversity statement etc which might be considered EEO boilerplate; better to drop.
Thus final 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
for prose. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all bullet points from responsibilities, requirements, preferred qualifications, benefits, pay. Let's extract. Responsibilities (the "We count on you to:" list). Items: - 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 a long list. Requirements (You will bring:): - 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: - 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 (You will get:): - 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) Also location 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". Could be a short p. Also "About Us" paragraph maybe not needed as it's boilerplate? It's about company; could be considered "About the role"? But we already have About the role maybe we can include a brief overview from first paragraph: "Syensqo is all about chemistry... We are looking for: Global Automation Lead - Controls". Actually the first paragraph is fluff; we could include as About the role overview. We need to avoid duplication. The "About Us" later is more generic; we can drop as boilerplate? It's not required but could be considered "About the role"? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Us" paragraph is not exactly boilerplate but could be considered generic company description; might be okay to keep as part of About the role? However we already have role overview earlier. To avoid duplication, we could keep the earlier fluff as About the role and drop the later "About Us". The later includes diversity statement etc which might be considered EEO boilerplate; better to drop. Thus final 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