Launch Your Engineering Career with Syensqo

Syensqo's Foundations for the Future Industrial development program, now in its 26th year, offers ambitious new engineers the opportunity to take on exciting and challenging assignments at any of our industrial sites throughout the United States.

Foundations for the Future is specifically designed for entry-level graduates in Chemical or Mechanical engineering. You will be extensively involved from day one in hands-on field work and advanced analytical problem-solving in chemical manufacturing environments around the country. This program's rotations are designed to last between 18-24 months and relocate 2-3 times within our industrial sites. You'll become a valuable member of the Syensqo family and within five years, you will be prepared to take on key responsibilities in our future manufacturing and business roles.

We are seeking individuals who demonstrate high potential through their academic accomplishments, extracurricular involvement and solid internship experience. We value dynamic team players who are flexible, innovative and eager to tackle new challenges.

What You'll Do

As a Foundations for the Future (FFF) Engineer, you may gain experience in roles such as Process Engineer, Production Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Project Engineer, and Research Engineer.

• Successfully implement and lead production performance improvement projects, provide support to the engineering department in various fields (safety/environment, quality, capacity, competitiveness), and may manage a team of technicians.
• Learn to analyze and improve current processes, manage industrial and manufacturing excellence projects, and ensure process safety and product quality within the unit.
• Evaluate current work procedures/methods and propose, describe, test, and implement improvements, new techniques, and methods, and provide specialized maintenance tasks and expertise. Be responsible for reliability & cost improvement projects and advising on failure analyses.
• Interact and work with investment projects, taking up the coordination between the different stakeholders (internal and external), and the control of the production of engineering deliverables (internal or subcontracted). You will also have the opportunity to interface with purchasing and construction and will perform specific missions about project execution.
• Deploy the research & innovation strategy for one's own perimeter, and potentially manage and deliver a portfolio of R&I projects.

What We Offer

• As a FFF engineer, you will be introduced to organizational leaders who will guide you along your journey within Syensqo.
• Networking events will enable you to develop strong working relationships quickly with manufacturing leaders, plant management, direct supervisors, coaches/mentors, and alumni of the FFF program.
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations.
• Engineer Learning Journey curriculum.
• Free language courses (24 languages available).
• Free Employee Assistance Program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering obtained between December 2024 and Spring/Summer 2025.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Successful completion of an internship or co-op assignment in a relative environment. This may include but is not limited to – Specialty Chemical, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Pulp & Paper, or Food & Beverage industries.
• Demonstrated a commitment to participating in a rotational program that will require relocation as you move through assignments. A particular rotation can last anywhere from 18-24 months.

Skills

• Fluency in English is mandatory. Any other language is a plus.
• Ability to solve complex engineering problems.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Familiarity with SAP or PI Process books is a plus.
• MS Office and Google Suite knowledge.

Pay

The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $80,000.00 to $90,000.00. 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 bonuses and/or other incentives.

Additional Information

• Location: US (various sites)
• Willingness to relocate and travel accordingly. Location will be at the discretion of Syensqo based on particular business needs.
• On-site work mode.
• Syensqo is not offering sponsorship for employment visa, OPT, or any other work eligibility status as part of the FFF program. However, as a global company, Syensqo offers many job opportunities that can be found through our career section on https://www.syensqo.com/en/career/job-opportunities.