Senior Engineer – Automation
dsm-firmenich
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Belvidere • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $87,100 - $160,900 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Support plant operations by troubleshooting automation, instrumentation, and control issues.
- Own small-to-medium automation improvements from concept through implementation.
- Improve reliability, standardization, and documentation of control systems.
- Work closely with process engineers, maintenance, IT/OT, and operators.
- Reduce reliance on external contractors by building in-house capability.
- Other duties assigned by Freeport leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical, industrial, mechanical engineering (or related technical discipline) required.
- 4-8 years of experience in industrial automation or controls engineering.
- Strong PLC and/or DCS experience (Emerson DeltaV experience is a plus, but not required)
- Comfortable troubleshooting live production systems under real-world constraints
- Background in batch or continuous process manufacturing (pharma, chemicals, food, or similar regulated environments preferred)
Benefits
- annual incentive pay
- retirement savings plan
- health care coverage
- paid time off
- recognition programs
- broad range of other benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
automationinstrumentationcontrol systemsPLCDCStroubleshootingprocess engineeringreliability improvementstandardizationdocumentation
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationleadershiporganizational skills