Senior Automation Engineer
EMD Performance Materials

Job Info

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A career with EMD Performance Materials is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 57,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in healthcare, life science and performance materials. For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others. EMD Performance Materials is a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role

• As automation engineer you design, program and simulate advanced process control strategies in chemical manufacturing plants with special focus on electronic chemicals
• You develop work packages and manage external controls engineering contractors
• Your job starts in early process development phases and ends with the commissioning and start up of your technology on site
• You participate in continuous improvement efforts based on experience and data analytic results
• You are able to grasp complex interrelations and to translate quality and system dynamics requirements into innovative and robust technical solutions
• You are keen to manage medium-sized interdisciplinary, global teams of specialists. You find the right balance of doing and delegating design, coding and management tasks
• You use your process systems engineering background for the design of control architectures in collaboration with process engineers and IT
• You are used to acting flexibly and you can cope with changing conditions
• You are curious and motivated to be part of worldwide, cross functional teams in development, project management and operational functions
• The readiness for domestic and international business tripswill be required

Who You Are

Minimum qualifications:

• Masters or Bachelors degree with equivalent experience in Automation/Electrical Engineering

Preferred qualifications:

• Acumen in process engineering
• Expert knowledge in modern, advanced process control technologies and experience in applications in process industries
• Advanced knowledge in OT and DCS infrastructure design, software engineering and IT security
• Experience inplantautomation programmingusing relevant tools,methodsand technologies, experience with SIEMENS PCS7, Allen Bradley or GE Fanuc tools
• Advanced knowledge in fields of data engineering including data collection, transformation and propagation
• Knowledge in application of safety analyses for the design of plants and life safety controls

What we offer: With us, there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to fulfil your ambitions, and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life. Join us and bring your curiosity to life!

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The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

Job Requisition ID: 216584

Location: Breinigsville

Career Level: D - Professional (4-9 years)

Working time model: full-time

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