DuPont - Automation & Process Control Engineer
Company: Beyond SOF
Location: Kinston
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Automation & Process Control Engineer Experience level:
Mid-senior Experience required: 5 Years Education level: Bachelor’s
degree Job function: Engineering Industry: Chemicals Compensation:
$121,000 - $130,000 Total position: 2 Relocation assistance: Yes
Visa : Only US citizens and Greencard holders OVERVIEW: DuPont is
looking for an Automation & Process Control Engineer to provide
support at the Kinston NC site. The successful candidate will be
responsible for specifying, implementing, maintaining, and updating
plant process control systems to ensure optimum efficiency,
availability, and safety. JOB DESCRIPTION: Support the existing PLC
and DCS systems programs to improve safety, quality, reliability,
uptime, capacity, and yields. Responsible for lifecycle status and
developing diagnosis concept and periodic health check of installed
base control systems. Work on project teams and with full-service
design contractors to realize the objectives of technical programs
and projects involving automation and process control technology.
Drive improvements through small capital projects, advanced control
techniques, loop tuning, and various automation tools. Involvement
in day-to-day and after-hour troubleshooting to assure safe and
continuous operation. Provide technical support for new project
start-ups, test runs, and special procedures as needed. Program and
troubleshoot Rockwell PLC, Rockwell FTME, ABB DCS, and Historian
Software. Participate in Process Safety Management (PSM) program,
PSSR (Pre-Startup Safety Reviews), and Management of Change (MOC)
processes. Lead, coordinate, and implement root cause failure
analysis on significant failures. Support Kinston's Alarm
management team through the alarm management lifecycle. REQUIRED
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS/ WORK EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s Degree in
Engineering 5 years’ experience in a process controls engineering
role Knowledge of process industry standards and codes (ISA, IEC,
etc.) Experience designing and implementing regulatory control
schemes in a DCS. DCS configuration skills Experience with Ladder
Logic and Function Block programming. Experience troubleshooting,
revising and optimizing existing control schemes Loop tuning and
control loop performance improvement experience. PREFERRED
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical
Engineering/Chemical Engineering OR Control Engineering Knowledge
and interest in Cybersecurity, Active Directory, and Group Policies
Experience with design and implementation of ABB DCS and Symphony
Plus Historian System. Rockwell Automation RSLogix 5000 and 500
programming, FactoryTalkView ME, Allen-Bradley CompactLogix,
ControlLogix, PLC5 (PLCs), PanelViews, Allen-Bradley Variable
Frequency Drives (VFD).
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