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At DuPont, our paid internship and co-op opportunities are designed to give students more than just a glimpse into the professional world—they’re a launchpad for your future. You’ll work on real, impactful projects alongside experienced DuPont professionals, applying what you’ve learned in the classroom to solve real-world challenges. Through this hands-on experience, you’ll build essential skills, grow your network, and gain exposure to a collaborative, inclusive workplace that values innovation and leadership. You will have the opportunity to collaborate across teams and functions, gaining exposure to innovative technologies and diverse perspectives that drive real-world solutions.
As a Cyber Security Engineering intern or co-op, you’ll:
- Embrace DuPont’s core values in safety, sustainability, and innovation
- Gain industrial experience and insight into our businesses, products, and customers
- Work in team-based environments with mentorship and technical training
- Participate in professional development opportunities tailored to your role
Our student program offers both internships and co-op assignments tailored to fit your academic schedule and career goals. Assignment length and scope may vary by site and function, but every experience is designed to help you grow, contribute, and lead. Typical roles in manufacturing, operations, and business at DuPont span a wide range of exciting and impactful areas, including Manufacturing Technical and Process Engineering, Capital Projects, Automation and Process Control, Leveraged Engineering, Equipment Reliability and Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Product Quality, and Technical Service
Our US student program includes 10-12 week internships and 3-6 month co-op assignments.
Position Specific Information
DuPont Information Security & Compliance (ISC) is opening up an exciting opportunity join a growing team that plays a vital and dynamic role in the company.
DuPont is on the leading edge of cybersecurity in the manufacturing space. The ISC team is endeavoring to keep the company safe from malicious cyber threats.
This exciting role will put the successful candidate on the ground at many of DuPont’s sites to help local IT and engineering ensure the manufacturing areas are secure and protected. The primary responsibilities for the Security Engineer will include:
- Deploying Cyber Integrity software/hardware
- Work with Vendor, vendor teams and PM to follow the playbook, and plan to roll out to as many sites as possible smoothly
- Ensuring firewalls are working as intended and rules are up to date, including all other pre-work for site deployments
- Site surveys and inventories of the machines on the PCN (Process Control Networks) and OMN (Operations Management Networks)
- Work to develop content for the Cyber Champion’s network and share learnings across all DuPont sites.
- Work in out Computer Integration TEST Center (CITC) where we test out new technologies in the cyber security space
A strong candidate will have some knowledge of Network Architecture and/or some knowledge of Automation and Process Control (A&PC) technology. A strong desire to develop cybersecurity skills and interest in working on computers will also be helpful. Where skills are lacking, training will be provided. This is your chance to learn some basic and advanced cyber security tools to build up your skill sets. Beyond these technical skills, the job requires an organized worker and excellent visual and verbal communicator
Requirements
- Currently earning Engineering Degree or Computer Science or Cyber Certifications or relevant degree programs
- GPA of 3.0 or higher (out of 4.0 scale)
- Legal right to work in the U.S. without restriction
- Effective interpersonal skills to build collaborations with site Cyber Champions and automation engineers to help facilitate the work
- Strong organizational skills to manage deployments and to coordinate with several different teams, ISC (Information Security and Compliance), Operations, IT&P, A&PC (Automation and Process Control), etc.
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