Senior R&D Engineer, Reactor Testing Group - Union, NJ

BASF Catalysts • Union, NJ

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.

Requirements

• Maters and at least 7 years or a PhD and 3 years (Chemical, Mechanical Engineering or related)
• Proven experience with complex reactor systems and reactor modifications required
• Strong expertise in reactor troubleshooting required
• Proficiency in Python and/or VBA required
• Ability to independently drive technical decisions and influence direction

Nice To Haves

• LabVIEW experience preferred
• Ability to indirectly lead or mentor others preferred
• ISO9001 experience preferred
• Experience with internal and external audits preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing effective operations of multiple complex, high-throughput reactor systems used for catalyst evaluations, including advanced troubleshooting and on time completion.
• Leading reactor design modifications, upgrades, and repurposing efforts aligned with evolving testing needs.
• Designing complex experimental protocols and automated data processing code for large datasets using Python, and/or VBA.
• Diagnosing and resolving system-level issues across hardware, instrumentation, and control architecture using your experience in data acquisition and control strategies using LabVIEW, and/or PLC systems.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives in reactor capability, reliability, and lab efficiency.
• Mentoring less experienced team members and provide technical guidance across reactor operations and automation.
• Author technical reports and present findings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrating your extensive experience working in a research lab environment, you will have a strong focus on safety and drive a zero-incident mindset.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety standards and champion a zero-incident culture.
• Adhering to the ISO 9001/TS 16949 quality standard, you will perform and document calibration, verification, maintenance activities in various databases and be diligent about lab procedures and continuous improvement.
• Being self-driven and working well both independently and as a team member, you will make technical decisions or proposals focused on achieving project or customer goals.

Benefits

• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior