BASF
posted 3 months ago
As a Senior Instrumentation/Control Systems Engineer at BASF, you will play a crucial role in the Catalyst and Adsorbents Evaluation group, which is part of the Process Catalysis & Adsorbents Scale-Up North America R&D group located in Beachwood, OH. This position is centered around the development and implementation of testing programs for heterogeneous catalysts and adsorbents, supporting various R&D projects, ensuring catalyst quality assurance, and contributing to manufacturing and catalyst improvement efforts. You will be responsible for overseeing reactor unit design, modifications, and related construction activities, as well as troubleshooting reactor units and managing overall laboratory operations related to reactor unit functionality. In this role, you will provide essential instrumentation and controls engineering support for the laboratory, which includes automation using SCADA software applications such as iFix, Citect, and Ignition. Your expertise will be vital in specifying, configuring, and troubleshooting programmable automation controllers (PAC) and programmable logic controllers (PLC). You will also demonstrate your in-depth technical experience in process instrumentation and controls, particularly with pressure, temperature, level, flow, and process analyzer measurement technology. Additionally, you will direct the activities of 1 to 2 direct reports, ensuring effective team management and project execution.