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Senior Product Development Engineer (m/f/d)

BASF

BASF

Product
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Posted on May 9, 2025

WELCOME TO BASF

The implications of climate change for our future and the necessary actions are obvious. Among the crucial measures, the transition to large-scale clean energy stands out. The global demand for power from renewable sources like wind and solar is on the rise. Stationary energy storage emerges as a key technology, ensuring a reliable power supply despite the intermittent nature of these sources by storing excess energy and discharging it during peak demand.
This job gives you the opportunity to direct your career towards actively contributing to sustainable solutions and establishing large-scale production capacities for NAS® batteries - a cutting-edge technology ideal for long-duration stationary energy storage with superior features.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

In the responsibility as Senior Product Development Engineer, you will lead the industrialization of the product design and development with a focus on product innovation and value chain optimization for the NAS® battery factories. Your areas of responsibility include:

  • Lead the local product development and engineering change control (product development, engineering change management, task force lead for design to cost initiatives, product design problem solving)
  • Lead the product industrialization and new product launch to enable and ensure product launch timing, product maturity, and performance requirements (Function, Quality, Cost)
  • Standardization and optimization of Product Development Processes and Engineering Change Control (CAD - CAE Analysis, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Release and Implementation Management)
  • Collaborate with Suppliers to ensure product design intent according to product specifications while leveraging supplier core competencies to improve and develop the product (Function, Quality, Cost)
  • Support Product Testing, and Validation to ensure product maturity, performance, and safety
  • Cross-functional collaboration and alignment with global and local business partners (task forces, critical topics)
  • Support organizational growth while inspiring and motivating junior team members with a positive team spirit

WHAT YOU OFFER

  • Completed studies in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering
  • Solid, position-related work experience gained in automotive manufacturing, battery manufacturing or similar industries
  • Deep knowledge of product development and industrialization processes
  • Capability to create tangible and sustainable results in a target-oriented way
  • Excellent communication in English and in German, proficiency in Japanese is an additional plus
  • Strong collaboration skills nd passion to contribute to sustainable solutions limiting the implications of climate change

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Following the successful completion of the initial investment project, promising opportunities arise for the involvement in the plant’s target organization or subsequent investment endeavors
  • Inspiring networks for the development and implementation of your ideas (e.g. Women in Business)
  • Mentoring programs and learning opportunities for your professional and personal development
  • Career paths as professional development to other positions in the company (including job rotation)
  • Support with childcare (e.g. company daycare, holiday programmes)
  • Fitness and health studio, medical care center with numerous offers for your health
  • Deutschlandticket as a discounted job ticket, job bike

HOW TO REACH US

  • Yasemin Koparan (Talent Acquisition), Tel.:+49 30 2005-58540 will be happy to answer your questions for this position
  • You can also reach our recruiting team here
  • First information about our application process can be found here

ABOUT US

BASF Stationary Energy Storage GmbH (BSES) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BASF SE. BSES is the exclusive distributer of the NAS® batteries and co-develops the NAS® technology together with its Japanese partner NGK Insulators Ltd. Learn more about Stationary Energy Storage GmbH at https://on.basf.com/StationaryEnergyStorage

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