Assistant Manager Application Engineering

As a chemicals supplier to almost all industries, BASF will establish a standalone subsidiary dedicated to its Mobile Emissions Catalysts, Precious Metals Trading, Recycling, and related Products and Services business. The new group is referred to as BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions and is wholly owned by BASF. BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions will operate globally in over 15 countries and comprise of approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.
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Objectives:

Works independently on the technical delivery of customer projects which create customer value to BASF Environmental Catalysts & Metal Solutions by generating optimized solutions. Should be able to work independently on specific engineering tasks within required time frame in consultation with the reporting manager.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate with customers to identify potential new business opportunities, opportunities for improvement of products, and other instances which may require a change or redesign of products.

• Identify appropriate catalysts to meet customer specifications in co-ordination with in-house & global R&D and Application Engineering teams.

• Provide customers with system proposals and recommended specifications.

• Consult with sales, marketing, manufacturing and quality teams prior to making proposals to customers to ensure proposed products are strategically aligned with overall targets.

• Provide technical support in the form of catalyst specifications to the sales and marketing teams to enable them to complete their functional activities.

• Receive and analyze with customers the emission data for their vehicle platforms and the targeted emissions.

 • Co-ordinate with necessary product development labs to get the samples prepared and shipped to customers.

• Co-ordinate with our R&D, product development and test labs for testing and ageing of our catalysts where required

• Review with customers on the emission results of the samples provided, co-ordinate with internal team and suggest any changes or improvements in the catalysts, if required.

 • Identify 3rd party test agencies, provide necessary resources, and liaise for testing of our catalysts on appropriate vehicles whenever required.

• Provide support to the customer on any quality concerns in co-ordination with our Quality team. 

Personal Skill and Competency

Essential 

• Good Knowledge of Automotive Catalysis, Emission Legislations, Exhaust Systems, IC Engines and Testing Requirements

• Capability in a customer facing role. Interpersonal skills and team player skills need to be applied to support customer. 

• Demonstrated capability in Project Management skills and Product Development Processes for business-2-business product introduction.

• Good Communication and Presentation Skills (Both Verbal & Written)

• High Analytical Abilities (analyze generated data and convert this to information; solve short term problems for customer)

• Interpretation and presentation of technical data to audiences of varying technical background. 

Desirable –

• Flexibility to travel to various customers and tech centers as the business demands

• Dynamic & Confident Candidate, with ability to take pressure of Multiple Assignments

• Effective Negotiation Skills

• Quick analytical decision making

• Prompt Action and Adaptable Qualities to take up New Challenges

• Quality Orientation, Strives to Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period.

• Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

• Support Safe Working Conditions

Person Specification Qualification and Experience:

• B. Tech, M. Tech Chemical/Automotive/Mechanical Engineering or MSc Chemistry

• 4~5 years of experience in Emissions management / catalyst design in any Automotive OEM / Emission system supplier / Automotive Consulting Organisations/ Customer Interfacing Role of Minimum 2+ years in Automotive Industry 

BENEFITS

- Development discussions and programs so that you can reach your full potential.
- An attractive competitive salary that is based on the company's success and your individual performance.
- Health and wellbeing programs helping you to achieve better work-life balance.
- We facilitate flexible and hybrid working.