Critical Rotating Equipment Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Critical Rotating Equipment Engineer to join BASF's Global Engineering team in Freeport, Texas. The role supports multiple BASF sites, focusing on improving the availability and reliability of rotating equipment across the region.

Key responsibilities

• Provide on‑site support for rotating equipment troubleshooting, repair, overhauls and outage management.
• Develop and implement comprehensive maintenance strategies for critical assets.
• Lead reliability programs such as Bad Actor, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Reliability Centered Maintenance and Risk Based Maintenance.
• Collaborate with plant maintenance, engineering, production and research teams across sites.
• Act as a technical resource for refrigeration and chiller systems, including contract scope definition and contractor management.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in rotating equipment troubleshooting and repair in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to make business‑critical decisions and recommendations.

Required skills

• Rotating equipment troubleshooting
• Rotating equipment repair
• Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Risk Based Maintenance
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
• Bad Actor Program execution
• Contract management for refrigeration and chiller systems