Senior AI Engineer Full-time

Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, inspire and develop diverse talents who will elevate BASF’s digital journey.

As one of the world’s largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe are part of the technology powerhouse driving our vision. Join our organization and make an impact in an inclusive and diverse work environment. We value individual differences and provide opportunities for you to contribute your unique perspective towards our collective goals.

Objectives of the Position

Our Manufacturing & OpEx Intelligence Team is supporting the operational divisions and central functions with global data around Manufacturing, Asset Effectiveness and provides the required transparency for BASF production. This data is the essential part of all improvements of our manufacturing processes.

In this role, you are developing new applications based on novel AI-driven technologies. Your tasks include crawling of a wide range of data, creation of statistical analyses, selection and training of machine learning models and their evaluation. Result is the classified structured data, stored in a global database, used by business and technology experts.

Main Tasks

• Designing, developing and deploying AI-based solutions using Large Language Models to address specific advanced use cases in Manufacturing and Technology.
• Integrating AI solutions into our existing workflows and platforms (e.g., CI/CD pipelines)
• Continuously improving and optimizing AI models to enhance their accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Developing web scrapping scripts to get data.
• You apply NLP technologies for data extraction, selection and classification.
• You stay up to date with the latest advancements in data science and maintain contact with the BASF and external data science communities.

Requirements

Education & work experience

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and team-player skills
• At least 5 years working experience.

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Mandatory)

• Strong experience in working with deep learning architectures like transformers and related models (such as GPT-3 or similar models)
• Excellent programming skills in Python, and experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow or PyTorch)
• Experience with cloud platforms (ideally Microsoft Azure), containerization technologies and with deploying and managing AI solutions in a cloud.
• Crawling skills by using standard IT frameworks (e.g., Scrappy and Playwright)

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Additional)

• Experience in using OCR technologies.
• Experience in agile working methods.
• Experience in project management.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023.

BASF is committed to empowering its employees to pursue their interests and explore emerging technologies. By investing in top-quality tools and promoting cross-functional collaboration, we encourage our team members to drive positive change within our organization. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.

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A unique total offer: you@BASF

At BASF you get more than just compensation. Our total offer includes a wide range of elements you need to be your best in every stage of your life. That’s what we call you@BASF. Click here to learn more.

Working at BASF: We connect to create chemistry

We are proud of strong history of innovation, which has helped make us who we are today – the world’s leading chemical company. Every day, our global team of over 120,000 individuals work together to turn visions for sustainable solutions into reality by connecting with one another and sharing our knowledge.

The right people are crucial for our sustainable success. We aim to form the best team by bringing together people with unique backgrounds, experiences and points of view. Our differences make us stronger and more vibrant. And an open, creative and supportive work environment inspires us to achieve exceptional results.

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For BASF, diversity is one of the essential keys to business success and the well-being of our employees. We promote an inclusive culture that accepts the diversity of people, experiences and capabilities. By embracing talents and abilities of all kinds, we aim to boost creativity and motivation, and enhance our teams’ performance.

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