Now hiring! 2027 Agricultural Solutions Professional Development Program - Engineering

The Professional Development Program Experience

Accelerate your career in an early-career role with BASF Agricultural Solutions. BASF’s Professional Development Programs, or PDPs, offer driven, mobile-minded university graduates the opportunity to launch their careers through immersive, real-world experiences. Participants rotate through diverse roles within our business, gaining hands-on exposure to cross-functional teams and meaningful business challenges.

The program is designed to build professional skills, foster meaningful connections, and provide a holistic view of BASF’s operations through mentoring, executive engagement, site tours, and training seminars. Throughout the program, participants develop a strong foundation in BASF’s systems and processes while building their professional networks and exploring their career interests. With structured support and a focus on growth, the PDP experience empowers participants to solve complex problems and contribute to impactful work. Upon successful completion, participants may be considered for placement into a permanent role related to their program experience.

Engineering PDP Program Summary

As a highly motivated upcoming graduate, you will participate in a 24-month rotational development program consisting of two 12-month assignments across BASF Agricultural Solutions engineering and manufacturing locations. The program is designed to strengthen your technical foundation, leadership behaviors, business acumen, and site-based experience while preparing you for permanent engineering placement.

Throughout your rotations, you will contribute to meaningful engineering work while gaining exposure to areas such as process engineering, reliability and asset management, project and capital execution, electrical systems, controls and automation, manufacturing excellence, continuous improvement, and technology and digital engineering

You will work across sites, functions, engineering disciplines, and stakeholder groups to better understand how engineering decisions support safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable operations. Your experiences, project outcomes, competency development, and feedback will help guide your growth and future placement within the organization.

Welcome to BASF

We are BASF in Agriculture and everything we do, we do for the love of farming, and the biggest job on Earth. We are an internationally successful company of the BASF Group. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture.

#ForTheLoveOfFarming #TheBiggestJobOnEarth #AgEmployerOfChoice

Here you can gain more insight into our Vision at BASF Agricultural Solutions!

As a program participant, you will...

• Complete two 12-month rotational assignments across engineering, manufacturing, and technical organizations within BASF Agricultural Solutions.
• Build technical expertise through hands-on experiences in areas such as process engineering, reliability and asset management, project execution, automation, manufacturing excellence, and digital technologies.
• Own meaningful projects and deliverables that support business priorities and create measurable value for BASF.
• Apply engineering principles, data analysis, and problem-solving skills to improve safety, reliability, quality, productivity, and operational performance.
• Support engineering and capital projects through activities such as planning, design reviews, implementation, commissioning, and startup support.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Operations, Technology, Environmental Health and Safety, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Quality, and other business functions to achieve shared objectives.
• Communicate technical findings, project updates, recommendations, and results through presentations, reports, and discussions with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build business acumen by understanding how engineering decisions impact safety, quality, cost, service, and overall business performance.
• Participate in technical training, mentorship, coaching, networking, and leadership development opportunities throughout the program.
• Develop the skills, experiences, and professional network needed for future placement into an engineering role within BASF.
• Demonstrate a commitment to safety, quality, confidentiality, continuous learning, and BASF's Winning Behaviors.

If you...

• Have completed a bachelor's degree program within 12 months of your date of hire, preferably in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline (graduating between December 2026 and May 2027). A master's degree is a plus, but not required.
• Are authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without restrictions or need for future sponsorship.
• Demonstrate strong collaboration, communication, critical thinking, systems thinking, project management, organization, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute effectively in a cross-functional environment.

• Embody BASF’s Winning Behaviors: you take accountability, move with speed, and bring an improvement mindset to everything you do.
• Are self-driven and thrive in collaborative environments, even when working with geographically dispersed teams.
• Are open to working in multiple geographic locations throughout rotational program and upon place-off from the program.

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

BASF Agricultural Solutions is a trusted partner to the agricultural industry, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions that help farmers succeed across a wide range of cropping systems. Across North America, our teams work together to address some of agriculture's most important challenges while creating value for customers, communities, and the environment. At BASF, you'll find opportunities to grow your career, collaborate with talented colleagues, and make a meaningful impact through work that matters.

Find out more about our Agricultural Solutions team here. 

Our people are at the heart of everything, dedicated to delivering value for our customers every day.

By focusing on enabling our people today and in the future, we will ensure we have the talent and skills needed to succeed. 

United by the love of farming, we innovate, collaborate, and strive for the best solutions together, creating connections and driving success as one team. This is how we make an impact. For the love of farming, the biggest job on Earth.

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Equal employment opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.