diff --git a/IPython/kernel/scripts/ipcluster.py b/IPython/kernel/scripts/ipcluster.py
index 4d8442a..476267f 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/scripts/ipcluster.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/scripts/ipcluster.py
@@ -271,22 +271,22 @@ class LocalEngineSet(object):
         dfinal.addCallback(self._handle_stop)
         return dfinal
 
-
 class BatchEngineSet(object):
-    
-    # Subclasses must fill these in.  See PBSEngineSet
+
+    # Subclasses must fill these in.  See PBSEngineSet/SGEEngineSet
+    name = ''
     submit_command = ''
     delete_command = ''
+    script_param_prefix = ''
     job_id_regexp = ''
-    
+    job_array_regexp = ''
+    default_template = ''
+
     def __init__(self, template_file, **kwargs):
         self.template_file = template_file
-        self.context = {}
-        self.context.update(kwargs)
-        self.batch_file = self.template_file+'-run'
-    
+
     def parse_job_id(self, output):
-        m = re.match(self.job_id_regexp, output)
+        m = re.search(self.job_id_regexp, output)
         if m is not None:
             job_id = m.group()
         else:
@@ -294,75 +294,27 @@ class BatchEngineSet(object):
         self.job_id = job_id
         log.msg('Job started with job id: %r' % job_id)
         return job_id
-    
-    def write_batch_script(self, n):
-        self.context['n'] = n
-        template = open(self.template_file, 'r').read()
-        log.msg('Using template for batch script: %s' % self.template_file)
-        script_as_string = Itpl.itplns(template, self.context)
-        log.msg('Writing instantiated batch script: %s' % self.batch_file)
-        f = open(self.batch_file,'w')
-        f.write(script_as_string)
-        f.close()
-    
+
     def handle_error(self, f):
         f.printTraceback()
         f.raiseException()
-    
-    def start(self, n):
-        self.write_batch_script(n)
-        d = getProcessOutput(self.submit_command,
-            [self.batch_file],env=os.environ)
-        d.addCallback(self.parse_job_id)
-        d.addErrback(self.handle_error)
-        return d
-    
-    def kill(self):
-        d = getProcessOutput(self.delete_command,
-            [self.job_id],env=os.environ)
-        return d
-
-class PBSEngineSet(BatchEngineSet):
-    
-    submit_command = 'qsub'
-    delete_command = 'qdel'
-    job_id_regexp = '\d+'
-    
-    def __init__(self, template_file, **kwargs):
-        BatchEngineSet.__init__(self, template_file, **kwargs)
-
-class SGEEngineSet(PBSEngineSet):
-
-    def __init__(self, template_file, **kwargs):
-        BatchEngineSet.__init__(self, template_file, **kwargs)
-        self._temp_file = None
-
-    def parse_job_id(self, output):
-        m = re.search(self.job_id_regexp, output)
-        if m is not None:
-            job_id = m.group()
-        else:
-            raise Exception("job id couldn't be determined: %s" % output)
-        self.job_id = job_id
-        log.msg('job started with job id: %r' % job_id)
-        return job_id
 
     def start(self, n):
         log.msg("starting %d engines" % n)
         self._temp_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
-        regex = re.compile('#\$[ \t]+-t[ \t]+\d+')
+        regex = re.compile(self.job_array_regexp)
         if self.template_file:
-            log.msg("Using sge script %s" % self.template_file)
+            log.msg("Using %s script %s" % (self.name, self.template_file))
             contents = open(self.template_file, 'r').read()
             if not regex.search(contents):
-                log.msg("adding job array settings to sge script")
-                contents = ("#$ -t 1-%d\n" % n) + contents
+                log.msg("adding job array settings to %s script" % self.name)
+                contents = ("%s -t 1-%d\n" % (self.script_param_prefix,n)) + contents
                 self._temp_file.write(contents)
                 self.template_file = self._temp_file.name
         else:
-            log.msg("using default ipengine sge script: \n%s" % 
-                    (sge_template % n))
-            self._temp_file.file.write(sge_template % n)
+            log.msg("using default ipengine %s script: \n%s" %
+                    (self.name, (self.default_template % n)))
+            self._temp_file.file.write(self.default_template % n)
             self.template_file = self._temp_file.name
         self._temp_file.file.flush()
         d = getProcessOutput(self.submit_command,
@@ -372,7 +324,32 @@ class SGEEngineSet(PBSEngineSet):
         d.addErrback(self.handle_error)
         return d
 
-sge_template="""#$ -V
+    def kill(self):
+        d = getProcessOutput(self.delete_command,
+            [self.job_id],env=os.environ)
+        return d
+
+class PBSEngineSet(BatchEngineSet):
+
+    name = 'PBS'
+    submit_command = 'qsub'
+    delete_command = 'qdel'
+    script_param_prefix = "#PBS"
+    job_id_regexp = '\d+'
+    job_array_regexp = '#PBS[ \t]+-t[ \t]+\d+'
+    default_template="""#PBS -V
+#PBS -t 1-%d
+#PBS -N ipengine
+eid=$(($PBS_ARRAYID - 1))
+ipengine --logfile=ipengine${eid}.log
+"""
+
+class SGEEngineSet(PBSEngineSet):
+
+    name = 'SGE'
+    script_param_prefix = "#$"
+    job_array_regexp = '#\$[ \t]+-t[ \t]+\d+'
+    default_template="""#$ -V
 #$ -t 1-%d
 #$ -N ipengine
 eid=$(($SGE_TASK_ID - 1))
@@ -857,7 +834,7 @@ def get_args():
         type=str, 
         dest='pbsscript',
         help='PBS script template',
-        default='pbs.template'
+        default=''
     )
     parser_pbs.set_defaults(func=main_pbs)