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Caterpillar, Inc. Associate Engineer - Engine Installation & Cooling in Chennai, United States

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • General

  • Prioritize workload and manage multiple engineering projects simultaneously. Exhibit excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills. Willing and able to collaborate with international teams in various time zones.

  • Collaborate with cross functional teams, suppliers, and manufacturing facilities to meet EIC targets for quality, cost, and velocity.

  • Installation

  • Design & detailing of Engine Installation & Cooling systems.

  • Experience in light structure design & detailing.

  • Design and routing of fluid systems (tubes, bulk hoses, molded hoses, ducts, etc)

  • Experience in Creo (Fluid lines design, Sheet metal, Solid modelling, castings, etc)

  • Responsible for EIC validation activities including analysis, test planning, and post-processing test data.

  • Quality

  • Provide engineering solutions to fix quality issues, e.g. NPI, BIQ, CPI, deviations.

  • Cost

  • Provide solutions for component cost reduction and re-sourcing.

  • Conduct should cost modellings.

Proficiencies/Capabilities - ideal

  • Completed a minimum of 1 New Product Introduction (NPI) cycle at Caterpillar.

  • Successfully closed a minimum of 1 CPI projects on-time at Caterpillar.

  • Complete a minimum of 1 product cost reduction project.

  • Experience collaborating with suppliers to ensure manufacturing feasibility.

  • Participated in a machine build.

  • Participated in a machine validation test.

  • Require limited direction but collaborate extensively with peers and process partners.

  • Follow all applicable design guide standards and product development processes.

  • Innovate new ideas and leverage existing/new technology to drive cross-product synergy.

  • In-depth understanding of the system and system interactions with the ability to make trade-offs at the machine level to avoid sub-optimization at the system level.

  • Ability to clearly organize and effectively communicate information in such a way that messages are understood and retained by others.

  • Demonstrated experience in the following tools/methods:

  • Cool-1/Dynasty

  • Teamcenter Engineering

  • Fluid Lines

  • Creo Simulate

  • Bolted Joint

  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

  • Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

  • Use of Engineering Standards, Specifications, REDI Design Guides

Proficiencies/Capabilities - minimum

  • Require limited direction but collaborate extensively with peers and process partners.

  • Follow all applicable design guide standards and product development processes.

  • Innovate new ideas and leverage existing/new technology to drive cross-product synergy.

  • General understanding of the system and system interactions with the ability to make trade-offs at the machine level to avoid sub-optimization at the system level.

  • Ability to clearly organize and effectively communicate information in such a way that messages are understood and retained by others.

  • Demonstrated experience in the following tools/methods:

  • Teamcenter Engineering

  • Fluid Lines

  • Creo Simulate

  • Bolted Joint

  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

  • Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

  • Use of Engineering Standards, Specifications, REDI Design Guides

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates:

June 27, 2024 - July 4, 2024

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.

Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.

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