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.

Role Definition

Creates, implements and improves engineering designs, processes, techniques, tooling and machinery to meet customer requirements and maximize product quality. 

Responsibility:

This role is required to interact with cross functional teams to solve complex technical problems and develop analytical processes and tools that assess structural durability. This role will also be required to provide technical expertise and perspective to projects as an individual contributor on simulation and research projects. The incumbent is responsible for competency and team development in structural simulation domain. This position closely works with team manager to identify structural analysis competency gaps within the team and support competency development with internal and external partnerships. He/she will be part of the Manufacturing Technology & Solutions team and performs virtual validation related to Jigs / Fixtures and weld distortion assessment of Caterpillar Machine structures. Exposure to manufacturing practices (like Fabrication / Assembly / Machining) is an added advantage.

Degree Requirement
Degree required: The successful candidate for this Engineer position must have a Post Graduate degree plus 6+ years of simulation experience or Graduate degree plus 8+ years of simulation experience from a reputed institution, in an accredited Engineering curriculum (Mechanical/Design/Automobile/Aerospace) related to product development/validation

Skill Descriptors:

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
 Level Working Knowledge: 

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.

• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.

• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.

• Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.

• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•   Requires a self-starter with strong technical skills

•   Must have ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group

•   Demonstrated excellent judgement and decision-making ability

•   Demonstrated ability to independently solve problems

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
 Level Working Knowledge: 

•   Structural durability of Mechanical Systems/Sub-Systems/Jigs & fixtures (Weld Fatigue, Residual Stress)

•   Expertise in using FEA tools like Creo Simulate/Abaqus etc for solving complex non-linear FEA, Multiphysics simulations related to structural durability

•   Sound understanding of principles of structural welds & its classifications

•   Expert in Weld Distortion assessment techniques for complex structures

•   Experience as an individual contributor in performing complex validation projects/programs, technical coaching/mentoring other team members

•  Experience with fracture mechanics, optimization, and reliability analysis tools is desired.

•  Thorough understanding of fatigue analysis methods, structures, and weld fatigue

Team Management: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Differentiates characteristics of effective and dysfunctional teams.
•    Explains the importance of a cohesive team effort and the concept of synergy.
•    Compares traditional teams to virtual teams.

•    Excellent Teamwork and collaboration skills
•   Identify, champion & coach tool design team members to perform structural analysis on the designs using Creo simulate.

Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Knowledge of design for manufacturability guidelines, methodologies, and use cases; ability to use this knowledge to optimize product designs and manufacturing operations.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Analyzes the implementation challenges of DFM methodologies and shares them with their supervisors.
•    Documents each stage of the design process for audit and review purposes.
•    Follows standard guidelines and best practices while carrying out DFM procedures.
•    Implements DFM methodologies to standardize product designs, simplify operations, and reduce costs for certain types of manufacturing processes.
•    Utilizes basic DFM tools and technologies to implement DFM methodologies.

Engineering - MFG: Knowledge of processes, techniques and methods of engineering in a manufacturing environment; ability to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems and processes that safely realize a desired objective or invention.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Assists in problem resolution, drafting and writing specifications for engineering practices.
•    Works with basic, routine components of the engineering discipline in manufacturing.
•    Follows relevant standards, policies and practices in engineering operations.
•    Reports unusual engineering issues and considerations regarding manufacturing operations to senior staff.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Documents common hardware, software and communications problems and likely resolutions.
•    Troubleshoots typical technical problems in a specific area.
•    Works with vendor-specific diagnostic guides, tools and utilities to discover application problems.
•    Adheres to standard troubleshooting procedures to ensure effectiveness of resolutions.
•    Participates in setting evaluation standards and criterion for troubleshooting.

Posting Dates:

September 2, 2024 - September 15, 2024

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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