Design Engineer - Undercarriage

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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 Scope:

The person will be a team member within the Design – Undercarriage & GET (Ground Engaging Tools) of Hydraulic Excavator, Track type Tractor, Hydraulic Mining shovels, Electric rope shovel & Wheel Loaders for GET With responsibility for design, development of Undercarriage Systems, GET Wear components to meet our internal process partner and the customer needs. Design and develop concepts to address Global CPI issues, to support new product development needs and to support cost reduction goals in line with Caterpillar product development processes.

Job duty and Responsibilities

• Primary Job responsibility is to provide system design solutions for NPI, CPI, Cost Reduction of Undercarriage & GET.
• Accountable for Custom Design of above-mentioned products; hence Conceives, Designs & evaluates performance.
• Helps lead engineers to generate reports like Feasibility checks and virtual validation to extend the portfolio for the next ranges. And this will also create Aftermarket Sales opportunities for Caterpillar.
• Make calculations, design decisions and necessary analysis and computer simulations.
• Requires adequate knowledge on general engineering practices & GD&T, manufacturing processes like Forging, Casting, machining, surface finishing, heat treatment, Sub system assembly, system level integration etc.
• Must be able to effectively program manage their tasks and managing to deadlines.
• He / She can be either as an individual contributor to perform the design, with excellence on analyzing, identifying and applying engineering techniques to solve problems and making recommendations.

An Ideal Candidate will have

Requires an accredited engineering degree or equivalent experience and Incumbents have usually gained 1 to 3 years’ experience and have exhibited ability to work on moderately complex assignments.

Good product knowledge on Heavy Machine Construction / Mining equipment’s. Demonstrates fair understanding of Forgings, casting, FEA Simulations & field validation. Understanding of Soil – Metal interaction & Wear Mechanisms would be absolute delight.

Demonstrates self-starter attitude & must have ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group, as well as employees in other units, customers and suppliers.

Technical & Software Skills

• Advanced CAD Modeling, Assembly, Structural analysis - Pro/E – CREO, Creo Simulate / Ansys / FE Safe & Astrolab
• For Linkage simulation – C-Link / Creo Sketcher
• Dynasty / TOMSIM / Rocks3D exposure would be absolute delight.

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: 
•    Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
•    Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
•    Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
•    Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
•    Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
•    Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
•    Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
•    Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
•    Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
•    Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.
•    Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
•    Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.
•    Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
 

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