Senior Design Engineer Electrical

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

As an Senior Engineer you will have the opportunity to direct and contribute to the concept development and design of Electrical Wiring Harness while strengthening your electrical skills and mastery of engineering design concepts within Electrical Center of excellence team. You will partner with and provide technical guidance to local/global teams. You will contribute to the planning and delivery of projects continually learn and stay abreast of innovative technology mentor and coach team members and broaden your professional network. This position performs complex electrical integration work identifies design problems and resolves problems.

Although this position may be the transition from individual contributor to team leadership the major focus of the job is on technical delivery.

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Design/Develop Electrical Wiring harness for various Genset Engine or the CAT machine
• Get involved and contribute in system level architecture electrical system/subsystem
• Get involved and contribute in new component development and sub processes.
• Perform needs electrical analysis and initiate ideas
• Evaluate new products processes or systems
• Communicate results to customers suppliers team members and other business units
  Perform product maintenance /Resolve electrical design related issues

Required Qualification:

Requires a bachelor degree in Electrical or Electrical & Electronics Engineering with 10 years of experience in Automotive electrical or Heavy engineering electrical.

Incumbents must have demonstrated excellent analytical skills and the ability to perform complex.

Assignments. Requires a self-starter with strong technical leadership skills. Must have ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group as well as product groups customers and suppliers.

Desired Qualification

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Pro/E -CreoExperience

Skill Descriptors:

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.

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.

Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches techniques and tools; ability to design plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.
Level Working Knowledge:
Documents test process and results; prepares and analyzes defect-tracking reports.
Summarizes features of a specific product-testing process and associated procedures.
Tests components for compliance with functional requirements and established conventions.
Discusses and compares usability safety and integration testing.
Develops product-testing procedures; participates in selecting testing environment and tools.

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