Senior Associate Engineer(Engine Design)

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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.

Independently handle engine design and development projects. Use tools and processes such as UG (Unigraphics/NX) Team Centre Tolerance stack up VDRA DFMEA & APQP. Responsible for completing assigned development work while meeting cost quality and velocity targets.

Job Duties:

• Work as an independent contributor for the assigned design/ development project.
• Create models & concept drawings for engine systems & components.
• Work with suppliers to develop parts by following the CPPD process.
• Responsible to work with detailing checking and releasing team in completing the drawings as per Progress rail standards as well as release them to production.
• Work closely with various stakeholders and provide project updates.
• Ensure assigned projects are delivered with right quality & velocity.
• Support validation planning execution and analysis.

Background / Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree or above in Engine/Automobile/Mechanical Engineering
• 7 years of component engineering design & development experience
• 5 years of demonstrated proficiency in UG NX Creo and Team Center (Hands on experience in part modelling assembly tubes & sheet metal components.)
• Good understanding of various engine systems function & components
• Strong knowledge of GD & T drawing knowledge is expected.
• Good at multitasking Project management and delivering desired results under challenging requirement of quality cost & timeline.
• Good English oral and written communication skills
• Good team collaboration
• High customer focus & high sense of urgency to customer requirement
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft office software (Excel Powerpoint etc)

Desired Qualification/Experience:

• Engine component design & development experience
• Knowledge of Progress rail Product development process.

Skill Descriptors
Information Capture: Knowledge of the methods channels and processes to obtain needed information; ability to identify capture and document relevant business information in an auditable organized understandable and easily retrievable manner.
Level Working Knowledge:
Follows defined procedures to document all routine information.
Identifies relevant established standards policies and practices.
Fulfills routine information capture needs in own area.
Uses automated tools to capture organize and archive relevant information.
Cites examples of different types of relevant information that need to be captured.

Standard Operating Procedures: Knowledge of established standard operating procedures (SOP); ability to design implement and evaluate standard operating procedures affecting daily and strategic business operations in order to increase operational efficiency.
Level Working Knowledge:
Adjusts SOPs according to changes in organizational and industry procedures.
Tracks deviations from and modifications to existing SOPs in business operations.
Ensures compliance with industry standards regulations and policies.
Assists in establishing a standard operating procedure based on workflow and environment review.
Reviews the efficiency of standard operating procedures in terms of performance improvement.

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.

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