Caterpillar is Hiring | Lead Engineer |

Position – Lead Engineer (Electrical/Mechanical)
Caterpillar
Location – Bengaluru, Karnataka

Description

JOB PURPOSE: To direct and participate in the design and development of complex, major engineering product or process projects for release to production in a manner to ensure products provide superior performance, durability, quality, and serviceability.

Key areas of responsibility encountered in this role may include any or all of the following:

• Lead complex project or program for new product introduction.

• Understand customers’ needs and product application

• Manage project/program to the plan

• Own the product cost and develop strategies to achieve target costs.

• Develop product acceptance criteria including reliability and durability targets

• Communicate technical information and project status to senior management and other stakeholders.

• Keep up to date on new technologies or develop new technologies.

• Develop competitive benchmarking

• Support and direct other engineers during product development and testing.

Success factors –Effective Communication, demonstrating excellent analytical skills, and a mastery of engineering concepts. Major challenges facing incumbents are meeting design goals for cost, reliability, performance, timeliness, and managing multiple priorities.
This position provides a platform for growth and leadership skills development. The incumbent will have opportunities to lead a diverse cross-function team to develop world-class engineering solutions for our global products while gaining increased business management skills.

Qualifications

Required Qualification:

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree with more than 9 years of mechanical/electrical experience is required.
• Thorough understanding of the new product introduction (NPI) process
• Must be a self-starter with strong analytical skills.
• Proven technical leadership
• Must be a team player with good communication and interpersonal skills

Desired Qualification:

• Knowledge of Diesel / Gas Genset or similar automobile/machine products design, development, testing, and certifications.
• Understanding of International standards like ISO8528, UL2200, UL489
• (Mechanical) Design requirements for Noise, Ambient Capability, and Finite Element Analysis of structural components.

• (Electrical) Must have a thorough knowledge of the design and working of one or more of the following- AC Generators (Alternators), Voltage Regulators, Controllers, Circuit Breakers, Digital & Analog I/O modules, and communication protocols (CAN, ethernet, RS232).
• Six Sigma Blackbelt.