Performance & Emissions Calibration Engineer

7 days ago


Chennai, India Caterpillar Inc Full time

Job Summary

  • The Global Engine Development (GED) team are responsible for developing and managing robust engine and aftertreatment performance and emissions, focused on meeting complex regulatory, business and customer requirements. The team applies deep technical knowledge to data analysis, converting data into decisions, generating technical review and sign-off material, to ensure that our product recipe is of the highest quality and delivered on time. This is a highly visible team that works directly with all areas of engineering.
  • Working closely with the Performance Systems Integration engineering team to define & deliver robust methods in achieving the Product Objectives and Technical Objectives within the 0.5 to 18 litre product range.
  • Working with the GED Test operations team to ensure quality data is achieved and with our Virtual Calibration Team in maximizing the value of simulation-based calibration.
  • Working with Indian regulatory authorities for Homologation and Conformance of Production (COP) test execution

What You Will Do:

  • Conduct and/or direct engine tests, base and altitude calibration, and performance and emissions development to support programme requirements.
  • Conduct and/or direct tests (including Design of Experiments, Hardware sorting, Rating Optimization, Proto validation and software archival), checking data quality, test result integrity and repeatability.
  • Write requirements, procedures, and reports and formally present on test outcomes.
  • Plan, manage and deliver tests to tight time scales and to right quality.
  • Collaborate with global team to drive global alignment and best practices

What You Have:

Required Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in an accredited Engineering curriculum
  • Combustion engine and aftertreatment calibration and testing experience
  • Knowledge and experience of various data systems including, but not limited to, CANape, Gryphon/INCA/VISU, DIADEM,
  • Experience in Control system, model based calibration with MATLAB or equivalent tools.
  • Working experience of 4-7 years in similar profile
  • Experience of working with Indian Regulatory Authorities will be an added advantage

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.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Extensive Experience:

  • Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
  • Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
  • Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
  • Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
  • Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
  • Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact 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:

  • 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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