Design Engineer

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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.

About This Role

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.

Caterpillar's Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified powertrains, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.

As an Electric Motor design analyst for the ePowertrain components, you will be joining an innovative team on the cutting edge of electrification. Your role will be responsible for conduct electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical analysis of motor / generator designs, modelling and design for advanced traction motors and generators to achieve performance requirements., working directly on the cutting-edge electric drivetrain and power electronics projects. The electric powertrain team is part of the E+ES organization and is responsible for end-to-end design and development of on delivering high quality electric drive for the organization.

You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from a highly experienced team of engineers who have significant experience across Caterpillar electric drive and stationary power conversion applications.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct electromagnetic, thermal, and mechanical simulations for motor/generator components.
• Develop and maintain detailed models to support design optimization and performance validation.
• Define thermal system architecture and integrate with electrical systems.
• Perform NVH, structural, and CFD analyses across voltage ranges and cooling topologies.
• Support NPI, NTI, CPI, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Contribute to global VPD strategies and drive process automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and support HV lab testing and model correlation.

Required Qualification:

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Strong background in multiphysics modeling and simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, AMESim, GT Suite, Ansys FLUENT).
• Experience in motor/generator design, power electronics modeling, and system-level analysis.
• Familiarity with CREO and drawing detailing for electric drivetrain components.
• Ability to work in a global, cross-functional environment.

Desired Qualification:

• Experience in EV OEMs or Tier 1 EV suppliers.
• Hands-on involvement in product launch cycles.
• Expertise in DFMEA, DVP&R, and reliability engineering.

Skill Description 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.

Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Generates specifications for parts or components with CAD software.

• Reuses design components via reusable libraries following standard procedures.

• Uses CAD to perform basic drafting such as wire frames, solid objects and array of objects.

• Performs routine changes to computerized schematics or drawings.

• Creates views of objects in 2 and 3 dimensions; creates perspective drawings and orthogonal views.

Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Participates in the conception process of a manufacturing product vision.

• Collects and analyzes customer and market requirements, and generates reports.

• Utilizes design methods to implement the construction of a new design model.

• Uses automated tools to design or modify the design of a product.

• Assists in the testing and refinement of a new product design.

Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Builds three-dimensional models with basic materials.

• Communicates with professionals to understand various requirements of product design.

• Tests and evaluates alternative means of production being considered for use.

• Uses automated tools to design or modify the design of a product.

• Assists in building a complex prototype of product.

Additional Information: This job required 5days working from office.
 

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