Simulation Associate Engineer

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Job Description:

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.

Role Definition
Solve challenging engineering problems involving products, systems, and components using advanced simulation techniques and analysis.

Responsibilities

•    Collaborate with customers and leadership to scope and execute projects that meet the needs of the business

•    Accountable for delivering timely, high-quality simulation and analysis impacting products/processes and providing clear recommendations to stakeholders

•    Partner with design, manufacturing, supply chain and test to robustly deliver new products and improve validation processes

•    Keep up-to-date on new technologies and drive continuous improvement to established techniques

•    Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Mechanical Engineering curriculum.

Degree Requirement
Degree required
Technical Skills:
 Excellent understanding of solid mechanics, strength of materials, FEA fundamentals. Experience in engine piston, rings, liner 3D FEA durability/1D dynamics simulations using industry standard commercial tools. 

Skill Descriptors
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
 Level Working Knowledge: 

•    Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.

•    Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.

•    Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.

•    Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.

•    Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

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.

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 Working Knowledge: 

•    Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.

•    Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.

•    Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.

•    Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.

•    Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
 Level Basic Understanding: 

•    Uses a structured approach in analyzing and resolving technical problems.

•    Seeks opportunities for continual learning to maintain technical competence in pursuit of technical excellence.

•    Provides examples or case studies demonstrating technical excellence in actual business scenarios.

•    Pursues, prepares for and assumes new technical assignments and challenges.

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

•    Describes common drafting conventions, tools, procedures and processes.

•    Explains usage of CAD/CAM software in engineering new products.

•    Locates useful resources to improve CAD/CAM skills.

•    Identifies basic functions and features of a CAD/CAM system.

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