Design Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Bengaluru is seeking a senior mechanical design engineer to design, develop, build and implement components or technologies for gas turbine external systems.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, translate requirements into detailed designs, and lead verification efforts. The role emphasizes strong first principles thinking, clear communication, and hands-on experience with Creo/NX modeling, GD&T, and assembly documentation to ensure manufacturing readiness and

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in design of gas turbine external systems.
• Strong first principles thinking and clear communication.
• Fundamentals of structural design: Stress/Strain, beam/shell, pressure vessel, fatigue theories.
• Ability to perform hand calculations and verify designs.
• Experience collaborating on cross-functional design teams and documenting design per NPI tollgates.
• Familiarity with creating and reviewing assembly drawings and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Creating new component level designs and resolving manufacturing or operation issues; ensuring design acceptance, manufacturing readiness, and validation.
• Adopting new technologies and process improvements to boost efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality.
• Defining engineering procedures to improve reliability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness; translating requirements into detail design docs.
• Collaborating with all functional areas to meet enterprise partner and customer requirements.
• Interpreting and defining assembly/manufacturing drawings following Geometrical Tolerancing standards.

Skills

First principles thinking

Communication skills

Structural design fundamentals

Hand calculations

Gas turbine external systems design

Cross-functional collaboration

NPI tollgate familiarity

GD&T / drawings

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical engineering

M.E./M.Tech in Mechanical engineering

Tools

Creo

NX

Job description

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you’rejoining 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’tjust 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:

Designs, develops, builds, and implements new components, products, or technologies.

Responsibilities

• Creating new component level designs and resolves issues regarding the manufacturing or product operation. Ensuring design acceptance, manufacturing readiness, and validation.
• Participating in the adoption of new technologies and process improvements to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.
• Support definition of engineering procedures to make the product or process more reliable, efficient and cost-effective. Understanding functional requirements and translating into detail design documents.
• Collaborating with all functional areas to provide a design solution that meets the requirements of the enterprise partners and customers.
• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

Education requirements:

• B.E. / B. Tech. in Mechanical engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited engineering college with 3+ years of product development experience
• M.E. / M. Tech in Mechanical engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited engineering college with 2+ years of product development experience

Mandatory requirements are:

• Strong in first principle thinking
• Clarity of thought and good communication skills – should be able to explain & present his/her ideas
• Experienced/conversant with fundamentals of structural design concepts: Stress/Strain, beam/shell theory, pressure vessel calculations, high/low cycle fatigue theoriesetc.
• Ability to perform hand calculation verifications with sound mechanical design fundamentals.
• Minimum 5 years experience in design of gas turbine external systems (i.e., secondary cooling system, lube oil system, bleed air systems, fuel systems, etc.)
• Ability to evaluate gas turbine external systems to prove they meet manufacturing, assembly, durability and functional requirements.
• Familiarity with conventional gas turbine components / systems, functionality as well as its manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Experience collaborating on cross-functional design teams, presenting on design reviews and documenting design per NPI (New Product Introduction) tollgate process.
• Basic Creo / NX modeling capabilities (defeature / modify 3D models).
• Ability interpreting and defining assembly / manufacturing drawings following Geometrical Tolerancing standards. Experience reviewing / approving drawings and Bill of Materials.

Preferred requirements are:

• 10 years design experience of gas turbine external systems (i.e., secondary cooling system, lube oil system, bleed air systems, fuel systems, etc.)
• Expertise in gas turbine external systems manufacturing, assembly processes and field issues resolution.
• Exposure to gas turbine field serviceability (tooling and processes) and transportability (shipping, lifting, tooling, weight management, etc.)
• Knowledgeable on gas turbine systems operability (start system, lube oil system, control system, etc.)
• 5 years experience in design and FEA structural analysis of components / systems. (i.e., stress, deflection, modal, harmonic, elastic-plastic material properties, transients, contacts, etc.)
• Exposure to development engine testing (defining instrumentation, supporting engine build and testing)
• “Cradle to grave” component ownership of gas turbine components
• FMEA, Risk Assessment and failure analysis expertise

Posting Dates:

October 4, 2026 - October 17, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply