Manufacturing Engineer 1

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Thiruvallur District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar seeks a manufacturing engineer to analyze and enhance production processes, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency across operations. You will identify upgrades, monitor equipment reliability, and provide technical coaching to the operations team.

The role emphasizes collaborative automation, lean methods, and engineering excellence in a hands-on, on-site environment in India. Relocation is available; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• Collaborative automation knowledge and cobot deployment experience.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Manufacturing engineering knowledge to design and improve processes.
• Lean manufacturing principles applied to production.
• Experience with manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Problem solving using structured approaches.
• Knowledge of RPA concepts and applicability to manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement enhancements and modifications to equipment and processes.
• Monitor equipment reliability; identify and address problem areas.
• Coach and develop operations technical staff and support areas.
• Provide engineering support on planning, development, operation, and maintenance of equipment, processes, or facilities.

Skills

Collaborative Automation

Decision Making and Critical Thinking

Engineering - MFG

Lean Manufacturing

Manufacturing Processes

Problem Solving

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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

Assists with technical analysis of manufacturing processes in all aspects of production, costs, quality, compliance to safety guidelines, and environmental requirements for manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

• Participating in identifying and implementing enhancements and modifications to equipment and processes.


• Monitoring equipment and process reliability; identifying and addressing problem areas.


• Providing coaching and development for operations technical staff and support areas.


• Providing engineering support on planning, development, operation, and maintenance of equipment, processes, or facilities.

Degree Requirement:

Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors

Collaborative Automation: Knowledge of techniques and processes of collaborative automation; ability to develop and deploy cobots to automate manufacturing processes.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Engineering - MFG: Knowledge of processes, techniques and methods of engineering in a manufacturing environment; ability to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems and processes that safely realize a desired objective or invention.

Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.

Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.

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.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Knowledge of techniques and processes of robotic process automation (RPA); ability to develop and deploy RPA solutions in various industries.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

September 24, 2026 - October 1, 2026

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