Senior Engineer – Core Engine Component Engineering

Caterpillar Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office-based position

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Design Engineer SG 23 in Chennai/Bangalore/Central India to lead engine component development for NSI, CPI and NPI projects. You will drive concept to production, collaborating with global teams, suppliers, and internal engineering groups to ensure quality, durability and serviceability.

Strong leadership and communication skills are essential. Travel up to 15–20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 10+ years of related experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of component design or validation experience.
• Strong knowledge of engine components and NSI/NPI/CPI processes.
• Experience working with global teams and cross-functional partners.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to troubleshoot component failures under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead NSI programs with global teams, cross-functional partners, and suppliers.
• Collaborate with suppliers on concurrent design and development.
• Manage multiple projects and keep NSI/L4 engine platform teams updated.
• Execute maintenance activities including problem resolution and cost reduction.
• Design and develop core engine components and related processes.
• Provide technical support to Manufacturing, Quality, and Purchasing Engineers.
• Present design status to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Lead root-cause analysis and rapid issue resolution.

Skills

10+ years experience

5+ years component design

Core Engine Components knowledge

NSI/NPI/CPI processes

Leadership

Communication skills

Troubleshooting under pressure

Multitasking

Project management

Global teamwork

Pro/E

NX/IDEAS

CAT Engineering Standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Pro/E

NX IDEAS

Job description

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.

Location

Chennai / Bangalore / Aurangabad: Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) is currently looking for a Senior Engineer to lead the development of core engine components for Caterpillar Engine applications. The position is accountable for leading the design, development and validation of core engine components (5C components include cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, crankshafts, connecting rods, camshafts, gears, housings, pistons, rings, liners, and valve mechanism components.) and systems in support of New Source Introduction (NSI), Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects. The position will have broad responsibility from concept development to release to production in a manner to ensure products provide superior performance, durability, quality, and serviceability.

Career Area

Engineering

Position

Senior Design Engineer SG 23

Job Duties

• In this position, you will be mainly leading engineering activities on several NSI (New Source Introduction) programs by working with global teams, cross functions teams and our supply base to optimize our manufacturing footprint.
• Engaging closely with suppliers on concurrent product and process design and development of components to achieve our quality, delivery, and financial objectives.
• Manage multiple projects and closely work with NSI lead / L4 engine platform teams to achieve the goals and keep them abreast of progress and developments.
• Execute maintenance activities such as factory and customer problem resolution, cost reduction and robustness improvement projects.
• Design and development of Core Engine components (5C Components include Cylinder head, blocks, Crankshafts, Connecting Rods, Cam shafts, Gears, Housings components, Pistons, Rings, Liners and Valve Mechanism components etc.), systems and related processes,
• Provide technical support to Manufacturing, Quality, and Purchasing Engineers during the component development.
• Participate in reviews and present design/program status to key stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Lead failure issue resolution to identify root cause / rapid response to issue resolution to keep our products in-use.
• Should have knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly, i.e., Product Development, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Operations.
• Travel of approximately 15%–20% of time to supplier and manufacturing facilities is expected.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 10+ years of relevant work experience progressively responsible job-related experience are typically required.
• Minimum of 5 years of component design or validation experience
• Good functional knowledge on Core Engine Components system & subsystems
• Previous working knowledge of NSI, NPI and CPI process
• Strong interpersonal skills, leadership qualities, and demonstrated excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot component failures while under tight timeline and customer pressures.
• Self-starter with good multitasking skills to optimize and deliver desired results under challenging requirements of quality, cost (development and product), and timelines
• Program/project management and strong organizational skills

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in working with global teams
• Pro-E , NX IDEAS and Cat Engineering Standards experience

Skill Descriptors

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 Extensive Experience

• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.

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 Extensive Experience

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Technical Excellence

Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Level Extensive Experience

• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.
• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
• Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Computer-Aided Design & Engineering

Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.

Level Extensive Experience

• Coaches others on orthographic, isometric and axonometric projections.
• Presents complex products and systems graphically.
• Performs manipulations on design objects, such as changing projections and managing drawing layers.
• Directs the matrix computations performed to transform objects in coordinate space.
• Consults on benefits and drawbacks of top-down design vs. bottom-up design.
• Compares and contrasts uses of bird's-eye views and worm's-eye views.

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 Extensive Experience

• Develops organizational standards and processes in order to maximize complex product services' efficiency and effectiveness.
• Creates and introduces new techniques that expedite or simplify the development process.
• Supervises the management of multiple and diverse types of products or services.
• Develops proof-of-concept exercises to prove or disprove validity of proposed products.
• Advises on the appropriate solutions to complex product design and development problems.
• Designs working prototypes of a variety of proposed products or services.

Additional Info

• Office Model: This position requires the employee to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Posting Dates

August 3, 2026 - August 17, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.