Senior Design Engineer, Ground Engaging Tool

About the role

Caterpillar Inc. seeks a Senior Design Engineer-Ground Engaging Tool to serve as Design Control Owner for GET systems on Underground Mining Loaders. The role leads design, development, validation, and commercialization of wear components such as tooth points, adapters, wear caps, shrouds, and side bar protectors, while driving NPI, CPI, cost reduction, and quality initiatives. Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu or Bangalore, Karnataka, this full-time, on-site position requires working onsite five days a week and offers relocation assistance.

What you’ll do

• Own GET system design and development for tooth points, adapters, wear caps, shrouds, heel shrouds, side bar protectors, and related wear components for underground mining applications.
• Serve as Design Control Owner responsible for technical decisions, product readiness, design validation, and successful product launch execution.
• Lead NPI, CPI, quality improvement, and cost reduction projects while ensuring alignment with customer and business objectives.
• Develop and validate design solutions using FEA, performance simulations, wear simulations, and DEM modeling to optimize durability, productivity, and component life.
• Develop breakout force calculations, application load cases, and performance requirements through deep understanding of machine application and customer usage.
• Apply advanced knowledge of casting design, heat treatment, metallurgy, wear mechanisms, and manufacturing processes to improve product performance and reliability.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Support, Validation, and Commercial teams to ensure product readiness and successful implementation.
• Understand and drive key business metrics including Cost per Hour, Cost per Ton, customer productivity, and Customer Value Agreements to deliver superior customer value.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• 8+ years of product development experience in mining, construction, wear components, GET systems, structures, or heavy equipment.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex product development projects and cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of engineering tools including Creo, Teamcenter, ANSYS, DEM, and Wear Simulation.
• Ability to design, analyze, simulate, validate, and optimize GET systems throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Understanding of mining applications, GET systems, wear technologies, and engineering methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities.
• Effective communication skills to transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas and information.

Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.