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Design Engineer Dozer Undercarriage
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full-time On-site
About the role
Caterpillar Inc. seeks a Design Engineer-Dozer Undercarriage to design, develop, validate, and implement undercarriage components and systems for Track Type Tractors/Dozers. Day-to-day work includes creating 3D CAD models and drawings, translating customer and manufacturing requirements into durable, cost-effective designs, and supporting NPI, CPI, and quality initiatives. The role is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu or Bangalore, Karnataka and is fully on-site.
What you’ll do
- Design and develop undercarriage components including Track Shoes, Track Links, Sprockets, Idlers, Track Rollers, and Carrier Rollers.
- Create and maintain 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, and product documentation.
- Translate customer, manufacturing, and application requirements into robust design solutions.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI), Current Product Improvement (CPI), and product quality initiatives.
- Evaluate and improve component durability, wear performance, manufacturability, and cost competitiveness.
- Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and validation teams to ensure successful product implementation.
- Participate in prototype development, testing, validation, and field issue resolution.
- Drive innovation through challenging existing assumptions and identifying opportunities for performance and cost improvements.
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in product design and development.
- Experience in heavy equipment, structures, wear components, or undercarriage systems preferred.
- Strong knowledge of castings, forgings, metallurgy, heat treatment, and manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of wear mechanisms, tribology, structural life, and fatigue behavior.
- Proficiency in Creo, Teamcenter, GD&T, and engineering drawing standards.
- Ability to interpret and utilize FEA, durability analysis, and performance simulation results to guide design decisions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
Skills
Creo CADTeamcenter PLMGD&TFEA analysisDurability analysisCastings and forgingsWear and tribologyPerformance simulation
Education
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.