Senior Engineer

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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.

The Producibility Engineer is expected to pull together a cross functional engineering team or consult with product owners or Subject Matter Experts on an as needed basis. TPE engineering accountabilities are defined by part families, regardless of product model. In this role, engineers are expected to become very familiar with part families with emphasis on understanding design and manufacturing similarities and differences for components in their assigned part family.

As part of the Gas Turbine Products Engineering (GTPE) organization, Turbine Production Engineering (TPE) provides technical support to manufacturing and supply chain partners relating to production of Solar’s gas turbine components and assemblies. The TPE Producibility Engineer’s primary role is to provide technical input and solutions in the following areas:

• Leads design evaluations for producibility enhancements
• Drives part family design standardization
• Supports new manufacturing technology development for production readiness
• Reviews and executes production design change requests in Windchill

Degree Requirement
Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering or closely related discipline.

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 Working Knowledge:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
• Identifies the major forces, events, and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.

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 Working Knowledge:
• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Working Knowledge:

• High-sense of urgency when needed.

• Multi-tasking skills with the ability to pay attention to detail.
• Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
• Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
• Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Fundamental knowledge of gas turbine theory, understanding of engineering principles, and basic design practices.

• Basic knowledge of Materials & Processes such as plating/coating, heat treatments, brazing/welding and material testing methods

• Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes for investment castings, sand castings, forgings, sheet metal, and precision machined components

• Basic knowledge of machining and NDT inspection processes

• Project management skills and leadership abilities are highly desirable.

• Experience in the review and dispositioning of discrepant material (Material Review Board)

• Basic knowledge of quality practices & processes related to production

• Experience with basic Stress/ Strain calculations

Design Engineering: Knowledge of designing and engineering products and systems; ability to