Design Engineer

Overview

Design Engineer role at Caterpillar focused on designing, developing, building and implementing new components, products or technologies, with emphasis on gas turbine external systems.

What you'll do

• Create new component level designs and resolve issues regarding the manufacturing or product operation.
• Ensure design acceptance, manufacturing readiness, and validation.
• Participate in the adoption of new technologies and process improvements to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.
• Support definition of engineering procedures to make the product or process more reliable, efficient and cost-effective.
• Understand functional requirements and translate them into detail design documents.
• Collaborate with all functional areas to provide a design solution that meets the requirements of enterprise partners and customers.

What you'll need

• B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited engineering college with 3+ years of product development experience, or M.E. / M.Tech in Mechanical engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited engineering college with 2+ years of product development experience.
• Strong in first principle thinking.
• Clarity of thought and good communication skills; able to explain and present ideas.
• Experienced/conversant with fundamentals of structural design concepts: Stress/Strain, beam/shell theory, pressure vessel calculations, high/low cycle fatigue theories etc.
• Ability to perform hand calculation verifications with sound mechanical design fundamentals.
• Minimum 5 years experience in design of gas turbine external systems (i.e., secondary cooling system, lube oil system, bleed air systems, fuel systems, etc.).
• Ability to evaluate gas turbine external systems to prove they meet manufacturing, assembly, durability and functional requirements.
• Familiarity with conventional gas turbine components / systems, functionality as well as their manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Experience collaborating on cross-functional design teams, presenting at design reviews and documenting design per the NPI (New Product Introduction) tollgate process.
• Basic Creo / NX modeling capabilities (defeature / modify 3D models).
• Ability to interpret and define assembly / manufacturing drawings following Geometrical Tolerancing standards.
• Experience reviewing / approving drawings and Bill of Materials.

Nice to have

• 10 years design experience of gas turbine external systems (i.e., secondary cooling system, lube oil system, bleed air systems, fuel systems, etc.).
• Expertise in gas turbine external systems manufacturing, assembly processes and field issues resolution.
• Exposure to gas turbine field serviceability (tooling and processes) and transportability (shipping, lifting, tooling, weight management, etc.).
• Knowledgeable on gas turbine systems operability (start system, lube oil system, control system, etc.).
• 5 years experience in design and FEA structural analysis of components / systems (i.e., stress, deflection, modal, harmonic, elastic-plastic material properties, transients, contacts, etc.).
• Exposure to development engine testing (defining instrumentation, supporting engine build and testing).
• "Cradle to grave" component ownership of gas turbine components.
• FMEA, Risk Assessment and failure analysis expertise.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka.
• Work mode: Onsite, five days a week.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Posting dates: October 9, 2026 - October 22, 2026.