Senior Associate Engineer – System Integration Electrified Powertrain

Overview

Support the integration, development, validation, and troubleshooting of electrified drivetrain systems at Caterpillar's Bengaluru PSN facility, working within the Integrated Drivetrain & Energy Solutions (IDES) organization.

What you'll do

• Support the development and integration of electrified powertrain systems, including electric drive, power electronics, energy storage, controls, drivetrain, and related vehicle interfaces.
• Translate product and vehicle requirements into system and subsystem requirements and support interface definition between components.
• Support development activities throughout the product development cycle, including concept development, prototype builds, validation, and product introduction.
• Develop and execute Design Verification Plans and Reports (DVP&R) for system and subsystem validation.
• Participate in DFMEA and system-level risk assessment activities to identify potential failure modes and develop appropriate mitigation and validation actions.
• Support on-vehicle and off-vehicle testing for functionality, performance, efficiency, durability, and reliability.
• Analyze test and system data to identify performance gaps and support root-cause analysis and issue resolution.
• Support integration of electric drive, controls, software, power electronics, and vehicle systems, including changes and upgrades that could affect overall system performance or vehicle safety.
• Support prototype and validation platform development, instrumentation, test setup, and execution.
• Perform engineering analysis and simulation to support system architecture, component selection, design decisions, and validation.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, controls, software, simulation, validation, and product engineering teams across global locations.
• Work with suppliers and engineering partners to support component integration, technical issue resolution, quality, and delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, efficiency, reliability, cost, and robustness.
• Document engineering decisions, test results, technical issues, root-cause findings, and recommended solutions.
• Stay current with electrification technologies, system engineering methods, tools, and industry developments.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
• Engineering experience in one or more areas such as electric vehicles, electrified powertrain, drivetrain, power electronics, controls, system integration, or validation.
• Fundamental understanding of electrified powertrain systems and interaction between components such as electric motors, inverters, DC/DC converters, batteries, controls, and mechanical drivetrain systems.
• Experience with engineering development, testing, validation, troubleshooting, or root-cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering requirements, test results, schematics, technical drawings, specifications, and system data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-based engineering decisions.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively within global cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to independently learn new technologies, engineering tools, and system concepts.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Automotive, or related engineering discipline.
• Experience with electric or hybrid vehicle system integration and validation.
• Experience with DFMEA, DVP&R, requirements management, and structured root-cause analysis.
• Hands-on experience with electrified powertrain components such as motors, inverters, batteries, DC/DC converters, or electric drive systems.
• Knowledge of high-voltage electrical systems and electrical safety principles.
• Experience with automotive communication networks and diagnostic tools, particularly CAN-based systems.
• Experience with engineering modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent tools.
• Exposure to data acquisition, instrumentation, vehicle testing, or Hardware-in-the-Loop/System-in-the-Loop validation.
• Understanding of system engineering principles, interfaces, requirements traceability, and change management.
• Previous experience working with an OEM, Tier-1 supplier, electrification, off-highway, automotive, or industrial powertrain organization.
• Interest in exploring emerging electrification technologies and applying new engineering methods to product development.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru PSN facility.
• Posting dates: November 9, 2026 - November 23, 2026.