Senior Design Engineer

Overview

Senior Design Engineer role at Caterpillar to design, develop, build and implement new products, components or technologies, and to direct and participate in the concept and design of complex engineering products for release to production.

What you'll do

• Research new materials and competitive products.
• Organize, coordinate and execute the building, testing and analysis of prototypes.
• Assist supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance.
• Oversee the efforts of drafting and testing specialists.
• Develop and document functional requirements and translate them into detail design documents.
• Participate in buy-build analysis for product components.
• Participate in and support proposal preparation, cost estimates and technical reports.
• Design and develop new components, subsystems or processes.
• Support validation, testing and certification activities of electrical components and subsystems.
• Work on continuous cost reduction ideas.
• Work closely with key suppliers on new product development.
• Communicate technical information to customers, team members, suppliers and other units.
• Support facilities, dealers or customers for product maintenance.
• Support and advise other engineers, managers, marketing personnel, customers and suppliers related to product design and performance.

What you'll need

• Electrical Engineering degree with 9 to 12 years of relevant experience (required qualification).
• Thorough knowledge of the design and working of one or more of: AC generators (alternators), voltage regulators, controllers, circuit breakers, digital and analog I/O modules, and communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, RS232).
• Working knowledge of 3D/2D design and PLM software.
• Experience of electrical components selection, electrical circuit design and simulation.
• Debugging of electrical circuits and bench testing of electrical components.
• Strong analytical skills and technical leadership.
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering plus 8 to 10 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of diesel or gas genset or similar automobile or machine product design, development, testing and certifications.
• Understanding of international standards UL2200, UL489, IEC60947, IEC61439.
• Experience in electrical product and components testing, including UL, IEC and CSA certification tests.
• Knowledge of the NPI process.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka.
• Work mode: five days a week working from office.
• Posting dates: November 9, 2026 to November 19, 2026.