Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
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Job Description:
In this position, you will lead multi-functional groups that execute all phases of the NPI and RCCA for Medium Wheel Loaders. You will play a key role in leading light structure groups with a keen eye on the Quality, Time, and Cost of the program. This role will be expected to run multiple NPI programs at the same time and need to be involved in addressing the RCCA activities. You will be responsible for identifying and finding improvement opportunities that exist across Medium Wheel Loader light structure groups.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- General
- As system/component design engineer, advise and answer engineering questions which comes from cross-functional team and customers, frequent collaboration with Supplier Development Engineer, Buyer, and Product support team.
- Prioritize workload and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Exhibit Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills. Willing and able to collaborate with international teams in various time zones.
- Light Structures
- Design & detailing of Light structure systems (Conceptual development of components, assemblies, and groups).
- Experience in light structure design & detailing.
- Access and platform design
- Work on Creo (Sheet metal, Solid modelling, surface modelling, Top level assembly approach, Creo simulate etc)
- Responsible for all light structure system validation activities including analysis, test planning, and post-processing test data.
- Quality
- Provide engineering solutions to fix quality issues, such as field issues, carry-over analysis, NPI issues, production quality, CPI issues.
- Cost
- Provide solutions for component cost reduction and re-sourcing.
- Should cost modelling.
Proficiencies/Capabilities:
- Innovate new ideas and leverage existing/new technology to drive cross-product synergy.
- In-depth understanding of the system and system interactions with the ability to make trade-offs at the machine level to avoid sub-optimization at the system level.
- Require limited direction but collaborate extensively with peers, clients, product team, suppliers, and other cross-functional teams
- Experience collaborating with suppliers to ensure manufacturing feasibility.
- Participated in a machine build/ machine validation test.
- Demonstrated experience in the following tools/methods:
- TC Workflow
- Creo Sheetmetal, Creo Surface, Creo Simulate
- Bolted Joint Analysis
- BIQ process
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- ETQ – Deviation/Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)/DFMEA
- Virtual Safety Audit
- Project Management
- NPI process/Structure/Gateway
- RCCA
- Use of Engineering Standards, Specifications, REDI Design Guides
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an Accredited College or University
- 8+years of light structures system experience
- 4+years of project or people leader experience
Posting Dates:
July 2, 2024 - July 9, 2024
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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