Caterpillar Chennai Hiring Associate Design Engineer | Full Time

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Role Definition

This role partners with Gas Turbine Engineering teams and IT organizations to develop, implement and support digital engineering solutions that improve product development, engineering productivity, data quality and lifecycle management. The associate acts as the main interface between engineering users and technology teams, turning business needs into scalable engineering tools, automation solutions and process improvements for gas turbine design, manufacturing, quality and product lifecycle activities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between gas turbine engineering teams and IT organizations to identify, prioritize and implement engineering technology solutions.
• Gather, analyze and document business requirements for CAD, PLM, engineering data management, configuration management and digital engineering systems.
• Lead the development, testing, deployment and support of engineering tools, applications, workflows and automation solutions that improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Collaborate with engineering, IT, software development and business process teams to enhance CAD, PLM and engineering business systems.
• Drive adoption of digital engineering technologies, including automation, data analytics, AI-enabled engineering solutions and workflow optimization.
• Support and improve engineering applications used for product design, drawing creation, product structure management, change management and engineering release processes.
• Analyze engineering workflows to find opportunities to improve productivity, data quality, process compliance and user experience.
• Develop business cases, functional specifications, test plans, validation procedures and implementation strategies for engineering technology initiatives.
• Coordinate system upgrades, configuration changes, new capability deployments and integration activities while keeping disruption to engineering operations minimal.
• Provide technical support, training, user guidance and change management for engineering tools and digital processes.
• Monitor emerging technologies and industry best practices in CAD, PLM, digital engineering, automation and AI to recommend solutions that improve product development.
• Support strategic initiatives that strengthen engineering capability, accelerate product development, improve engineering data quality and enable digital transformation across gas turbine programs.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.