Career Area

Engineering

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Role Definition

As the Hydraulic Installation Design Engineer, he/she will design and develop hose, tube, mounting and fabrication components, hydraulic system schematics and installation design for heavy earthmoving machines. He/she will be responsible for providing engineering and related services, executing projects from the conceptual stage to production, participating, engaging, managing and/or delivering engineering services including concept modelling, design freeze, and/or analysis. He/she should be a motivated individual with sound time management skills with an ability to manage his/her own workload and to coordinate design efforts with other on-site and off-site engineers to provide cost effective, reliable and manufactural designs to support project timelines.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

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, 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.

Installation Design & detailing of Hydraulic Installation – groups, assemblies and components

Perform Hose/Tube design, Mounting structures/brackets design (capable to do complex design in Creo) – must to have hands on iron experience with these components

Perform hyd. Components placement by checking the layout of the complete machine along with an understanding of the hydraulic system/schematic and create concepts to further evaluate and select.

Strong knowledge in hose/tube assembly routing, material properties, hose fittings and connections

Ability to provide detailed interpretation of hydraulic schematics and troubleshoot on machine hydraulic systems

Actively support a prototype, pilot, or production build and on-machine hydraulic system test

Validate hydraulics components selection & sizing

Perform bolted joint analysis & Creo simulate or equivalent FEA analysis.

Effectively apply design related Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) steps





Valuable understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, engineering drawings, manufacturing processes and Machine Bill of Material (BOM).

Performs design calculations and accountable for design decisions

Research and develop new technology

Perform needs analysis and initiate ideas, Evaluate new products, processes, or systems

Communicate results to customers, suppliers, team members, and other business units

Provide engineering solutions to fix quality issues, e.g. NPI issues, production quality, CPI issues.

Provide technical design solutions for component cost reduction and re-sourcing

Should cost modelling of HYI components

Proficiencies / Capabilities Required Completed a minimum of 1 Recent Product Introduction (NPI) project

Successfully closed a minimum of 1 Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) project

Complete a minimum of 1 product cost reduction project

Experience collaborating with suppliers to ensure manufacturing feasibility.

Participated in a machine build.

Participated in a machine validation test.

Require limited direction but collaborate extensively with peers and process partners

Follow all applicable design guide standards and product development processes.

Innovate recent 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.

Ability to clearly organize and effectively communicate information in such a way that messages are understood and retained by others

Demonstrated experience in the following tools/methods:

1.

Teamcenter

Engineering

2.

Fluid

Lines

3.Creo Simulate

- Dynasty

5.Bolted Joint

6.

Geometric

Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T;)

7.

Advanced Product Quality

Planning (APQP)

- Use of Engineering Standards, Specifications, REDI Design Guides

Basic Qualifications Required Bachelor’s degree with 4-8 years engineering experience or master’s degree with 2-6 years engineering experience in Mechanical/Automobile/Thermal Engineering

Complete understanding of design of hydraulic installation system and components for Heavy Earthmovers

Demonstrated proficiency in Creo and/or other modelling and detailing tools.

Teamcenter PLM and Teamcenter Vismockup experience

FEA skills – Creo Simulate or any other FEA tool experience.





CFD skills – Any CFD tool experience (Optional)

Plant/Industry exposure

Robust analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

Emphasis on initiative and self-starting tasks

Skill Descriptors

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

Level Working Knowledge

- Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
- Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
- Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
- Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
- Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level Working Knowledge

- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Level Working Knowledge

- Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
- Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.
- Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
- Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.
- Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.

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This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates

August 3, 2026 - August 11, 2026

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

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