Hydraulics Installation Engineer

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**Career Area:** Engineering **Job Description:** **Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. **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 - Good 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 New 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 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. - 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** **4. Dynasty** **5.Bolted Joint** **6. Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)** **7. Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)** **8. 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 - Strong 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 majo