Senior Application Engineer
Caterpillar
5 - 10 years
Bengaluru
Posted: 14/06/2025
Job Description
Career Area:
EngineeringJob 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.
The key role of this engineering position is to
- Understand customer's business, leading OEM technical relationship becoming a trusted power system advisor. Drive quality, innovation and new business through application collaboration and installation services.
- Execute customer projects through the A&I process, delivering integrated engines to quality, time and cost targets making timely decisions on approval risks. Alert customer to mandatory and recommended improvements.
- Manage engine spec development, supporting customer and engine design change impact, supporting any A&I related CPI projects. Liaise with customer personnel at all levels.
- Tune the engine performance at OEM site in collaboration with OEM power and control team in order to achieve the machine performance target.
- Complete assessment of machine design against A&I guidelines and complete design calculations. Work with customer on machine design improvements to enhance performance, reliability and cost utilizing existing engine designs where possible.
- Capture customer/ market sector technical requirements, create FRD’s from VOC and support development to translate into standard or bespoke product offering.
- Critical customer information, drawings and production intent photos and data recorded, key actions successfully followed through with customer and machine recommended for production approval with engine warranty cover.
- Liaise with engineering to create applications guidelines that can be practically checked during machine development. Including A&I Guides, Installation Audit forms, tests procedures.
- Provide technical sales support to help win new business.
- Track emissions exempt engines at customers ensuring compliance.
- Ability to capture, collate, engine diagnostic data using specialist tools (CANAPE/ DATALOGGER /EST/ET, etc.). Interpret results and draw conclusions and implement permanent solution.
- Evaluate & Contribute to the design of new products and processes setup.
- Support and drive Dealer & Distributor A&I team capability improvement through Distributor Excellence review, delivering regular A&I training, responding to A&I technical queries.
- Fully represent customers in Engineering and Program teams.
- Help support other customer field and service issues.
Requirements
- Competent in use of Standard business tools including, Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook, Teams, etc.
- Speak fluent English and excellent in reading, writing.
- Independently manage customers programs with minimum supervision.
- Able to travel globally up to 50% of time to meet customer expectation and support sales.
- Willingness to visit customer site at short notice (less than 24 hrs) to investigate customer critical field issues.
- Well understanding engine knowledge, performance, aftertreatment, NHV, machine transmission, and hydraulic.
- More than 5 years of engine application working experience.
- Bachelor degree or above in Engineering
Posting Dates:
June 10, 2025 - June 25, 2025Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Company
_x000d_ Caterpillar Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of heavy equipment and engines. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company was founded in 1925 and is renowned for its yellow machinery. Caterpillar serves industries such as construction, mining, energy, and transportation, offering a wide range of products, including excavators, bulldozers, loaders, and power generation systems. The company also provides financial and aftermarket services, such as equipment leasing and parts support. Known for its innovation and sustainability efforts, Caterpillar is committed to helping its customers improve efficiency and reduce their environmental impact while advancing global infrastructure and resource development.
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