Associate Engineer

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra

Associate Engineer role at Caterpillar focused on metallurgy and material science for diesel engine components. Responsibilities include evaluating raw materials, conducting failure analysis, supporting supplier development, and monitoring supplier quality through process assessments and audits. Requires knowledge of heat treatment, steel making, casting processes, and metallurgical testing equipment, along with familiarity with international standards.

What you'd actually do

  1. Evaluation of raw materials and components with reference to applicable Caterpillar standards
  2. Conduct failure analysis of engine components returned from field as well as test cell
  3. Support Global purchasing in development of supplier process through effective process and part validation
  4. Work with suppliers in developing and improving metallurgical processes
  5. Monitor supplier Quality through periodic process assessment and component audits

Skills

Required

  • Heat treat
  • steel making
  • Casting processes
  • Diesel Engine systems
  • metallurgical test equipment
  • ASTM
  • SAE
  • ISO
  • JIS

Nice to have

  • ISO 17025
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 14001
  • 6 sigma concepts
  • UT
  • RT
  • MPI
  • DPT
  • Data analysis
  • interpretation skills