Design Engineer

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

Develops, implements, and sustains quality engineering processes for Gas Turbine components and systems to ensure compliance with design, manufacturing, reliability, and customer requirements. Works closely with design engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers, and program teams to drive product quality throughout the gas turbine product lifecycle, from concept development through production and field operation.

Responsibilities

Lead quality planning and execution activities for Gas Turbine New Product Introduction (NPI), product improvement, and sustaining engineering programs, including APQP and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities.

Review Gas Turbine component designs, drawings, material specifications, GD&T requirements, and manufacturing processes to ensure quality, reliability, and manufacturability requirements are met.

Support supplier qualification, supplier process validation, and source approval activities for critical gas turbine components, including castings, forgings, machined parts, fabrications, and assemblies.

Coordinate Request for Notification (RN), Request for Technical Assessment (RTA), deviation, concession, and engineering change activities to ensure product quality and configuration control.

Conduct root cause investigations of manufacturing, supplier, test, and field quality issues using structured problem solving methodologies and drive corrective and preventive actions.

Participate in design reviews, DFMEA, PFMEA, risk assessments, and quality gate reviews to identify and mitigate product quality risks early in the development cycle.

Analyze inspection, test, supplier, and field performance data to identify failure trends and recommend design, process, or supplier quality improvements.

Develop and maintain quality plans, inspection requirements, control plans, qualification procedures, and engineering quality standards for gas turbine products.

Partner with global engineering, manufacturing, and supplier quality teams to improve product robustness, production readiness, and long term reliability.

Support execution of quality engineering objectives for strategic programs and future gas turbine product initiatives.

Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical curriculum.

Posting Dates:

October 15, 2026 - October 28, 2026

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

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