Design Engineer – Dozer Undercarriage

About the role

Caterpillar is seeking a Design Engineer to lead the development of undercarriage components for Track Type Tractors and Dozers. You will create durable, manufacturable, and cost‑effective solutions that meet customer, quality, and business requirements while advancing product performance and reliability.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop undercarriage parts such as track shoes, links, sprockets, idlers, rollers, and carrier rollers.
• Create and maintain 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, and product documentation.
• Translate customer, manufacturing, and application requirements into robust design solutions.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), Current Product Improvement (CPI), and quality initiatives.
• Evaluate and improve component durability, wear performance, manufacturability, and cost competitiveness.
• Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and validation teams to ensure successful implementation.
• Participate in prototype development, testing, validation, and field issue resolution.
• Drive innovation by challenging assumptions and identifying performance and cost improvement opportunities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product design and development.
• Experience with heavy equipment, wear components, or undercarriage systems is preferred.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Creo and Teamcenter.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing standards.
• Ability to interpret and use FEA, durability analysis, and performance simulation results.
• Understanding of castings, forgings, metallurgy, heat treatment, and manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of wear mechanisms, tribology, structural life, and fatigue behavior.