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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.

About This Role

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. 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.

Caterpillar’s Integrated Drivetrain & Energy Solutions (IDES) organization is focused on developing and delivering advanced drivetrain and electrification technologies and solutions to support Caterpillar products across industries. The organization brings together system integration, electrified powertrain, motors, power electronics, controls, energy storage, and related technologies to deliver safe, reliable, efficient, and integrated solutions for our customers.

We are looking for a Senior Associate Engineer – System Integration to join our electrified powertrain engineering team at the Bengaluru PSN facility.

In this role, you will support the integration, development, validation, and troubleshooting of electrified drivetrain systems. You will work across motors, power electronics, energy storage, controls, mechanical systems, and vehicle interfaces to ensure individual components operate effectively as an integrated system.

You will collaborate with global and cross-functional engineering teams to translate product requirements into system-level designs, develop and execute validation plans, analyze system performance, support prototype builds and testing, and resolve integration issues. The role provides an opportunity to work directly on Caterpillar's current and future electrified powertrain products.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the development and integration of electrified powertrain systems, including electric drive, power electronics, energy storage, controls, drivetrain, and related vehicle interfaces.
• Translate product and vehicle requirements into system and subsystem requirements and support interface definition between components.
• Support development activities throughout the product development cycle, including concept development, prototype builds, validation, and product introduction.
• Develop and execute Design Verification Plans and Reports (DVP&R) for system and subsystem validation.
• Participate in DFMEA and system-level risk assessment activities to identify potential failure modes and develop appropriate mitigation and validation actions.
• Support on-vehicle and off-vehicle testing for functionality, performance, efficiency, durability, and reliability.
• Analyze test and system data to identify performance gaps and support root-cause analysis and issue resolution.
• Support integration of electric drive, controls, software, power electronics, and vehicle systems, including changes and upgrades that could affect overall system performance or vehicle safety.
• Support prototype and validation platform development, instrumentation, test setup, and execution.
• Perform engineering analysis and simulation to support system architecture, component selection, design decisions, and validation.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, controls, software, simulation, validation, and product engineering teams across global locations.
• Work with suppliers and engineering partners to support component integration, technical issue resolution, quality, and delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, efficiency, reliability, cost, and robustness.
• Document engineering decisions, test results, technical issues, root-cause findings, and recommended solutions.
• Stay current with electrification technologies, system engineering methods, tools, and industry developments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
• Engineering experience in one or more areas such as electric vehicles, electrified powertrain, drivetrain, power electronics, controls, system integration, or validation.
• Fundamental understanding of electrified powertrain systems and interaction between components such as electric motors, inverters, DC/DC converters, batteries, controls, and mechanical drivetrain systems.
• Experience with engineering development, testing, validation, troubleshooting, or root-cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering requirements, test results, schematics, technical drawings, specifications, and system data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-based engineering decisions.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively within global cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to independently learn new technologies, engineering tools, and system concepts.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Automotive, or related engineering discipline.
• Experience with electric or hybrid vehicle system integration and validation.
• Experience with DFMEA, DVP&R, requirements management, and structured root-cause analysis.
• Hands-on experience with electrified powertrain components such as motors, inverters, batteries, DC/DC converters, or electric drive systems.
• Knowledge of high-voltage electrical systems and electrical safety principles.
• Experience with automotive communication networks and diagnostic tools, particularly CAN-based systems.
• Experience with engineering modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent tools.
• Exposure to data acquisition, instrumentation, vehicle testing, or Hardware-in-the-Loop/System-in-the-Loop validation.
• Understanding of system engineering principles, interfaces, requirements traceability, and change management.
• Previous experience working with an OEM, Tier-1 supplier, electrification, off-highway, automotive, or industrial powertrain organization.
• Interest in exploring emerging electrification technologies and applying new engineering methods to product development.

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

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