Sr Principal Engineer - Mechanical Design

Solar Turbines•San Diego, CA

2d•$128,470 - $192,710•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr Principal Engineer - Mechanical Design will be part of Caterpillar’s Gas Turbine Product Engineering Group (GTPE), providing technical input to a multidisciplinary engineering team working on research and engineering programs for the Taurus 70 and Titan 250 Gas Turbines. Programs span market understanding, concept development, detailed design, release of options and variances, first-article builds, and field trials. The role uses lean engineering and focuses on quality, product problem resolution, lifecycle cost, product performance, durability, serviceability, maintainability, and time to market. The engineer will work closely with groups across GTPE, Technology & NPI, Turbomachinery Operations, Global Supply Chain, Marketing, Solutions. Platforms. Engineered., Project Application Engineering, Test Engineering, Overhaul Build and Test, and Customer Services. Occasional direct interaction with external customers is required. The role designs, develops, builds, and implements components, products, or technologies independently. It calls for technical expertise, project leadership, and mentoring. The position is onsite five days a week. Visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Requirements

Degree required in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.
Extensive experience in analytical thinking, including root-cause analysis, evaluating alternatives, and assessing costs, benefits, and risks.
Extensive experience in decision-making and critical thinking.
Extensive experience managing multiple priorities and concurrent activities.
Working knowledge of technical excellence and resolving technical challenges.
Working knowledge of project management, including project planning, estimates, schedules, resources, and status reporting.
Extensive experience in design engineering, including detailed designs, material and supplier selection, feasibility and cost analysis, prototyping, testing, and cross-functional collaboration.
Extensive experience in product testing, including test planning, execution, methodology selection, and resource estimation.
Extensive experience in product design and development from concept through production.

Responsibilities

Lead new designs and teams resolving manufacturing or operational issues for complex components and systems; ensure design acceptance, manufacturing producibility, and validation.
Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.
Guide the evolution of new technologies and process improvements to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and improve quality.
Define and implement engineering procedures that improve product or process reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Understand functional requirements and translate them into detailed design documents.
Lead collaboration with functional areas to deliver design solutions that meet enterprise partner and customer requirements.
Provide technical input to gas turbine research and engineering programs from market understanding and concept development through detailed design, release, first-article build, and field trials.
Apply lean engineering while focusing on quality, product problem resolution, lifecycle cost, performance, durability, serviceability, maintainability, and time to market.
Occasionally interface directly with external customers.
Lead projects and mentor others.