Compatibility 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.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.

For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Position Title: Compatibility Engineer

Job Location: Chennai , India

Job Description

Compatibility Engineers are accountable for collaborative creation and maintenance of SAP variant configuration (VC) and SAP variant super BOMs on multiple instances of SAP systems and online ordering systems (EOMP, EPD SAP, CBS SAP, CSQ, Configit) with high impact on multiple brands and market segments covering Electric Power, Marine, Oil & Gas and Industrial engine products across multiple global production facilities in USA, China, India, UK & Brazil).

Responsibilities

• Analyzing product design and development changes; establishing corresponding procedures for change control and configuration.

• Preparing or developing configuration documentation required to support manufacturing operations.

• Communicating and coordinating with customers, manufacturers and other stakeholders to determine processes for change reporting.

• Reviewing released engineering change data and changing documentation activities to ensure compliance with configuration management policies and regulations.

Job Duties:

This role requires increasing levels of peer-reviewed compatibility technical expertise as well as collaboration, accountability, and interpersonal competencies and represents a shift to fully contributing in projects that are complex and challenging in nature.

Key areas of responsibility encountered in this role may include any or all the following:

• Setting up SAP Variant Configuration models which allow our customers to price and order configurable products online.
• Developing a Super Bill of Materials, to allow the correct components to be purchased and built.
• Accurate analysis and translation of business and customer requirements into system requirements to enable successful implementation of product change reflective in both the dealer facing sales systems and the manufacturing execution systems.
• Collaborating with global engineering and price list teams to determine product offerings and their compatibility rules during New Product Introduction (NPI) programs
• Collaborating with global facilities on implementation of engineering changes
• The role will require active participation in NPI, engineering change and other projects to offer knowledge, expert advice and to commit to VC and BOM task durations.
• The role will include rapid resolution of production critical and dealer facing issues and thorough root cause analysis to ensure permanent corrective actions are in place.

Skill Descriptors

Core Application Systems

Knowledge of major production application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients; ability to leverage major production application systems in diverse situations.

 Level Basic Understanding:

Describes basic elements and benefits of core applications supported by own area.

Names the organization's core application systems.

Names major business functions and services supported by core applications.

 Locates and uses relevant documentation for core applications.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail

• Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
• Level Working Knowledge:

• Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.

• Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.

• Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.

• Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.

• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Analytical Thinking

 Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

 Level Working Knowledge:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.

• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.

• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.

• Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.

• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking

Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.

• Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.

• Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions.

• Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.

Effective Communications

Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

 Level Working Knowledge:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Managing Multiple Priorities

 Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

 Level Working Knowledge:

• Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
• Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
• Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
• Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
• Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

Teamwork

Knowledge of the necessity and value of teamwork; experience with; ability to work cooperatively towards shared goals and being supportive of others at all levels.

 Level Working Knowledge:

• Explains own role and responsibility within team.
• Actively participates in team meetings.
• Shares information, knowledge, and experiences openly and proactively.
• Describes team mission and objectives in the context of results to be achieved.
• Demonstrates open, friendly, accepting, and supportive behaviors with team members.

Change Control - MFG

Knowledge of the processes and procedures by which a change is identified, evaluated, approved, monitored and documented; ability to manage changes in the production environment and processes effectively.

 Level Working Knowledge:

• Assesses errors that occur during change execution, and takes action in correcting these errors.
• Conducts impact analyses to determine the effect change might have on the status of current production environment.
• Implements routine changes to the production environment; documents the changes made.
• Follows the established change control process to ensure the performance of emergency repair and maintenance.
• Prevents unauthorized or unintended deviations in compliance with that of change control policies.

Additional Information:

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

Posting Dates:

April 24, 2024 - April 30, 2024

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community .