[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Caterpillar jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Caterpillar · Chennai, Tamil Nadu # Associate Design Engineer Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full-time Design Listed on Caterpillar’s official careers site. Posted October 15, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Caterpillar’s careers site →](https://cat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CaterpillarCareers/job/Chennai-Tamil-Nadu/Associate-Design-Engineer_R0000400000) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Caterpillar](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/) / Associate Design Engineer ## Job description ### 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 Partners with Gas Turbine Engineering teams and IT organizations to develop, implement, and support digital engineering solutions that enhance product development, engineering productivity, data quality, and lifecycle management. Acts as the primary interface between engineering users and technology teams, translating business needs into scalable engineering tools, automation solutions, and process improvements that support gas turbine design, manufacturing, quality, and product lifecycle activities. ### Responsibilities - Serve as the primary liaison between gas turbine engineering teams and IT organizations to identify, prioritize, and implement engineering technology solutions. - Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for CAD, PLM, engineering data management, configuration management, and digital engineering systems. - Lead the development, testing, deployment, and support of engineering tools, applications, workflows, and automation solutions that improve engineering efficiency and reduce manual effort. - Collaborate with engineering, IT, software development, and business process teams to enhance CAD, PLM, and engineering business systems. - Drive adoption of digital engineering technologies, including automation, data analytics, AI-enabled engineering solutions, and workflow optimization. - Support and improve engineering applications used for product design, drawing creation, product structure management, change management, and engineering release processes. - Analyze engineering workflows and identify opportunities to improve productivity, data quality, process compliance, and user experience. - Develop business cases, functional specifications, test plans, validation procedures, and implementation strategies for engineering technology initiatives. - Coordinate system upgrades, configuration changes, new capability deployments, and integration activities while ensuring minimal disruption to engineering operations. - Provide technical support, training, user guidance, and change management for engineering tools and digital processes. - Monitor emerging technologies and industry best practices in CAD, PLM, digital engineering, automation, and AI to recommend solutions that improve product development effectiveness. - Support strategic initiatives that strengthen engineering capability, accelerate product development, improve engineering data quality, and enable digital transformation across gas turbine programs. ### Posting Dates October 15, 2026 - October 28, 2026 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 15, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 18, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 3 days - Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Caterpillar’s careers site →](https://cat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CaterpillarCareers/job/Chennai-Tamil-Nadu/Associate-Design-Engineer_R0000400000) ## More jobs at Caterpillar ### [Business Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/dd34b6787f6e470c64d9/) Chennai, Tamil Nadu ### [Data Engineer(Data Scientist)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/2baac9f327f9ec14e57c/) Chennai, Tamil Nadu ### [Digital Operations Support Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/38d713f3f20807b9fd4f/) Chennai, Tamil Nadu ### [Electronic Systems Verification & Validation Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/266d955d43c837e0688a/) Chennai, Tamil Nadu ### [Embedded SW Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/7d08c481a4a57652ff14/) Chennai, Tamil Nadu ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Senior Staff Datapath Design Engineer and Circuit Design Engineer, VLSI Design Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/9c9c9ee8de475c168163/) Sandisk ### [Senior Technologist Datapath Design Engineer and Circuit Design Engineer, VLSI Design Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/04c89e21c7a143aa3d7b/) Sandisk ### [Staff / Senior Staff Engineer Digital Design (RTL Design)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/infineon-technologies/jobs/bcdb3b7a61b92eede1d2/) Infineon Technologies · Singapore ### [Electrical Design Engineer - Substation Bengaluru, Karnataka Bengaluru, Karnataka ENGINEERING / DESIGN STUDIES / METHODS ENGINEERING / DESIGN STUDIES / METHODS Permanent](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vinci/jobs/226b30542f183b716535/) VINCI · Bengaluru, Karnataka ### [Senior Design Engineer - UGC Scotland Gate, England Scotland Gate, England ENGINEERING / DESIGN STUDIES / METHODS ENGINEERING / DESIGN STUDIES / METHODS](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vinci/jobs/e05c4ba864beb3623d58/) VINCI · Scotland Gate, England OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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