Sr Mfg Engineer AT/EP

Posted 8 Days Ago
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San Diego, CA, USA
In-Office
113K-169K Annually
Senior level
Energy
The Role
Develops and maintains manufacturing plans for gas turbine parts, repairs, and third-party production. Reads engineering drawings, applies GD&T and machining fundamentals, interprets CMM reports, and creates Creo manufacturing drawings. Supports machinists and shop-floor teams with tooling, routing, ergonomics, and cycle-time improvements. Leads containment, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions for defects and scrap. Coordinates with supply chain, supervisors, schedulers, repair engineers, suppliers, and design engineers to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
Summary Generated by Built In

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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 the Role:

Support all areas of the gas turbine business by developing and implementing production plans, repairs, and solutions for a wide variety of parts required across the gas turbine packages.


What You Will Do:

  • Maintain, update, and create manufacturing production planning for a large variety of gas turbine engine and package parts.
  • Provide manufacturing services to other Solar Turbines CAMs and Suppliers who are at capacity.
  • Support Repair Development Engineers to create new repair plans for overhaul engine parts.
  • Create instruction sheets and Baan production orders to repair and create gas turbine parts.
  • Source materials for part creation and repairs.
  • Work with supply chain engineers to create 3rd party manufacturing plans.
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings to create adequate manufacturing plans.
  • Apply ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and tolerancing to manufacturing plans.
  • Use trigonometry and machining fundamentals to calculate appropriate parallelism, and runout conditions needed machine sand-castings and forgings to engineering specification.
  • Use a combination of engineering and machining fundamentals to propose acceptance or repair of discrepant parts to MRB design engineers.
  • Read and interpret CMM reports.
  • Support multiple shifts of shop floor mechanics and machinists with technical solutions to improve ergonomics, reduce cycle time, and reduce tooling.
  • Support on-time-delivery of turbine parts by maintaining frequent verbal communication between supervisors, team leads, and schedulers.
  • Cover for other manufacturing engineers when team members are absent.
  • Lead containment, root-cause, and corrective action for all high frequency defects, escapes, and scrap parts in a timely manner.
  • Interface closely with machinists to create appropriate work holding, time standards, and routings.
  • Use Creo Parametric CAD software to interrogate part dimensions and create internal and external manufacturing planning drawings.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline; 7+ years of experience in machining in lieu of a degree
  • Knowledge of machining manufacturing operations.
  • Proficiencies in Baan, Creo, Windchill, SFIS, GD&T, 3D modeling - Creo preferred.
  • Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to be a team player.
  • Possess emotional intelligence to understand team dynamics
  • Proficient knowledge in non-standard fixturing methods

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proficiency in Creo Parametric
  • Proficiency in ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and tolerancing

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. 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.

 

Summary Pay Range:

$112,704.00 - $169,056.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

  • 401(k) savings plans*

  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*

  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

  • Health Lifestyle Programs*

  • Employee Assistance Program*

  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

  • Career Development*

  • Incentive bonus*

  • Disability benefits

  • Life Insurance

  • Parental leave

  • Adoption benefits

  • Tuition Reimbursement

       

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

 
 




Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
  • Seven or more years of machining experience may substitute for the degree
  • Knowledge of machining manufacturing operations
  • Proficiency in Baan, Creo, Windchill, SFIS, GD&T, and 3D modeling; Creo preferred
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • Emotional intelligence to understand team dynamics
  • Proficient knowledge of non-standard fixturing methods
  • Proficiency in Creo Parametric
  • Proficiency in ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
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The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
5,640 Employees
Year Founded: 1927

What We Do

Solar Turbines provides gas turbine packages and services for oil and gas and power generation industries, including gas compressor restage and overhaul, service parts, gas turbine overhaul, machinery management, technical training, modular solutions, and microgrid energy storage solutions.

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