Caterpillar Inc. is looking to establish a strong foundation for long-term success by accelerating the development of the next generation's most capable and innovative engineers through an Engineering Rotation program.
Requirements
- Applied knowledge of engineering fundamentals.
- Experience with problem-solving tasks.
- Experience (Course work or internship) in turbomachinery concepts
- High energy level and sense of urgency.
- Demonstrated success in weighing business and technical decisions.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities for a variety of tasks.
- Previous co-op or Internship experience.
Responsibilities
- Application of Gas Turbine Aerodynamic Principals: Leverage conceptual, preliminary and detailed aerodynamic tools to design and analyze turbine and compressor flowpath components, including airfoils, ducts, diffusers and collectors.
- Multidisciplinary Design and Integration: Work closely with other disciplines to ensure that aerodynamic designs meet program requirements for manufacturability, cost, durability and performance.
- Simulation and Methods Development: Contribute to the development and maintenance of 1D, 2D, and 3D design and analysis tools that enable aerodynamic and multidisciplinary gas turbine design.
- Concept and Advanced Thermodynamic Cycle Studies: Conduct studies to develop and calibrate performance predictions for new or upgraded engines and oversee performance during development.
- Turbine Component Design: Design the cooling circuits and create thermal models of various components including cooled blades and nozzles, turbine disks, diaphragms, pre-swirler, etc. as part of a cross-functional design team.
- Application of Combustion Fundamental: Leverage Knowledge of chemical kinetics, oscillations, and other combustion system modeling tools and experimental methods employed to optimize emissions, stability, and operational flexibility.
- Engineering Fundamentals Application: Leverage knowledge of stress, strain, fatigue, and mechanics of materials to interpret model outputs and ensure alignment with physical design principles.
Other
- Must be able and willing to relocate to San Diego, CA and be in office full time.
- In the process of obtaining or have obtained a minimum of a Master’s degree in an accredited engineering program
- Overall GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
