Solar Turbines
2027 TMP Tech & NPI Entry Level Engineering Rotation - MS/PHD
San Diego, California · Junior · Internship
No sponsorship$16k-$20kDetected 5 days ago
Machine LearningData AnalysisData ScienceCFDThermal AnalysisCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- Career Area: Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
- Through immersive, hands-on rotations, you'll gain skills, experience, and networks to become one of the next generation's most capable and innovative engineers.
- During the selection process, candidates are matched with a core functional department that aligns with their strengths and career aspirations.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with other disciplines to ensure that aerodynamic designs meet program requirements for manufacturability, cost, durability and performance.
- Conduct studies to develop and calibrate performance predictions for new or upgraded engines and oversee performance during development.
- Develop and maintain software used to analyze, predict, and guarantee the performance of Solar's products.
- Provide services and software critical to the success of Turbomachinery Product design, Sales and Applications, Customer Services, Overhaul facilities, and customer sites.
- Produce transient cycle models to create advanced AI-based digital twins that will unlock extending service intervals, cycle count capabilities, and increase efficiency through operational flexibility.
- Gas Turbine Heat Transfer Design and Analysis
- Design, analyze and validate creative solutions to reduce cooling flow consumption to enhance engine performance and/or improve durability.
- Support analyses such as heat rejection to the lube oil system and surrounding enclosure ventilation to size and assess ancillary package systems.
- Design and analyze injectors and combustor liners to enhance fuel-air mixing and thermal performance.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate combustion system advancements into turbine products.
Requirements
- In the process of obtaining or have obtained a minimum of a Master's degree in an accredited engineering program such as Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemistry, etc
- Applied knowledge of engineering fundamentals.
- Experience with problem-solving tasks.
- Must be able and willing to relocate to San Diego, CA and be in office full time.
Nice to have
- 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.
- Problem solving skills.
- Turbine and Compressor Aerodynamics
- Gas Turbine Performance Engineering
Skills
- Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
- 2027 TMP Tech & NPI Entry Level Engineering Rotation - MS/PHD
Compensation
- Base salary for this role ranges from $92,500, to $118,000.
- Actual salary will be based on experience.
- The total rewards package, beyond base salary includes:
- Annual incentive bonus plan*
Benefits
- Annual incentive bonus plan*
- Medical, dental and vision coverage starting day 1
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
Company info
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
- Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
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