Senior Engine Simulation Engineer

Position: Senior Engine Performance Simulation Engineer
## Senior Engine Performance Simulation Engineer Apply:
Mossville, Illinois:
Full time:
Posted Today:
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** Career Area:
** Engineering
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* 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 IPSD
** Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5L to 18L engines that not only power Caterpillar machines, but also power over 5000 other applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.
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* Job Summary:

** We are seeking a
** Senior Engine Performance Simulation Engineer.
** This person will act as an engine and aftertreatment system performance simulation engineer, responsible for the development of complex engine and aftertreatment system recipes from concept to production for IPSD’s 9-liter through 18-liter machine and commercial engine product offerings, which include both diesel and spark-ignited engines.

This position is responsible for providing systems engineering to define and optimize trade-offs for product requirements, virtually develop and down select concepts / performance component recipes, define performance development requirements / constraints, satisfy emissions standards, and utilize data analytics to maximize product optimization and robustness.  The successful candidate will add value both as an individual contributor and as a project leader.
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* What You Will Do:

*** Virtually develop and down-select concepts and performance component recipes for new engine and aftertreatment systems through the use of performance simulation and detailed data analysis.
* Provide project leadership to a diverse engineering team to define, optimize, and validate trade-offs for product requirements and development constraints.
* Ensure products satisfy emissions standards and leverage data analytics for enhanced optimization and robustness.
* Support Engineering Excellence within the team via creation and refinement of standard work documentation.
* Collaborate with customers and leadership to scope and execute projects that meet the needs of the business
* Accountable for delivering timely, high-quality simulation and analysis impacting products/processes and providing clear recommendations to stakeholders
* Partner with design, manufacturing, supply chain and test to robustly deliver new products and improve validation processes
* Keep up-to-date on new technologies and drive continuous improvement to established techniques
** Degree Requirement
** Bachelor’s Degree in an accredited Engineering field
** What

You Will Have:

** A
* * nalytical 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 Extensive

Experience:

* Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
* Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
* Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
* Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success…