Application & Installation Engineer; Transmission and Driveline

Career Area

Sales

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.

Caterpillar’s Oil and Gas division provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide.

Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry. When you join the Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division (COGMD), you join a global team that helps to power the global energy industry as well as provide power and propulsion on the water.

The Application and Installation Engineer (Transmission and Driveline) serves as a subject matter expert to support product development efforts by providing critical customer input on market requirements and working with the NPI team to optimize the product for the most cost-effective installation for our customers during the NPI process.

• Position is located in East Peoria, IL or Houston, TX.
• Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time and have ability to travel globally.
• This position does not offer sponsorship.
• This position requires 5 days onsite.

• Providing product application expertise at point of sale or by delivering various types of product training including applied technology, job efficiency, and safety to customers, company, and dealers’ sales personnel.
• Developing and maintaining application and installation manuals, technical communications.
• Preparing and conducting product and application training for dealers and end customers.
• Assisting customers and dealers with complex or unique applications.

• Bachelor's degree in an accredited mechanical or electrical engineering curriculum.
• 3-5 years of relevant engineering work experience in mechanical or electrical engineering fields.
• 3-5 years of experience with design and/or application of transmissions.

• Prior experience in dealer/customer facing positions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information effectively.
• Transmission and engine systems experience such as working knowledge of cooling, lubrication, controls, and system dynamics.
• Oil and Gas industry experience in a technical support role.
• A commitment to provide prompt, high quality responses to customer requests which may sometimes require extended work days and travel.
• Experience with design and/or application of well service products, including well stimulation pumps, cement pumps, nitrogen pumps, coiled tubing pumps, and workover rigs.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
• Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Products and Services: Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret…