Engineer-Design

Career Area

Engineering

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.

This Design Engineer role has both technical and functional ownership of several part families in the Structural and Applications Group. This role is critical for the execution of AoS, NPI, cost reduction and for delivering on quality for C175, 3500, 3600 and Med Vee engine platforms  key NPI deliverables for Cat Branded Machine and LPSD engine models that this position supports are tied closely into LPSD imperatives Racehorse and Workhorse.

This role is highly collaborative.

Creates, implements and improves engineering designs, processes, techniques, tooling and machinery to meet customer requirements and maximize product quality.

• Creating new designs and resolves issues regarding the manufacturing or building sequences. Ensuring design acceptance and manufacturing readiness.
• Participating in the adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.
• Planning and improving engineering procedures and operations to make the product or process more reliable, efficient and cost‑effective.
• Collaborating with all functional areas (marketing, purchasing, manufacturing) to provide a design solution that meets the requirements of the customer and dealer network.

Degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

• Advanced experience in Microsoft office suite (including Macros experience in Excel)
• Creo and Teamcenter experience preferred

Level Working Knowledge:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
• Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non‑verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up‑to‑date on technical and procedural job components.
• Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
• Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.
• Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Differentiates characteristics of effective and dysfunctional teams.
• Explains the importance of a cohesive team effort and the concept of synergy.
• Compares traditional teams to virtual teams.
• Identifies key factors and requisite activities for building an effective team.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Analyzes the implementation challenges of DFM methodologies and shares them with their supervisors.
• Documents each stage of the design process for audit…