Senior Design Engineer

## Senior Design Engineer Apply locations:
Lafayette, Indiana time type:
Full time posted on:
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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 Large Power Systems Division (LPSD):
** We design and manufacture the most comprehensive lineup of large diesel and natural gas engines in the industry, as well as engine components and powertrains.
** Job Summary
** As a
** Senior Design Engineer**, you will lead the development of complex engine systems and components for the GCM
34 gas engine including Balance of Plant (BOP) in close collaboration with overall medium speed engine family M20-M46. You will drive technical decisions throughout the product development lifecycle, partnering with global cross-functional teams to transform ideas into robust, manufacturable products while advancing innovation, product quality, and long-term platform performance. The senior role aligns with the same overall product development mission but carries greater ownership of technical direction, system-level decisions, and complex engineering challenges.
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* What You Will Do:

*** Lead the design and development of complex engine systems, components, and integrated product solutions from concept through production implementation.
* Establish technical approaches and design strategies that satisfy customer, regulatory, manufacturing, performance, and reliability requirements.
* Drive concept development activities, evaluating multiple design alternatives and recommending optimal solutions.
* Lead engineering analyses, simulations, validation programs, and technical reviews to ensure robust product performance and durability.
* Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers, project teams, suppliers, and external engineering partners.
* Coordinate cross-functional development activities with manufacturing, quality, performance, controls, supply chain, and product support organizations.
* Supporting the worldwide dealer and O&M teams with all technical questions about engines and connected systems and their interfaces with each other.
* Analyze product, validation, and field performance data to identify trends and drive product enhancements.
* Lead resolution of complex technical challenges through structured problem-solving and risk-based decision-making.
* Influence system architecture decisions, component integration strategies, and long-term product development roadmaps.
* Drive product release activities, engineering changes, and design governance processes while ensuring compliance with quality and engineering standards.
* Identify opportunities to improve engineering efficiency through the use of new technologies, digital tools, data analytics, and AI-enabled engineering solutions.
* Mentor and develop less experienced engineers while fostering technical excellence and innovation across the team.
* Lead initiatives that improve product quality, reliability, manufacturability, and customer value throughout the product lifecycle.
** Degree Requirement
*** Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
** What You Will Have**
* ** Analytical Thinking:
** Extensive experience and 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.
* ** Effective Communications:
** Working knowledge and understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
* ** Managing Multiple…