Design Engineering Specialist

## Design Engineering Specialist Apply locations:
East Peoria, Illinois time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
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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.
** Hear about the Caterpillar Experience for yourself
**** Track‐Type Tractor Drivetrain Engineering Specialist  LPSD Integrated Drivetrain – TTT Platform
** Designs, develops, validates, and implements drivetrain components, subsystems, and technologies for Medium and Large Track‐Type Tractors. Provides technical leadership across design, validation, manufacturing, and supply chain to ensure product performance, quality, and supply continuity.
** What you will do
*** Develop design parameters, performance characteristics, and technical specifications for drivetrain components and systems that meet customer requirements and improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost
* Lead the evolution of technical designs, validation strategies, and implementation plans across NTI, NPI, CPI, and Assurance of Supply work streams
* Guide supplier technical readiness, including capability assessments, PPAP reviews, APQP deliverables, and deviation management
* Drive structured problem‐solving for factory, field, and supplier issues using data‐driven analysis, statistical methods, and traceable documentation
* Monitor, evaluate, and integrate new technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes to identify product or process improvement opportunities
* Support prototype builds, material selection, process optimization, and reliability testing; lead failure analysis and corrective action development
* Ensure data provenance, traceability, and reviewer‐ready documentation for all technical decisions, capability studies, and supplier submissions
* Coordinate engineering tasks with design, validation, manufacturing, supply chain, purchasing, and global teams
* Provide technical leadership to buyers, supply specialists, and suppliers to improve performance, reduce risk, and maintain supply continuity
* Support cost estimates, understand cost drivers, and incorporate cost‐impact considerations into design and supplier decisions
* Develop and maintain functional requirements, detailed design documentation, and release packages in Teamcenter and PRWB##
** Degree Requirement
** Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering or Materials Science curriculum.
** What you must have (skills)**
* ** Analytical 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.
* ** 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 ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
* ** Project Management**:
Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
* ** Computer-Aided Design & Engineering**:
Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.
* ** Product Development Life Cycle - MFG**:
Knowledge of the methodology and associated phases, activities and deliverables of product development life cycle in…