Senior Hydraulics Engineer

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.

Engineering

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.

The Earthmoving Hydraulic team is currently seeking an experienced Senior Hydraulics Engineer located in Peoria, IL. The team has design control for hydraulic components used on Medium Wheel Loaders, Medium Tractors & Loaders and Motor Grader Products. The candidate selected will collaborate with global cross functional teams including suppliers to lead the development of hydraulic components from concept to production ensuring products provide superior performance, durability, quality, and serviceability while meeting cost and delivery targets for the products and development programs.

• Collaborate with suppliers to develop and validate new hydraulic components and solutions to promote system solutions for New Product Introduction (NPI) programs.
• Evaluate new products, system and technology offerings to improve design, cost, and performance.
• Provide technical engineering expertise to support Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) and field issue resolution.
• Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process activities to ensure components are developed to meet time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Manage project timelines with a broad range of activities from concept design, FMEA assessment, prototype development, Virtual Product Development (VPD), pilot production, lab testing, machine validation, issue resolution, and assurance of supply initiatives.
• Communicate progress & results with cross functional teams including system, validation, product group, procurement and suppliers.
• Collaborate within the Cat global hydraulic community to drive common solutions set across the enterprise and leverage lessons learned.
• Mentoring junior engineers in the team and manage multiple priorities in the team.

• 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.
• 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.
• Managing Multiple Priorities:
  Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
• Technical Excellence:
  Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Product Design and Development:
  Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

• Hydraulic skills and experience in mobile machinery on components and/or system.
• Hydraulic component and/or system development experience, such as Valve, Pump and Motor for components used in brake, transmission, fan, steering or implement systems.
• Mobile or Agriculture equipment application experience.

Bachelor’s…