Design Engineer (Hybrid Role)

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, youre 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 dont 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.

Your Work Shapes the World

When you join Caterpillar, youre 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 dont 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 EES

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 99-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions (EES) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products, and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent, and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building.

Job Summary :

As a Design Engineer in the Power Electronics and Motors area, you will by joining a rapidly growing team on the cutting edge of electric drive technology. You will have the unique opportunity to direct and contribute to the concept, development, and design of rotating electrical components.

You will be responsible for the coordination and execution of mechanical and electrical design and development efforts to support various types of electrification projects. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a highly capable team of engineers having significant experience across Caterpillar’s electric drive applications.

What You Will Do:

Execute projects including New Product Introduction, New Technology Introduction, cost reduction, quality improvements, etc. on time, on cost, and with quality.

Follow appropriate process rigor with a strong quality mindset, including project planning, APQP, and FMEAs

Work with machine systems application teams to establish electrical and mechanical requirements for motors and generators.

Lead and/or play an active role is supplier development, selection, collaboration, and validation.

Collaborate with other Caterpillar teams, including global teams in China and India

Collaborate with machine businesses, Subject Matter Experts, architecture teams, validation teams, etc. to execute critical product development programs.

Stay up to date with the latest advances in rotating electrical machine technologies and solutions.

Identify emerging technology / base of supply for rotating electrical components, including verification and validation planning.

Document and resolve product issues.

Procurement, inventory management, and shipment of components

What you will have:

Degree Requirement

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in an accredited Mechanical or Electrical Engineering curriculum

Analytical Thinking: Level Extensive Experience

Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.

Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.

Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.

Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.

Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.

Effective Communications: 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.

Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Level Working Knowledge

Recognizes changing demands and priorities and adjusts work accordingly

Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.

Completes current work according to assigned priorities.

Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.

Fluidly adjusts priorities, with guidance where needed, to achieve organizational and team objectives to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.

Technical Excellence: 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 ones general area of technical competence.

Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.

Product Design and Development: Level Extensive Experience

Leads project execution using sound product development processes and techniques

Manages the interactions of complex product to ensure functional requirements are met with the appropriate quality.

Flexibly and agilely addresses development issues and changes

Collaborates efficiently and effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and suppliers regarding project status, risks, and developments.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

Experience with electric drive systems and/or components, especially motors and generators

Strong communication skills

Self-starter with strong technical leadership skills

Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex assignments

Excellent analytical skills

Experience with quality tools including FMEA, APQP & PPAP

Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) processes

Experience with issue resolution processes such as 6 Sigma DMAIC, 8D, etc.

Additional Information

This position will sit from Mossville, IL, Lafayette, IN, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Tucson, AZ, Alpharetta, GA or Griffin, GA in a hybrid flexible role (3 days in office, 2 days work from home).

Up to 10% travel will be needed.

Relocation assistance IS offered for this position.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Posting Dates:

September 30, 2024 – October 11, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.

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