CAREER AREA:

Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Your Work Shapes the World

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 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure.  Without a dedicated workforce, Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs.  Join us.

Job Description

An exciting career opportunity is open with Caterpillar Large Mining Truck product team (320 ton to 400-ton payload mining trucks) in Performance and Controls. As a Performance/Simulation/Application Senior Engineer, you are responsible for developing L6 machine-level simulation models that can be used for estimating truck performance and support control system development. This position will play a key role in resolving critical CPI issues faced by Ultra Class Large Mining Trucks, developing simulation and validation procedures, and improving simulation and analysis capabilities that enable Single Phase NPI deployment. It is also an opportunity to analyze machine performance in the field, validating performance, and insuring machines meet critical customer requirements. This is a great opportunity to work on one of Caterpillar’s iconic product lines with responsibility encompassing the entire machine and directly impacting critical customer expectations.

Job Duties

•             Responsible for machine performance and Controls development for Ultra-Class Large Mining Truck machine platforms.

•             Support the development of New Product Introduction (NPI) machine technical requirements for performance and the supporting control systems from marketing customer requirements.

•             Develop full machine simulation models to predict machine performance and controls integration of machine systems and components.

•             Ensure that the technical requirements are satisfied by coordinating and executing machine system and subsystem analysis and test programs.

•             Participate in FMEA and Validation workshops.

•             Initiating and supporting New Technology Introduction (NTI) programs that impact the products short and long-term strategies.

•            Provide technical support in establishing short and long-term product strategies that meet commercial expectations.

•            Coordinate resolution of performance and control development and production issues for machines at customer sites.

•             Provide budget/resource estimates for expected work.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum.

5 years of experience in performance & controls development for either engine, power systems, or mobile equipment.

Top Candidate will also have

Master’s Degree or PhD in Engineering along with 5 years’ experience in Machine performance and controls development.  

Additional information

Domestic relocation is available.

This position may require 10 % travel.

Closing date: August 2nd, 2021

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance.  We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

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This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers.

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Relocation is available for this position.

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

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