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.

Description

Develop high-quality electronic/electrical component product lines for engine and machine systems that meet complex requirements and low cost producer (LCP) targets.  Partner with suppliers to deliver production components and help the systems engineers integrate successfully into various applications. Directs and participates in the concept and design of complex Electronic Components/Platforms projects for release to production in a manner to ensure products provide superior performance, durability, quality, and serviceability.

Job Duties

For Caterpillar, digital means using technology to extract data from our machines and engines and transform it into valuable recommendations or “insights,” to help customers make better, more informed decisions and help Caterpillar make robust products with the lowest total ownership cost.  Our products generate and process large amounts of data from sensors, on-board models, and control algorithms in real-time creating real-world machine usage information. Electronic Components/Platforms are key enabling technologies for the overall digital strategy.  Key electronic component technologies provide the foundational technology building blocks that enable valuable data to be gathered from machines and engines.

The Electro-Magnetic Engine Control Valve Engineer position develops, improves, and troubleshoots electronic/electrical hardware used in an array of engine and machine systems. This generally includes the development of product requirements, analysis and simulation, electronic component selection, schematic/layout development, and platform verification and validation. Some or all of these activities may be performed in partnership with a supplier including the manufacturing plan and process development.

You will develop solutions for complex technical engineering problems and may be accountable for the design or improvement of complex systems or processes.  In addition to demonstrating technical expertise, a person in you may be called on to act as a team and/or project leader.  But major focus is on technical delivery.   Must demonstrate ability to develop and perform on a complex project or program.  Direct work with other units, suppliers, customers, and teams require the incumbent demonstrate skill in negotiation, building consensus, and achieving compromise.  Impact of decisions made by You may be far-reaching, to include the project team or immediate work group, division, and/or business unit, suppliers, internal and external customers, and Caterpillar markets.  Decisions may significantly impact warranty, patents, products or processes, technology, costs, sales, and customer perceptions.

In order to develop the platforms effectively, you must work closely with Engine System/Subsystem team members to understand the application requirements and performance needs.  For some components, the platform includes embedded software as a key deliverable, so coordination of this activity with the appropriate teams is required.  A strong knowledge of analog and digital hardware design and/or product application is necessary to develop robust solutions and assess the application suitability as well as a thorough understanding of the mechanical and environmental requirements for the application. In addition to new development, current production hardware will be maintained and supported through the platform lifecycle including obsolescence management. 

The position responsibilities include a strong focus on quality through simulation, analysis, verification, and validation testing at the component level, subsystem, and system level. Advanced troubleshooting and analysis skills are needed to resolve complex development and field issues and to improve overall performance and cost. This individual is considered a deep technical expert in the component product area.

Major challenges facing incumbents are keeping up-to-date with technology and developing increased technical breadth and/or depth.  Responsibilities of this position demand that the incumbent understand complex technical problems and demonstrate the ability to develop creative solutions.  Technical leadership skills are essential.  Though the focus of the job is technical contribution, project management skills may be required.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university

3 years experience with electric control valve development and/or engine control firmware/software

Top Candidates will also have

Mechatronics or dual degrees in both ME and EE

Understanding of both Mechanical and Electrical Engineering principals

Controls experience is highly desired as the valve's firmware needs to be managed with trade-offs between valve firmware and engine control software often being made

Additional Information

The location for this position is Mossville, IL

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

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.

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