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

As a part of the dynamic and growing Electric Drive team at Caterpillar, the Motors and Generators team is looking to expand our capability to support development of additional electrification opportunities.  The Motors and Generators team is looking for a capable leader with proven experience in design and development of drivetrains and/or electric machines including motors and generators.  This role will be located in Mossville, IL and you will be a part of a growing global team of electrification experts.

Job Duties (including but not limited to the following)

• Execute structured component NPI & NTI development per Caterpillar standard practices while meeting time, cost and quality goals

• Develop component requirements and specifications in collaboration with the system platform team

• Develop design concepts using CREO modeling and simulation tools

• Develop, detail and support Caterpillar prints while leveraging global organization

• Drive APQP tasks and thoroughly review data and information for PPAP signoff

• Actively participate in component DFMEAs and PFMEAs

• Collaborate with validation teams to develop and execute component validation plans

• Collaborate closely with manufacturing teams to drive zero defect focused design and process collaboration

• Communicate technical information effectively with team members as well as employees in other business units, customers, and suppliers

• Drive resolution of CPI and NPI issues using structured problem solving methods such as 5 why and fishbone

• Lead and engage with the cross functional global team to support product requirements

• Collaborate with global purchasing teams to leverage global supply base for cost and supply chain improvements

• Lead and support NPI/CPI builds and teardowns at various stages of the projects

• Support knowledge management development including developing standard work

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

• 5-7 Years of job-related work experience developing drivetrains and/or rotating machines

Top Candidates will also have     

• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to perform complex assignments. 

• Self-starter with strong technical leadership skills. 

• Experience with hybrid electric transmission development

• Experience with battery electric vehicle development

• Knowledge of the Technology Readiness Level process and linkage to NPI.

• Experienced and Comfortable to support high voltage Lab Testing

• Experience of leadership in APQP activities and accountability of PPAP development

Additional Information

• This position will close on 7/28/21 at 11:59pm

• The location for this position is Mossville, IL

• This position may require up to 15% travel

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 .

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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