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
Caterpillar's Integrated Drivetrain Division (IDT) designs and manufactures mechanical and electric drivetrain components and systems used across the full Cat machine product line and supplies drivetrain components to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's).
As a Drivetrain Senior Design Engineer, you will have design responsibility for the drivetrain system for Caterpillar's OEM agricultural customers. You will lead the technical planning and execution of NPI, CPI, and production maintenance projects. The responsibilities will include designing robust drivetrain solutions to meet our customer's most demanding requirements. You will partner with and provide technical guidance to global engineering teams and suppliers. You will contribute to the planning and delivery of projects, continually learn and stay abreast of innovative technology, mentor and coach team members, and broaden your professional network.
Job Duties

• Design responsibility for drivetrain products that support Caterpillar's OEM agricultural business
• Complete Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects
• Provide technical guidance and support to the OEM customers
• Prioritize and complete detailed design activities
• Collaborate with analysis and development teams to validate designs.
• Communicate results to customers, suppliers, team members, and internal clients.
• Perform product maintenance including factory support and supplier collaboration.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum
• Relevant work experience required - minimum of 5 years in related field
• Emphasis on initiative and self-starting tasks

Top Candidates will also have

• Previous role a hardware design engineer
• Powertrain design, development, or product support experience
• Understanding of Drivetrain performance and oil system function
• FMEA based validation process experience
• APQP, PPAP and design release experience
• NPI and CPI experience
• Demonstrated ability to use combination of analysis and test to solve problems
• Very good communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Proficient in Creo modeling
• Effectively works in a team environment
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills

Additional Information

• The location for this position is Mossville, IL
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
• Domestic location may be available
• This position may require 10% 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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