Senior Design Engineer

About the role

Caterpillar’s Large Power Systems Division is seeking a Senior Design Engineer who will provide technical leadership and product knowledge for legacy fuel system components such as fuel injectors, fuel pumps, and related fuel system technologies. The role involves resolving challenges related to component failures, supplier challenges, re-sourcing the supply base, product performance, and assembly and test support.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop strong product knowledge and a deep understanding of product function and performance characteristics to effectively lead product maintenance initiatives.
• Assist supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance.
• Oversee the efforts of drafting and testing specialists.
• Develop and document functional requirements and translate into detailed design documents.
• Participate in buy-build analysis for product components.
• Support proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports.
• Research new materials and competitive products.
• Organize, coordinate, and execute the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.

Education Requirement

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or Materials Science curriculum.

Skills

• Effective Communications: Extensive experience with effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Managing Multiple Priorities: Extensive knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgements as to prioritizing and time allocation.
• Technical Excellence: Extensive knowledge with given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Product Design – MFG: Extensive knowledge of processes, approaches, tools, and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
• Product Design and Development: Extensive knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Additional Information

• Location: Mossville, IL
• Relocation assistance: Not available
• Visa sponsorship: Not available
• Travel: Up to 10%

Summary

Pay Range: $112,710.00 - $169,060.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision benefits, paid time off plan, 401(k) savings plans, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, health lifestyle programs, employee assistance program, voluntary benefits and employee discounts, career development, incentive bonus, disability benefits, life insurance, parental leave, adoption benefits, tuition reimbursement, and more. This is a summary list of benefits. This role is located in Mossville, IL. Relocation assistance is not available for this role. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Up to 10% travel could be required for this position.