Sr. Prin. Supplier Technical Engineer

About the role

The Supplier Technical Engineer (STE) position at Caterpillar Inc. is based on-site at a critical supplier in Whitehall, Michigan. This role involves providing on-site technical support, ensuring product compliance, and increasing throughput.

Responsibilities

• Review yield issues and collaborate with the supplier to improve performance.
• Partner closely with Quality Engineering, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes, tooling, and process controls to ensure compliance with engineering specifications.
• Review drawings, models, and technical requirements with suppliers to resolve ambiguity and ensure manufacturability.
• Provide on-site technical support while representing Solar’s interests at the supplier.
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) assessments and supplier-side dispositions.
• Validate effectiveness of corrective action activities.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical field. (Mechanical Engineering preferred)
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, production engineering.
• Investment casting experience.
• Experience in reading and interpreting engineering specifications.
• Experience in creating material documents to submit to the Material Review Board (MRB) team.
• Experience in documenting design requirement deviations.
• Understanding of inspection processes.
• Basic fixtures and gages.
• CMM Report & understanding.
• Digital comparator.
• ANSI Y14.5.

Preferred Experience

• Internally cooled gas turbine cast airfoil design or manufacturing (casting or post cast) experience.
• Non-conforming material evaluation & disposition experience.
• Machining experience with basic understanding of required post casting operations to make a finished machined part.
• Ability to document design requirement deviations.
• PPAP qualification packages.
• Continuous Improvement; Lean / six sigma black or green belt experiences.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Qualifications

• Required experience in manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, production engineering.
• Investment casting experience.
• Experience in reading and interpreting engineering specifications.
• Experience in creating material documents to submit to the Material Review Board (MRB) team.
• Experience in documenting design requirement deviations.
• Understanding of inspection processes.
• Basic fixtures and gages.
• CMM Report & understanding.
• Digital comparator.
• ANSI Y14.5.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret engineering specifications.
• Experience in creating material documents to submit to the Material Review Board (MRB) team.
• Understanding of inspection processes.
• Basic fixtures and gages.
• CMM Report & understanding.
• Digital comparator.
• ANSI Y14.5.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.).
• 401(k) savings plans.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• 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.

Pay

Pay range: $128,470.00 - $192,710.00

Schedule

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.