Career Area:EngineeringJob Description:Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.In this position, you will provide technical support across multi-functional teams that execute multiple workstreams focusing on modularity and commonality for Load and Haul Products which include Large Wheel Loaders, Articulated Trucks, Hard Rock Vehicles(Underground), and Wheel Tractor-Scrapers. You will play a key role in the technical direction of the Engine and Engine attachment workstreams for project Convergence with a keen eye on Quality, Time, and Cost (Investments and Benefits). This role will be expected to work across multiple workstreams at the same time and collaborate with all four Load and Haul product teams. You will be responsible for identifying and finding improvement opportunities in this space that exist across each of the different products, designs, and processes and then executing strategies to address them. You will develop design concepts and execute system integration activities across the Load and Haul products by bringing complex components, subsystems, and processes together in a seamless fashion.Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Contribute to the planning and delivery of the Convergence Project
Manage design and system integration of new components, systems and manufacturing processes
Brainstorm new ideas, perform technical analysis, and develop solutions
Evaluate new products, processes, or systems, and execute improvements
Keep up to date on new technologies or develop new technologies
Communicate technical information to customers, team members, suppliers, and other business units
Support and advise other engineers, managers, marketing personnel, customers, and suppliers
Degree Requirement:
Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum
What Skills you will have:Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.Level Working Knowledge: Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient. Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate. Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.Level Working Knowledge: Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives. Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder. Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information. Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution. Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.Systems Thinking: Knowledge of the critical interdependencies among individual system elements that help and hinder performance; ability to plan and design solutions that synchronize resources to achieve business results.Level Working Knowledge: Monitors systems after interventions to confirm success and to diagnose new or remaining problems. Analyzes the dynamics of a system to determine key characteristics, properties, and functions. Attributes systemic problems correctly to interpersonal dynamics when appropriate. Escalates systemic problems that impede group performance. Surfaces problems within systems and searches for root causes.Engineering - MFG: Knowledge of processes, techniques and methods of engineering in a manufacturing environment; ability to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems and processes that safely realize a desired objective or invention.Level Working Knowledge: Trains others on most components of engineering as related to manufacturing. Guides others on the application of manufacturing industry and organizational best engineering practices and explains their rationale. Facilitates the integration of engineering systems and applications for a manufacturing organization. Advises others on the key benefits, drawbacks and rationale for engineering standards, policies and practices. Monitors the effectiveness and efficiency of processes and improves engineering operations performance. Works with various complex engineering operations in a manufacturing environment.Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.Level Working Knowledge: Promotes the use of advanced methods and tools in product design. Establishes new product development strategies and policies for the organization. Oversees complicated product design projects across multi-functions. Constructs design standards to unify operations in the manufacturing industry. Develops and maintains partnerships with external professional teams to optimize the product design structure. Develops organizational best practices for the management of product design.Additional Information:The primary location for this position is Mossville, IL (AC)Domestic relocation assistance is availableTravel will be up to 15%Sponsorship is not availableWhat you will get: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 wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:
Competitive Base Salary
Annual incentive bonus plan
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
401k savings plan
Health savings account (HSA)
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short and long-term disability coverage
Life Insurance
Paid parental leave
Healthy Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Programs
Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.Final details:Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-mediaPosting Dates:October 3, 2024 - October 16, 2024Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .
