Career Area:

Engineering

Job 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.

Job Description

Caterpillar’s Large Wheel Loaders, Wheel Dozers and Compactors (LWL WDC) engineering team is hiring a Senior Engineering Specialist to lead smaller NPI programs, manage the project Prioritization and Attachment Rationalization processes for the team and lead the product strategy development process for the organization. Products include Wheeled Dozers & Compactors, Quarry and Mining machines.

This role is envisioned as a talent pipeline for a future leader within the Load & Haul division. This role will allow you to demonstrate your broad capabilities and leadership skills. You will have the opportunity to work with leaders throughout the organization as well as those on the front-line producing machines.

Responsibilities/Job Duties

• Developing solutions for complex technical engineering problems and may be accountable for the design or improvement of complex systems including advanced concepts that align the product to the product line strategy.

• Understanding of customers’ needs and product application as well as the competitive products, and understanding cost drivers.

• Keeping up-to-date with technology and developing increased technical breadth and/or depth.

• Designing new products and contributing to establishing the product line strategy for the product group. Examples include: defining the program, machine configuration, and modularity strategy; evaluating new products and competitive products; communicating technology to customers, team members, suppliers, and other units; supporting and advising other engineers, managers, marketing personnel, customers, suppliers, and other process partners.

Degree Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field of study

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Extensive professional level experience with experience product development/design engineering

What Skills You Will have:

Information Capture:

• Speaks to knowledge management issues related to information capture.

• Plays a leadership role in establishing organization's standards, policies, and procedures.

• Exerts influence and directly impacts organization initiatives for documentation management.

• Discusses pros and cons of major applications and documentation sources and methods.

• Monitors industry trends and directions and discusses possible impact on internal policies.

• Contributes to organization and industry best practices for documenting information.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking:

• Analyzes and discusses alternatives with multiple stakeholders.

• Monitors developments in critical-thinking and decision-making models for potential use by organization.

• Coaches others in decision-making models, processes, and practices.

• Anticipates special issues and considerations for effective decision-making during a crisis.

• Shares experiences regarding optimal timing and circumstances for refraining from or making decisions.

• Differentiates between content and context of a decision.

Effective Communications:

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.

• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.

• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.

• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.

• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Problem Solving:

• Gains agreement on the problem-solving process, risk assessment, decision points, and criteria.

• Trains others in the process of eliciting alternatives and assessing their impact.

• Orchestrates the resolution of high-impact and cross-functional problems.

• Successfully organizes problem solvers and stakeholders for high-impact problems.

• Predicts and explains long-term trends and implications for alternatives.

• Monitors industry for best practices and new techniques in problem-solving.

Conceptual Thinking:

• Interprets the business impact of changes and project data over time.

• Re-frames complex ideas and diverse data into simple pictures or statements.

• Investigates beneath the surface of an issue to focus systematically on root causes.

• Identifies the most significant patterns or data (e.g., "bad data," high-impact data) to focus on.

• Examines the full range of options when considering new ideas or data.

• Validates results through key measures (e.g., customer impact, etc.).

Engineering - MFG:

• 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:

• 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 Decatur, IL

Domestic relocation assistance is not available

Travel will be up to 15%

Sponsorship is not available

Summary Pay Range:

$144,960.00 - $217,320.00

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:

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)

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines .

Posting Dates:

January 13, 2025 - January 21, 2025

Any 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.

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