Battery Systems Senior Engineer Design

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division has an exciting position as a Battery Systems Senior Design Engineer supporting the Battery Packs team. About E&ES: E+ES Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified powertrain, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries. As a Battery Systems Senior Engineer Design, you will design, analyze, build, and implement new battery systems, components, or technologies into rail and marine customer applications.

Requirements

Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in an accredited Engineering curriculum
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
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.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.
Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Nice To Haves

3-5 years of progressive work/academic experience on the design and development of battery pack/rack or similar electrical integration systems.
Proficiency with Creo (or equivalent) and Teamcenter
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and inside and outside their work group

Responsibilities

Own the design of battery systems design used to integrate battery packages into customer applications. This would include owning the top-level system design as well as the structural rack/pack and interface routing and location for cooling, communications, and high voltage connections.
Utilize a robust problem solving and implementation process to resolve and improve designs
Evaluate and optimize designs using simulation tools structural or thermal evaluations
Assist in procurement and builds of system hardware; document and develop build improvements through design or process optimization.
Support customers and dealer product support teams to develop Application & Integration guides and Disassembly & Assembly procedures.
Collaborate with internal manufacturing and external purchasing partners to complete supplier selection, capabilities assessments and implement APQP processes.
Provide aid and guidance to colleagues responsible for other portions of the product to ensure product requirements and development schedules are met
Contribute to the development of battery systems, Design FMEAs and Risk Assessments
Protect Caterpillar’s intellectual property