Engineering Specialist-Design

Caterpillar•Mossville, IL

65d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Caterpillar Inc. seeks Engineering Specialist-Design at its facility located at 2427 E Engine Drive, Building AC, Chillicothe IL 61523. Create, correlate, and maintain detailed motor and generator designs at the component and system levels. Correlate designs/models with physical test activity. Understand trade-offs within inherent technologies of motor design through simulation capability and derive the confidence in simulation tool to provide that. Lead activity across simulations for different technologies including, switch reluctance, induction, and internal permanent magnet. Take a leadership role in teaching lower-level engineers on the toolsets and models for development of a global team. Create standard work of model simulation and design to allow consistency and repeatability across design activities. Support power electronics designers in optimizing component and systems. Work on semiconductor selection, bus bar design, capacitor selection, PCB design, sensors and magnetics. Handle multi goal optimization such as cost, robustness, weight, space claim & control stability. Predict system/component losses, temperatures and life given various load profiles. Support NPI, NTI, CPI, and cost reduction programs to meet quality and performance targets. Drive knowledge management including developing standard work and automating processes. Help to develop and refine global VPD strategy for electric drive components. Work in the labs with lab teams to understand and drive alignment of simulation to test data.

Requirements

This position requires a Ph.D. degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or related occupation.
Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Tools for electromagnetic simulation, including MATLAB; Motor-CAD; OptiSLang; Maxwell; 2D extractor FEA Tool; and IcePak; and (2) Set up of tools for electromagnetic simulation for the design and controls of components such as motors, transformers, and onto power electronics.

Responsibilities

Create, correlate, and maintain detailed motor and generator designs at the component and system levels.
Correlate designs/models with physical test activity.
Understand trade-offs within inherent technologies of motor design through simulation capability and derive the confidence in simulation tool to provide that.
Lead activity across simulations for different technologies including, switch reluctance, induction, and internal permanent magnet.
Take a leadership role in teaching lower-level engineers on the toolsets and models for development of a global team.
Create standard work of model simulation and design to allow consistency and repeatability across design activities.
Support power electronics designers in optimizing component and systems.
Work on semiconductor selection, bus bar design, capacitor selection, PCB design, sensors and magnetics.
Handle multi goal optimization such as cost, robustness, weight, space claim & control stability.
Predict system/component losses, temperatures and life given various load profiles.
Support NPI, NTI, CPI, and cost reduction programs to meet quality and performance targets.
Drive knowledge management including developing standard work and automating processes.
Help to develop and refine global VPD strategy for electric drive components.
Work in the labs with lab teams to understand and drive alignment of simulation to test data.