Manager, Engineer - Metallurgy

Caterpillar Inc.•Lafayette, IN
•$147,760 - $221,640•Onsite

About The Position

The Metallurgical Engineering Manager leads a team of Metallurgical Engineers supporting Manufacturing Operations. The team responds to operational issues and leads investigations involving failures, contamination control, magnetism, heat treat, and shot peen support. The team works with component and platform engineering teams to determine appropriate actions based on investigation findings. The role may also take ownership of some metallurgical component failure analysis to support the team and group. The manager oversees staffing, employee development, and performance management for the facility-support metallurgical engineering team; provides specialized engineering technical support and consulting across the organization; and manages engineering initiatives and projects of varying duration and impact, ensuring plans and product quality are achieved on time and within budget. The position is onsite five days a week. Relocation is available; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science.
  • Extensive experience in decision making and critical thinking, including analyzing situations, evaluating alternatives, validating decisions, and advising others.
  • Extensive experience in effective communications, including adapting communication to audiences, coaching others, and communicating across organizational levels.
  • Extensive technical excellence, including developing solutions to technical challenges, engaging subject matter resources, mentoring others, and taking accountability for technical performance.
  • Extensive experience managing people, including coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, conflict resolution, and supporting employee morale and development.

Nice To Haves

  • Previous leadership experience.
  • Heat treat experience.
  • Weld engineering experience.
  • Experience supporting a multi-shift manufacturing customer.

Responsibilities

  • Manage staffing, development, and performance management for the facility-support metallurgical engineering team; motivate and develop team members.
  • Provide specialized engineering technical support and consulting services to areas of the organization.
  • Manage high-impact engineering initiatives and projects of short and long duration, ensuring achievement of the engineering plan and product quality.
  • Drive programs and projects to completion on time and within budget.
  • Lead responses to Manufacturing Operations issues, including investigations of failures and support for contamination control, magnetism, heat treat, and shot peen matters.
  • Work with component and platform engineering teams to determine appropriate courses of action based on findings.
  • Potentially own metallurgical component failure analysis to support the team and group.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
  • 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.
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