Manufacturing Engineer - Welding

Caterpillar Inc.•Denison, TX

1d•$89,210 - $133,810•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a 3rd shift Manufacturing Engineer - Welding to drive fabrication process development, manufacturing automation, and direct factory support within a production environment. This role focuses on building robust, repeatable welding processes while advancing automation solutions, including robotic welding, cobots, part positioning systems and locating fixtures to improve safety, quality, and throughput. You will support the deployment of automation technologies, ensuring safe integration and consistent process performance. In parallel, you will enable future product readiness by developing robust processes, standardized work, and defect prevention improvements through data-driven problem solving. Success in this role requires a hands-on approach to supporting operations and delivering measurable improvements in safety, quality, throughput, and cost, while building robust and scalable manufacturing advancements.

Requirements

Experience in manufacturing process development and problem-solving methodologies (six Sigma, Root cause analysis, FMEA, BIQ, Quality Management)
Strong knowledge of metal fabrication processes, weld standards, and structural assembly practices
Knowledge of robotics, including hands-on experience with robotic programming and integration in welding or manufacturing automation systems
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
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.
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.
Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor an entire manufacturing process.
Collaborative Automation: Knowledge of techniques and processes of collaborative automation; ability to develop and deploy cobots to automate manufacturing processes.
Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Knowledge of techniques and processes of robotic process automation (RPA); ability to develop and deploy RPA solutions in various industries.

Responsibilities

Drives continuous improvement by identifying and implementing enhancements to equipment, processes, and production systems.
Lead and support manufacturing automation initiatives, including expansion of automated weld programs, weld libraries, and manufacturing execution systems
Monitors equipment and process reliability; identifying and addressing problems.
Provides engineering support on planning, product development, operational success, and maintenance of equipment, processes, or facilities.
Lead and support the integration of advanced automation technologies, including robotics, cobots, IoT-enabled equipment, and smart factory systems.
Drive adoption of smart manufacturing technologies, ensuring alignment with safety, environmental, and quality standards.