Mechanical Design Engineer – Electric Power

Caterpillar Inc.•Seguin, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Caterpillar’s fastest‑growing division as a Mechanical Design Engineer and help shape the future of power generation. In this hands‑on role, you'll be the engineering expert on the shop floor, solving problems in real time, improving designs, and ensuring our generator sets deliver unmatched performance and reliability. If you thrive in a fast‑paced production environment and love seeing your engineering work come to life, this is the place to make an impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with 1–2 years of relevant design experience OR Associate/technical engineering degree with 4+ years of applicable design experience
Effective Communications: Working knowledge and 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. Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient. Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate. Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Working 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. Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management. Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals. Completes current work according to assigned priorities. Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work. Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.
Technical Excellence: Working knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues. Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components. Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services. Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence. Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Working knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts. Generates specifications for parts or components with CAD software. Reuses design components via reusable libraries following standard procedures. Uses CAD to perform basic drafting such as wire frames, solid objects and array of objects. Performs routine changes to computerized schematics or drawings. Creates views of objects in 2 and 3 dimensions; creates perspective drawings and orthogonal views.
Product Design and Development: Working knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production. Builds three-dimensional models with basic materials. Communicates with professionals to understand various requirements of product design. Tests and evaluates alternative means of production being considered for use. Uses automated tools to design or modify the design of a product. Assists in building a complex prototype of product.
Demonstrated mechanical design experience within a manufacturing or factory-facing environment
Working knowledge of mechanical systems, product design, and manufacturing principles
Experience using CAD tools to develop and maintain engineering documentation
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability in a fast-paced production setting
Ability to manage multiple priorities while collaborating across engineering and operations teams
Effective written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Generator set or power equipment product knowledge
Experience working in factory-facing engineering roles supporting production or assembly
Familiarity with Creo, Teamcenter, Plex, or similar engineering systems
Understanding of applicable certification or regulatory standards (IBC, UL, CSA, NFPA, NEC)
Exposure to electromechanical systems or cross-disciplinary engineering environments
Self-starter mindset with strong initiative and collaborative team engagement

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on mechanical engineering support for generator sets (40–750 kW) built in Seguin, ensuring smooth production and quick resolution of shop‑floor issues.
Drive engineering solutions through Interim Corrective Actions (ICAs) and Permanent Corrective Actions (PCAs) to protect build continuity and ship dates.
Update and improve product, component, and system designs to meet customer needs, manufacturability standards, and production capabilities.
Collaborate with regulatory partners to maintain required certifications (IBC, CSA, uL).
Lead and support quality investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions for product and production issues.
Provide technical guidance and maintain close communication with Assemblers and Test Engineers during build, validation, testing, and analysis.
Maintain accurate engineering documentation and ensure design changes meet configuration and production standards.
Work with operations and supply chain teams to optimize designs for cost, quality, assembly efficiency, and reliability.
Support generator sets products across the full lifecycle, including sustaining engineering and continuous improvement.
Coordinate with cross‑functional and global engineering teams to align design intent and production readiness.