Performance and Integration Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Clayton, NC

2d•$128,470 - $192,710•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’s BCP division is hiring for a Performance and Integration Engineer in Sanford, NC or Clayton, NC (CMDC). Role Summary: This role provides technical and project leadership for the performance and integration of CTL, SSL, and CUL machine and Work Tool systems. The position leads complex, cross‑functional initiatives by building strong collaborative relationships across Product, Engineering, Software, and Manufacturing teams. With ownership of system‑level requirements, analysis, tuning, and validation, this role ensures the delivery of high‑quality, customer‑focused solutions.

Requirements

Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.
Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product management environment.
Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.
Requires a degree in accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum or equivalent industry experience.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to lead technology and integration projects by coordinating work across cross functional teams.
Proven experience developing, integrating, and supporting complex machine or vehicle systems, with system level ownership of requirements, performance, and functional interactions.
Hands-on experience tuning machine or vehicle systems in real-world applications and validating overall system functionality and performance to meet customer and product requirements.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with customers and Product Teams to define and execute a multi‑generational product plan for CTL, SSL, and CUL machine and Work Tool systems.
Develop, productionize, and support best‑in‑class machine performance and system integration through close collaboration with Product Engineering, Commercial, Engineering Systems, and Software teams.
Partner with manufacturing locations to ensure in‑process validation meets defined customer and product requirements.
Perform in‑application tuning of machine and tool systems and validate overall system functionality and performance.
Lead the delivery of technology and integration projects by coordinating activities across cross‑functional teams.
Deliver timely, high‑quality requirements, analysis, and tuning that impact products and processes, providing clear data‑driven recommendations to stakeholders.
Stay current on emerging technologies and drive continuous improvement of tools, methods, and engineering practices.