Product Change Control Engineer

Caterpillar•Pontiac, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Product Change Control Engineer at Caterpillar’s Pontiac facility, you will coordinate engineering release activities between engineering design areas, procurement, scheduling, and other process partners to ensure effective and timely implementation. The role analyzes engineering releases, changes, and drawing notices to define change-management requirements and supports creation of product structures based on engineering designs. It involves collaboration across releasing analysts and teams in manufacturing operations, process planning, engineering design, and material planning, while maintaining accountability for implementation milestones and deadlines. The engineer also analyzes and manages complex data across multiple ongoing projects, prioritizes competing demands, and builds alignment across cross-functional teams. This position is onsite five days a week at the Pontiac, Illinois facility. Domestic relocation assistance is available; visa sponsorship is not available. The stated pay range is $89,210 to $133,810. Benefits are subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
Accuracy and attention to detail, including checking work for errors and learning from mistakes.
Ability to collaborate across teams and functions, share relevant information, and coordinate work across divisions.
Knowledge of data-gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect, synthesize, and document data from multiple sources.
Decision-making and critical-thinking skills, including analyzing situations and communicating when decisions are needed.
Knowledge of Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP), bills of materials, capacity and materials management, BoM management, and parts setup and releasing.
Problem-solving skills, including applying appropriate procedures to analyze and resolve problems.
Knowledge of process management and business process improvement, including interpreting process flow diagrams and monitoring or updating processes.
Knowledge of production scheduling and control, including manufacturing processes and factors affecting production schedules.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Microsoft Office 365 applications, especially Excel and Power BI.
Intermediate proficiency in Excel, including data analysis and formulas.
Intermediate proficiency in Power BI, including reporting and dashboards.

Responsibilities

Analyze engineering releases, changes, and drawing notices to create change-management requirements.
Support creation of product structure based on engineering design.
Coordinate engineering releasing activities between engineering design areas, procurement, scheduling, and other process partners for effective and timely implementation.
Maintain close working relationships with releasing analysts and teams in manufacturing operations, process planning, engineering design, and material planning.
Drive accountability across teams and process partners to meet implementation milestones and deadlines.
Analyze and manage complex data from multiple ongoing projects, prioritize competing demands, and drive alignment across cross-functional teams.