Senior Design Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

1d•$112,710 - $169,060•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Large Power Systems Division is seeking a Senior Design Engineer who will provide technical leadership and product knowledge for legacy fuel system components supporting including fuel injectors, fuel pumps, and related fuel system technologies. Provides solutions and resolves challenges to component failures, supplier challenges, re-sourcing supply base, product performance and assembly and test support.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or Materials Science curriculum.
Effective Communications: Extensive experience with 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.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Extensive knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgements as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Technical Excellence: Extensive knowledge with given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Product Design – MFG: Extensive knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
Product Design and Development: Extensive knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the design, development, and validation of fuel system components, including fuel injectors, fuel pumps, and related technologies, with a strong understanding of system performance, integration, and testing methodologies.
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills with a proven ability to resolve component failures, product performance issues, and manufacturing challenges.
Experience supporting legacy products and product maintenance initiatives, including design changes, continuous improvement, cost reduction, and obsolescence management.
Supplier collaboration and development experience, including supplier quality improvement, technical problem solving, and resourcing or supplier transition activities.

Responsibilities

Develop strong product knowledge and a deep understanding of product function and performance characteristics to effectively lead product maintenance initiatives.
Assisting supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance. Overseeing the efforts of drafting and testing specialists.
Developing and documenting functional requirements and translating into detail design documents. Participating in buy-build analysis for product components.
Participating in and supporting proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports.
Researching new materials and competitive products. Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.