Senior Design Engineer

Caterpillar•East Peoria, IL

3d•$112,710 - $169,060•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 Earth Moving Division is looking for Sr. Design Engineer for Peoria, IL! Role Summary: This role provides global factory support for current production and NPI build activities, driving toward consistent execution across all worldwide manufacturing sites. It also assists in resolving design-related questions or issues to maintain smooth operations and address emergency factory needs. Additionally, the role oversees rework and updates for the fleet of testbed, prototype, and pilot machines. The position manages NPI and build related design issues, partnering closely with system design teams to drive timely and effective resolution.

Requirements

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Effective Communications: 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.
Managing Multiple Priorities: 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.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Nice To Haves

System design experience, preferably within Track‑Type Tractor systems.
Test and validation experience, ideally related to Track‑Type Tractors.
Experience providing direct support to factory operations.
Experience collaborating with globally distributed engineering and manufacturing teams.
Working proficiency with data visualization and engineering data systems, including Power BI, SharePoint Lists and Forms for workflow and data management.

Responsibilities

Provide global factory support for current production and NPI build activities, driving toward consistent execution across worldwide manufacturing facilities.
Assist factory teams by resolving design‑related questions or issues to maintain smooth operations and address emergent needs.
Translate factory feedback into actionable design improvements and communicate insights to cross‑functional engineering teams.
Manage rework and updates for testbed, prototype, and pilot machines across the global fleet, including collaboration on parts procurement, update instructions, and shop execution.
Own the organization and tracking of NPI‑ and build‑related design issues, partnering with system design teams to ensure timely and effective resolution.
Utilize engineering data systems, analytics platforms, and AI‑enabled tools (e.g., Power BI, SharePoint Lists/Forms) to track issues, analyze trends, and enable data‑driven decision‑making.
Transform How We Work by driving continuous improvement through the simplification and standardization of engineering and factory support processes, leveraging digital tools and modern ways of working to reduce waste and improve execution efficiency.