Senior Engineer, Configurator Systems Integration

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar Inc. is a global team focused on creating stronger, more sustainable communities through progress and innovation. Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests, and manufactures 0.5 to 18L engines for Caterpillar machines and over 5000 other applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. IPSD is actively preparing green energy solutions for the future, aligning with Caterpillar's company strategy which includes sustainability. This Senior Engineer, Systems Integration role in Mossville, IL, involves overseeing the design and integration of 13L inline 6 diesel engine systems for Caterpillar machines and other commercial applications. The position encompasses end-to-end engine system design, manufacturing support, and post-production engineering, all in close collaboration with cross-functional teams. Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives, committed to building a better, more sustainable world.

Requirements

Requires an engineering degree from an accredited university.
Working Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Extensive Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of technical problem-solving and creating alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
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.
Working Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving technical engine problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Leads engineering design and concept selection
Basic concept modeling capabilities in Pro/Engineer Creo
Assists in building a complex prototype of product.
Working Knowledge of the critical interdependencies among individual system elements that help and hinder performance; ability to plan and design solutions that synchronize resources to achieve business results.

Nice To Haves

Preference in Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering

Responsibilities

Design C13D/2606 L4 complex engine systems including requirements definition, concept development, detailed design work, manufacturing support, and post-production ongoing engineering maintenance.
Serve as a technical mentor for engineers in the design, development, implementation, and optimization of engine configurations
Ownership of the complete engine system bill of material.
Work closely with a cross-functional team of experts in the engine component team, engine application integration team, engine development team, certification team, and software team to successfully take engine projects from concept to complete, certified engine
Provide engine system level technical leadership for Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Marketing, and Product Support
Additional responsibilities may include continuous product improvement (factory and field), technical problem solving, project timeline management, factory change planning and implementation, and cost reduction