Senior MineStar Performance Engineer
About The Position
At Caterpillar, we solve our customers’ toughest challenges while building a better, more sustainable world. As a Senior MineStar Performance Engineer, you will be at the core of both staffed and autonomous mining operations, partnering closely with customers to elevate safety, efficiency, and operational excellence. This role sits within the MineStar Performance Center, with a key focus on optimizing the performance of MineStar Fleet and Command for Hauling applications across the region. You’ll work directly with customers, dealers, and internal teams to drive measurable improvements using data, assessments, and performance tools—and act on opportunities that unlock value. If you’re passionate about mining, technology, and continuous improvement, this role offers the chance to influence the future of mining operations and be recognized as a MineStar subject matter expert.
Requirements
- A strong personal safety culture with the ability to influence safe behaviors across diverse mine sites.
- Experience in surface mining operations
- Knowledge of MineStar Fleet, Command for Hauling, or other mining technologies
- Strong understanding of operational excellence and mining processes
- Experience using performance improvement methodologies
- Comfort working across diverse themes—data analysis, coding, validation, documentation, coaching, project management
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong change‑management mindset
- Ability to build relationships and influence customers toward improvement
- Commitment to expanding your expertise across additional MineStar applications.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Data Science/Analytics, or IT
- Experience working in conventional or autonomous surface mining operations
- Experience with mining technology systems or heavy mining equipment
- Knowledge of French or Spanish would be considered advantageous
- Professional Engineer or the ability to register as a Professional Engineer would be considered advantageous
Responsibilities
- Called upon as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support safe and effective performance for MineStar Fleet and Command for Hauling customers.
- Lead and deliver Site Assessments, continuous improvement (CI) initiatives, and performance tool implementations.
- Apply advanced methodologies and tools to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control performance for MineStar applications.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to Caterpillar teams, dealers, and mining customers.
- Advise customers on operational best practices and CI opportunities to unlock higher performance.
- Maintain and update operational documentation to reflect best practices and performance insights.
- Collaborate with internal product, engineering, and support teams to enhance technology offerings.
- Support both contractual and non-contractual customer performance commitments.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
- 401(k) savings plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Health Lifestyle Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
- Career Development
- Incentive bonus
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
