Manufacturing Engineers are the backbone of innovation, turning ideas into reality with precision and expertise. They design, optimize, and streamline production processes to ensure efficiency and quality. From concept to completion, they bridge the gap between design and delivery. If you’re passionate about problem-solving and shaping the future of production, this is the role for you!
Technical & Engineering
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ManufacturingJob Description:
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.
What can you look forward to doing in this role:
• Strategic Planning:Identifying opportunities to develop new digital manufacturing capabilities across the Earthmoving network, developing a comprehensive digital manufacturing roadmap, and aligning with overall business goals.
• Project Leadership:Engages and collaborates with various stakeholders to lead and facilitate digital manufacturing projects with specific focus on replicable solutions that support performance improvements, sustainable growth and enhance safety and compliance.
• Process Optimization:Using data insights to optimize manufacturing processes, improve quality control, and reduce production costs.
• Change Management:Facilitating change management initiatives to ensure adoption of new digital technologies across the manufacturing workforce.
• Integration & Connectivity:Integrating different digital systems and ensuring seamless data flow between shop floor operations and enterprise systems.
• Innovation:Applies technology in innovative ways. Combines technologies to anticipate or address customer needs; shares solutions across sites; employes proven solutions to increase effectiveness of engineering methodology or manufacturing process. Mentors other by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance.
• Continuous improvement:Monitoring performance metrics, identifying areas for optimization, and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency of digital solutions.
Qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 8+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. A post-graduate education/degree is desired and may contribute towards the desired years of experience.• Deep understanding Lean Manufacturing, manufacturing operations, industrial automation, data analytics, and relevant digital technologies.• Experience deploying Industry 4.0 technologies• Strong analytical skills to identify and resolve complex manufacturing challenges through digital solutions. • Interacts well with diverse groups and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.• Listens to and understand other’s points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one’s own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations. • Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.• Has demonstrated business acumen.
Additional Information:
• Travel for this position may be over 25% • The primary location for this position can be in the US, India or Thailand• Domestic relocation assistance is available• Sponsorship is not available
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. "
Summary Pay Range:
$126,000.00 - $189,000.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.Posting Dates:
April 21, 2025 - April 22, 2025Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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