Manufacturing Engineer

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Job 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.

About IPSD

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L engines that not only power Caterpillar machines, but also power over 5000 other applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future. 

Job Summary: 

As a Senior Design Engineer-Manufacturing, you will be accountable for contributing to the concept, development, and design of complex components, subsystems, or processes. Your primary responsibility will be to provide Product Engineering support for the Seguin, Texas Engine Plant as part of the Design For Manufacturing Team. This involves performing complex analysis work, identifying design problems, and resolving problems.

What You Will Do:

• Provide technical leadership to Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing and other departments to solve difficult problems.

• Effectively analyze production quality issues (engine component assemblies, supplier defects, loosing/leaking joints, compatibility issues, etc.) and lead cross-functional collaboration to determine the best enterprise solutions.

• Design for Manufacturing Team workload oversight and priority setting of work requests, coaching of team members and engineers during development rotation.

• Lead engineering process improvements for reactive/proactive quality and design/manufacturing collaboration leveraging Built in Quality and other Product Development Lean tools.

• Identify and design manufacturing requirements for early product designs and leadership of proactive quality efforts.

• Investigate and evaluate engineering non-conformances and factory improvement requests following the CAT Quality Management System.

• Facilitate design deviations and advanced engineering change requests from Manufacturing, Logistics, Operations, Engineering and Quality departments.

• Conceive and propose product design concepts for engine assembly issues and prepares design layouts of engine sub systems and major components by manual means or by using a computer graphics system.

• Work closely with Test & Evaluation engineers and technicians, plant personnel, and suppliers regarding product design, test and production schedule dates.

• Provide guidance to Assemblers and Test Engineers during product build-up and testing.

What You Will Have:

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 engine quality and manufacturability issues.Level Extensive Experience:• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps needed to identify and propose solutions to manufacturing issues.• Identifies many possible causes of manufacturability issues based on prior experience and current research.• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success for manufacturing & design solutions before recommending a course of action.• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.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.Level Extensive Experience:• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.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.Level Extensive Experience:• Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.• Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.• Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.• Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.• Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.• Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.Level Extensive Experience:• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.• Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.• Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.Level Extensive Experience:• Develops improvement plans for senior management and evaluates the outcome of the design against the functionality.• Advises others on the development of multiple products and their functionality.• Trains others on advanced tools and approaches of product design.• Monitors the processes and procedures of a complex product design to ensure functional requirements are met.• Evaluates feedback from customers and consults on functional weaknesses.• Controls design and development costs of a proposed product through effective resource coordination.

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

Additional Information:

• This position is located in Seguin, TX

• Relocation assistance is not available

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. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation 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

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Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.     

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