Mechanical Engineer

Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 2-4 years experience required.


Story Behind the Need - Business Group & Key Projects
• Position's Contributions to Work Group
• Surrounding team & key projects
• Purpose of this team
• Reason for the request Position's Contributions to Work Group:


- This is a design engineer role for hydraulics and hydraulic component installation and routings supporting rigid frame truck projects & programs. These projects and programs are mainly related to the large mining truck product value streams and include current product improvements for field and factory support as well as new product development.


Reason/motivation for request:


- Addition


Candidate Value Proposition
• Why Caterpillar?
• For this role within your business group - what stands out about this opportunity (ex - exposure, skill development, etc)? Why Caterpillar? "Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Caterpillar. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Caterpillar travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters."

Why this Role?


- This role will work on designs for component placements and routings to solve field issues that resolve customer issues and quality concerns


- This role provides exposure to the large mining truck product line and the system interactions related to a functioning hydraulic system designed into the product.


- There is opportunity to interact with multiple system teams, product support, dealers, the proving grounds, and the factory to resolve critical issues.

Typical Day or Week in the Role
• Typical task breakdown and rhythm
• Interaction level with team
• Team Structure
• Work environment description Typical task breakdown:


- Typical tasks include design within Creo to develop solutions for issue resolution and product development


- Leverage analytical skills to assess root cause and potential solutions


- Ability to turn requirements into an effective, functioning design

Interaction with team:


- This will be a collaborative role with many different system teams and other departments within the product value streams, suppliers, and factory.


Team Structure:


This role will report directly to the Sr. Engineering Manager with a team leader directing most day to day activity


- This team consists of multiple team members located in Tucson, Decatur, and India

Work environment:


Primarily office environment with some potential visits to the factory, suppliers, and customer sites


Candidate Requirements
• Years of experience required
• Degrees or certifications required
• Top 3 Skills
• Disqualifiers/Overqualifications Education & Experience Required:


- Years of experience: 3-5 years


- Degree requirement: Mechanical Engineering degree


- Do you accept internships as job experience: No


- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role:


Top 3 Skills


Experience in mechanical design, Understands large equipment assembly and hydraulic component integration, Issue resolution

Additional Technical Skills


(Required)


- CAD modeling


- Skilled in design and evaluation of cost

(Desired)


- Understanding of hydraulic components and hydraulic systems


- Hydraulic schematic knowledge


- Prior 3D aided hose & tube routing


- Mining or construction machine design

Soft Skills


(Required)


- Effective communication


- Collaborative with multiple teams and team members

(Desired)