Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
Build a career-or three or four different ones.
Wherever your passion lies-chemical, electrical, material, mechanical, metallurgical and more-you'll find a home here. Engineers work in virtually every area of our company. As a product development engineer, you might research emerging technologies, design new machines and engines, create software solutions, or test and validate product designs.
Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) designs and manufactures diesel, gas and reman, ranging from 400 kilowatts to 16 megawatts of power, and the key engine systems such as fuel, air, aftertreatment and cooling which are used to power oil & gas, electric power, marine, rail and Cat machine applications around the world.
The LPSD currently has a Performance/Simulation/Application Engineer located in Mossville, IL facility. In this role, you will serve as an individual contributor on projects and assignments that are large and complex in nature and that support and enhance Caterpillar processes and product performance, durability, reliability, quality and serviceability.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• The key role of this engineering position is to quickly move from learning to fully contributing. This is the beginning of building deep expertise in one or multiple fields. At this level, the Engineer - Performance/Simulation/Application begins partnering with and providing technical guidance within and between units and other teams. Projects typically range from three months to two years. Ability to gather relevant information, compare and contrast data, identify relationships, and predict and manage failures is critical. Challenges include challenging the status quo and championing new initiatives, collaborating with team members and other teams, and keeping abreast of advancing technology. Decisions may affect the work group or project team, suppliers, multiple units, and both internal and external customers, and these decisions have significant impact on warranty, total cost of non-quality, customer perception, costs, sales, and the leveraging of technology.
• The Engineer - Performance/Simulation/Application may work in any number of functional areas requiring an engineering degree, including, but not limited to, product design, development, research, metallurgy, quality, reliability, materials, manufacturing process, application and installation, product performance/support, service, and facilities.
• Individuals may have multiple assignments during their tenure as an Engineer - Performance/Simulation/Application. Assignments may require the Engineer to review the work of technicians or other support personnel, provide technical advice to individuals at various levels in the organization and work with another unit or team. Assignments will become more complex and require the Engineer to assume a significant role, either as an individual contributor or as part of a project team, with increasing emphasis on analyzing, identifying, and applying engineering techniques to solve problems and make recommendations.
• Key areas of responsibility encountered in this role may include any or all of the following: perform needs analysis and initiate ideas; evaluate new products, processes, or systems; communicate results to customers, suppliers, team members, and other business units; contribute to the design of new products and processes; perform product and process maintenance; collaborate with and support other engineers, managers, marketing personnel, customers and suppliers, maintain technical currency, and represent the company externally.
• The Engineer - Performance/Simulation/Application must manage their own development, continuously learning through experience and staying abreast of technology. Key learning should be rounded out during this tenure, including knowledge of Caterpillar and competitive product performance and application, understanding of customers' needs, working knowledge of key processes, data analysis, and data extraction skills. Project management skills are being honed at this level.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or Electrical/Electronics Engineering
• 3+ years' of engineering experience

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Master's degree in Engineering with 2+ years of industry experience.
• Experience and knowledge with classical control theory in frequency and time domain applied to SISO and MIMO engine and aftertreatment systems.
• Experience in modeling of dynamic mechanical and electrical systems using both physics based white box modeling and black box modeling using system identification techniques.
• Experience in rule based and physics based diagnostics and prognostics of gas, diesel, dual fuel engine and aftertreatment systems.
• Must have demonstrated excellent analytical skills and have an extensive understanding of complex engineering concepts and applications
• Requires a self-starter with strong technical skills with ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group, as well with employees in other business units, management, and external suppliers.
• Extensive experience in GT-Power, Matlab/Simulink, Vector CANape, and Co-simulation, and their applications in gas, diesel, and dual fuel engine development
• Demonstrated ability to use system level understanding of engine and aftertreatment dynamics and controls to build and verify Simulink based models.
• Experience in control system development process, with special focus on verification and validation process for the same through simulation, bench testing and on-engine testing.

Additional Information:

• This position will close on 11/11/2021 at 11:59 p.m.
• Relocation is available for this position (U.S. Only)
• This position is located in Mossville, IL.

Relocation is available for this position.Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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