Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.
J ob Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Accountable for leading design of cooling components and systems for specific machine application.
• Engage with other component and system design teams through design concept/ prototype and production phases to ensure robust validation plans are created and implemented.
• Leading new cooling component NTI (TRL0 -TRL4) and staying abreast of innovative technology in cooling space.
• Lead and support technical resolution of issues related to Cooling components and systems (NPI and CPI)
• Lead component and System FMEA in collaboration with design engineers and system leads
• Investigate and develop accelerated component durability test methods.

Effective leadership will be demonstrated through:
1. Providing technical guidance to component teams and resolve NPI and CPI issues with urgency.
2. Clearly communicating technical risks and mitigation tasks with management.
3. Updating robust validation procedures in design guides.
4. Responsible for creating validation Pass / Fail criteria for machine cooling product components and systems
Basic Requirements:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, with 6-8 years relevant experience or a master's in Mechanical Engineering plus 2-3 years of related experience focused on Large Mining Truck applications.
• 2-3 years of prior experience with Large Mining Truck cooling components, system design focused is preferred
• Incumbents must have demonstrated excellent analytical skills and the ability to perform complex assignments.
• Previous experience with design and development of machine mounted cooling components is preferred
• Requires a self-starter with strong technical leadership skills.
• Must have ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group, as well employees in other units, customers, and suppliers.

Additional Information:

• This position will close on 10/26/21 at 11:59pm.
• The location for this position is Mossville, IL.
• This position may require to 10-15% travel.
• Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Employee Benefit Details
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final Details
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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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