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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.\nCaterpillar’s EMD division is hiring Design Engineer in Peoria, IL!\nRole Summary: In this role, you will lead engineering projects and design, develop, validate, and implement new components, products, or technologies. You will apply strong analytical thinking to resolve ambiguous technical challenges, coordinate cross-functional work, make sound engineering decisions, and drive solutions from problem definition through production implementation.\nWhat You’ll Do (Job Duties)\nLead a broad mix of engineering projects. Plan and lead moderately complex Current Product Improvement, quality, legacy-product maintenance, component-obsolescence, New Product Introduction, technology-development, custom product, kit, regulatory, cost-reduction, and unmet customer need projects. Define scope, milestones, risks, deliverables, and required resources while maintaining alignment with business and customer priorities.\nApply advanced engineering analysis and judgment. Analyze complex and sometimes incomplete data to identify root causes, evaluate alternatives, quantify risk, and recommend solutions. Assess form, fit, function, safety, serviceability, manufacturing impact, cost, and next-higher-level effects; lead analysis, prototype builds, fit-ups, testing, and design reviews.\nOwn technical execution, documentation, and release. Provide technical direction for assigned work and ensure models, drawings, bills of material, engineering notices, kit content, and installation or service information are accurate and complete. Lead quality reviews, verify configurations in company systems, and drive issues through release and implementation.\nLead resolution of production, supply, and customer issues. Coordinate the response to deviations, supplier questions, assurance-of-supply risks, obsolete parts, and factory, dealer, or field concerns. Establish containment and long-term corrective actions, balance urgency with technical risk, and develop replacement solutions that prevent production interruptions and sustain customer support.\nProvide cross-functional project leadership. Lead collaboration with system teams, manufacturing, suppliers, purchasing, quality, validation, NPI teams, dealers, and regional engineering groups. Facilitate decisions, communicate project status and risks, align stakeholders on priorities, and engage technical experts when specialized knowledge is required. Mentor less-experienced engineers and contribute to improvements in engineering methods and processes.\nRequires a degre e in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum. What You Have (Core Skills)\nProject Leadership: Ability to define project scope, establish plans and milestones, coordinate cross-functional resources, manage risks, and drive moderately complex engineering projects to completion.\nAnalytical Thinking: Ability to collect and interpret technical data, identify patterns and root causes, evaluate alternatives and tradeoffs, assess risk, and make well-supported recommendations in ambiguous situations.\nEffective Communication: Ability to clearly communicate technical information, decisions, risks, and recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences and influence alignment across functions.\nManaging Multiple Priorities: Ability to balance multiple concurrent projects and urgent issues, adjust plans as conditions change, and maintain accountability for commitments, quality, and timing.\nTechnical Excellence: Broad knowledge of applicable engineering technologies and methods; ability to independently resolve significant technical challenges and provide technical guidance to others.\nComputer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of specialized design and analysis tools; ability to produce, analyze, simulate, review, and validate product designs.\nProduct Design - MFG: Knowledge of product design and manufacturing processes; ability to convert customer and market requirements into robust, manufacturable product solutions.\nProduct Design and Development: Ability to lead product, component, or technology development from concept and requirements through validation, release, production implementation, and ongoing support.\nTop Candidates Will Also Have\nDemonstrated experience leading engineering projects or major workstreams, including scope definition, planning, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and delivery.\nA record of using data-driven analysis, root-cause methods, risk assessment, and engineering judgment to resolve complex or ambiguous problems.\nExperience resolving current-production, quality, supplier, customer, or component-obsolescence issues and coordinating actions across multiple functions.\nExperience owning engineering work from problem definition through design, validation, release, implementation, and follow-up.\nStrong working knowledge of 3D modeling, drawing creation, tolerance analysis, and engineering change processes (ideally Creo and Teamcenter).\nExperience evaluating form, fit, function, safety, serviceability, manufacturability, cost, and system-level impacts and documenting technical tradeoffs.\nProven ability to manage several projects while responding effectively to urgent production or customer needs and maintaining clear priorities.\nExperience working directly with manufacturing facilities, suppliers, purchasing, quality, validation, product-support teams, and technical experts.\nAbility to facilitate technical reviews, influence decisions, communicate risk, and gain stakeholder alignment without relying on direct authority.\nExperience providing technical guidance or mentoring to less-experienced engineers and contributing to engineering process improvements.\nKnowledge of heavy equipment, off-highway machines, or related mechanical systems.\nAdditional Details\nWork location: Peoria, IL\nDomestic relocation assistance IS available for this role\nVisa sponsorship is NOT available for this role.\nTravel: 10%\nThis position requires 5 days per week in the office (M-F)\nSummary Pay Range:\n$97,530.00 - $146,290.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-relatedknowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.\nBenefits:\nSubject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.\nMedical, dental, and vision benefits*\n\nPaid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*\n\n401(k) savings plans*\n\nHealth Savings Account (HSA)*\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*\n\nHealth Lifestyle Programs*\n\nEmployee Assistance Program*\n\nVoluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*\n\nCareer Development*\n\nIncentive bonus*\n\nDisability benefits\n\nLife Insurance\n\nParental leave\n\nAdoption benefits\n\nTuition Reimbursement\n\n* These benefits also apply to part-time employees\nThis position requires working onsite five days a week.Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.Posting Dates:\nOctober 12, 2026 - October 26, 2026Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.\nCaterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. 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