# Design Engineer

Career Area: EngineeringJob 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 LEC (Lafayette Engine Center) The Lafayette Engine Center (LEC) manufactures the Cat 3500, Cat 3600 and C175 engines helping Caterpillar become the world’s leading manufacturer of off-highway diesel and natural gas engines. The units built at LEC power mining trucks carrying ore to be processed, tugboats guiding ships to harbor, drill rigs tapping oil and gas reserves and generators bringing electricity to communities, hospitals and data centers Job Summary: The Large Power Systems Division is currently seeking a Design Engineer to join the G3500 Engine Platform team, located in Lafayette, IN. In this role, you will provide critical support for NPI, CPI, fact

- **Id**: 3833079
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/caterpillar-design-engineer-23>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Lafayette, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T20:07:29Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T08:05:46Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6098
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave, Relocation assistance
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Industrial Machinery

## Company

- **Id**: 176554
- **Name**: Caterpillar
- **Domain**: caterpillar.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/caterpillar>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 97
- **Open postings**: 146
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.103
- **Repost share**: 0.021
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 32
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 89210
- **Max**: 133810
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 133810

## Technologies

- **FMEA** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T20:07:29Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 45; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 343 · green card filings: 92; Filings 12m: 343

## Liveness

- **Score**: 99
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.993
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:9, wave, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 133810
- **Is top pay**: yes

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