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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.\nJob Description:\nDesigns, develops, builds, and implements new products, components, or technologies.\nAccountable for delivering robust, validated, and manufacturable designs across the full product lifecycle.\nCollaborates with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, product support, and suppliers\nJob Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:\nResearching new materials and competitive products. Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.\nAssisting supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance. Overseeing the efforts of drafting and testing specialists.\nDeveloping and documenting functional requirements and translating into detail design documents. Participating in buy-build analysis for product components.\nParticipating in and supporting proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports.\nLead or support design changes, releases, and validations by defining design verification plans (DVP&R).\nApply GD&T, materials selection, and structural design principles\nTranslate customer, regulatory, and functional requirements into detailed engineering specifications.\nPerform or support root cause analysis for field, test, or manufacturing issues.\nResolve complex technical problems related to performance, reliability, or durability.\nSkills Descriptor\nAnalytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.\nLevel Extensive Experience: \nSeeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.\nOrganizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.\nIdentifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.\nQuantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.\nApproaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.\nChooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation. Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Level Extensive Experience: \nReviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.\nAdapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.\nDemonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.\nCommunicates well downward, upward, and outward.\nEmploys appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.\nMaintains focus on the topic at hand. Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation. Level Extensive Experience: \nClarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.\nShifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.\nAddresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.\nWorks with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.\nResponds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.\nDemonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities. Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Level Extensive Experience: \nAdvises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.\nEngages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.\nMentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.\nCoaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.\nProvides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.\nAssumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs. Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design. Level Extensive Experience: \nDevelops improvement plans for senior management and evaluates the outcome of the design against the functionality.\nAdvises others on the development of multiple products and their functionality.\nTrains others on advanced tools and approaches of product design.\nMonitors the processes and procedures of a complex product design to ensure functional requirements are met.\nEvaluates feedback from customers and consults on functional weaknesses.\nControls design and development costs of a proposed product through effective resource coordination.\nRequired Qualifications:\nRequires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.\nFluent in English, written and oral communication\n8 to 10 years of experience in Electronics, Electrical, Remanufacturing\n Demonstrated experience in Technical problem solving and root cause analysis, Supplier development and technical collaboration.\nAble to perform complex work assignments with limited direction\nStrong technical skills (data analysis, spreadsheets, failure analysis, geometric tolerancing)\nAble to communicate technical information effectively\nMS Office tools\nProficient with DFMEAs, PPAPs, DVP&Rs, GD&Ts, etc\nDesired Qualifications:\nDirect exposure to manufacturing environments, especially: Assembly, Manufacturing, End-of-line or component testing.\nQuality containment and root cause analysis (ICA’s & RCCA’s).\nExperience supporting shop-floor issues, including rapid response to defects or test failures.\nPosting Dates:\nOctober 15, 2026 - October 19, 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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