{"id":3735495,"url":"https://alion.io/job/caterpillar-tooling-design-engineer-cast-iron-foundry","title":"Tooling Design Engineer - Cast Iron Foundry","company":{"id":176554,"name":"Caterpillar","domain":"caterpillar.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/caterpillar","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":96,"open_postings":159,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.132,"repost_share":0.025,"time_to_fill_p50_days":31,"computed_at":"2026-11-11T05:49:22Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Hodges, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":89210,"max":133810,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":133810},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":true,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-03","last_verified_at":"2026-11-12T07:35:05Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":9,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":9},"description":"Career Area:\nEngineeringJob Description:\nYour Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.\nWhen 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.\nAbout Large Power Systems Division (LPSD)\nWe design and manufacture a comprehensive lineup of large diesel and natural gas engines, as well as engine components and powertrains.\nJob Summary:\nCaterpillar is seeking a Tooling Design Engineer - Cast Iron Foundry to join our team in Hodges, South Carolina.\nIn this role, you will design, develop, build, implement, and validate foundry tooling used to manufacture cast-iron components. You will apply foundry tooling and casting principles to develop effective tooling concepts, including 3D tooling models, patterns, cores, core boxes, core prints, gating systems, filters, risers, and parting lines.\nYou will work closely with design engineering, the tooling shop, quality, suppliers, and manufacturing teams through tooling design, construction, implementation, and validation. Success in this role requires both 3D modeling capability and practical knowledge of how foundry tooling is designed, constructed, and used to successfully produce castings.\nWhat You Will Do:\nDesign and develop 3D models and detailed designs for cast-iron foundry tooling.\nEvaluate casting geometry and determine the cores, core prints, parting lines, gating, risers, filters, and other tooling features required to successfully manufacture the casting.\nDesign and support patterns, core boxes, gating systems, and related foundry tooling using established casting and tooling-design principles.\nApply practical tooling construction knowledge to ensure designs can be effectively built, implemented, and used in production.\nDevelop tooling and gating concepts that support proper metal flow, casting quality, manufacturability, and production requirements.\nPartner with design engineering and the tooling shop throughout tooling construction, implementation, and validation.\nAnalyze tooling and casting performance and identify solutions to foundry defects, quality concerns, and manufacturing issues.\nResearch new materials, manufacturing methods, tooling concepts, and technologies.\nOrganize, coordinate, and execute the building, testing, analysis, and validation of prototypes and tooling.\nDevelop and document functional requirements and translate them into detailed engineering designs.\nParticipate in design reviews and buy-build analysis for tooling and product components.\nCollaborate with supply management and suppliers to support tooling development, quality, and supplier performance.\nParticipate in proposal preparation, cost estimates, technical documentation, and engineering reports.\nEducation:\nDegree from an accredited Engineering or Materials Science curriculum desired\nSkills You Must Have:\nFoundry Tooling Design:\nWorking knowledge of foundry tooling-design and construction principles, including the ability to evaluate a casting and develop appropriate patterns, cores, core boxes, core prints, parting lines, gating systems, filters, risers, and other tooling features required to manufacture the component.\n3D Modeling & Computer-Aided Design:\nWorking knowledge of 3D CAD and engineering tools, with the ability to independently develop, analyze, and evaluate 3D foundry-tooling models and detailed tooling designs. Experience with Creo or comparable 3D parametric CAD/modeling software.\nFoundry Manufacturing Knowledge:\nWorking knowledge of casting and foundry manufacturing processes, with the ability to consider molding, core-making, tooling construction, metal flow, manufacturability, and casting quality when developing tooling designs.\nAnalytical Thinking:\nWorking knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to identify root causes of technical and manufacturing problems and develop effective solutions.\nTechnical Excellence:\nWorking knowledge of engineering technologies and their applications; ability to develop and provide practical solutions to significant technical challenges.\nManaging Multiple Priorities:\nWorking knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, or activities while making effective decisions regarding priorities and time allocation.\nProduct Design - Manufacturing:\nWorking knowledge of manufacturing product-design processes, approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to translate product and manufacturing requirements into effective tooling designs.\nProduct Design and Development:\nWorking knowledge of the processes and tools used to design, build, validate, and develop a product or tooling solution from concept through production.\nTop Candidates Will Also Have\nExperience with cast-iron foundry tooling design and construction.\nExperience developing 3D tooling models for sand-casting applications.\nExperience determining the cores and core prints required to produce complex castings.\nExperience establishing appropriate mold/tooling parting lines.\nExperience designing gating systems, risers, filters, and other metal-flow features using established foundry principles.\nExperience designing patterns and core boxes.\nExperience with gray iron, ductile iron, or comparable sand-casting applications.\nKnowledge of no-bake and/or cold-box processes.\nExperience with horizontal and/or vertical molding processes.\nExperience identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving foundry defects.\nStrong working knowledge of foundry manufacturing processes and tooling construction.\nExperience with casting simulation software such as MAGMASoft, SolidCast, or comparable casting-simulation software.\nExperience supporting tooling from initial design and construction through implementation, validation, and production.\nAdditional Information:\nThis position is located in Hodges, South Carolina.\nDomestic relocation is available.\nVisa sponsorship is not available.\nFinal Details:\nPlease frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application, please use the candidate login on our career website, as it will reflect any updates to your status.\nThis Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties, and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.\nSummary Pay Range:\n$89,210.00 - $133,810.00Compensation 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:\nNovember 3, 2026 - November 16, 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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