# Tooling Design Engineer - Cast Iron Foundry

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 Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) We design and manufacture a comprehensive lineup of large diesel and natural gas engines, as well as engine components and powertrains. Job Summary: Caterpillar is seeking a Tooling Design Engineer - Cast Iron Foundry to join our team in Hodges, South Carolina. In 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. You will work closely wi

- **Id**: 3735495
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/caterpillar-tooling-design-engineer-cast-iron-foundry>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Hodges, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T21:45:10Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 11
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8558
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Metals & Metallurgy, Metal Fabrication, Industrial Machinery

## Company

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

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 96
- **Open postings**: 176
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.153
- **Repost share**: 0.023
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 31
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

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

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 11

## Requirements

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T09:22:20Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 49; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 343 · green card filings: 92; Filings 12m: 343

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.899
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 9
- **Expected fill days**: 31
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

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

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