Design Engineering Specialist

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

Role Definition
Designs develops builds and implements new products components or technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop design parameters performance characteristics and technical specifications of products and components that satisfy customer needs and advance safety quality velocity and cost.

• Guiding the evolution of the technical design technical project planning detail design and development testing. Participating in supplier selection and capabilities assessment.

• Monitoring exploring and testing new technologies materials and components to understand product or process improvement opportunities.

• Constructing and fabricating prototype equipment; overseeing materials selection process optimization and process yield as well as reliability testing and failure analysis.

Key Skills Required:

• Analytical 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.

• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyse situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

• 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 behaviours.

• Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan organize monitor and control projects ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

• Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce analyse simulate and test product design drafts.

• Product Development Life Cycle - MFG: Knowledge of the methodology and associated phases activities and deliverables of product development life cycle in manufacturing organizations; ability to bring new or enhanced products to the marketplace.

• Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches techniques and tools; ability to design plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

• Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches tools and techniques; ability to anticipate detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.

Qualifications/Experience Requirements

• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering Computer Science or Materials Science curriculum.

• Previous experience working in a similar role

Additional Information

• Sponsorship is not available

• Working environment - 5 days in office

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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