Senior Associate Engineer

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Large Power Systems Division Drivetrain Gear Design Engineer

As a Drivetrain Gear Design Engineer you will be responsible for the entire lifecycle of your family of gears. This role supports New Product Introduction Current Product Improvement New Source Introduction as well as all levels of the cost and quality of your own design controls. You will work with customers suppliers and internal manufacturing of the components to achieve the highest result of those quality and cost levels. This role develops component design and manufacturing skills.

What you will do

• Creating new designs and resolves issues regarding the manufacturing or building sequences. Ensuring design acceptance and manufacturing readiness.

• Participating in the adoption of new technologies and processes (automation robotics computer aided manufacturing software etc.) to achieve greater efficiency cost reduction and quality improvement.

• Planning and improving engineering procedures and operations to make the product or process more reliable efficient and cost-effective.

• Collaborating with all functional areas (marketing purchasing manufacturing) to provide a design solution that meets the requirements of the customer and dealer network.

Degree Requirement

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

Skills you must have

• Information Capture: Knowledge of the methods channels and processes to obtain needed information; ability to
  identify capture and document relevant business information in an auditable organized understandable and easily
  retrievable manner.

• Standard Operating Procedures: Knowledge of established standard operating procedures (SOP); ability to design
  implement and evaluate standard operating procedures affecting daily and strategic business operations in order to
  increase operational efficiency.

• 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.

• 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.

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Knowledge of design for manufacturability guidelines methodologies and use
  cases; ability to use this knowledge to optimize product designs and manufacturing operations.

• Engineering - Manufacturing: Knowledge of processes techniques and methods of engineering in a manufacturing
  environment; ability to design and implement materials structures machines devices systems and processes that
  safely realize a desired objective or invention.

• 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.

Top candidates will also have

• Powertrain Design Experience

• Gear Design Experience

• Gear Manufacturing Experience

• Metallurgy Experience

Additional Information

• This position will close at 11:59 p.m. on 2/24/2026.

• This position will be located onsite 5 days a week in East Peoria IL (Building KK).

• Domestic relocation is Available

• VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available

• Travel requirements will be approximately 15%.

Final details

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Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-related knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility terms and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical dental and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation Holidays Volunteer etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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