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Senior Design Engineer

Senior Design Engineer

CompanyCaterpillar Inc.
LocationDecatur, IL, USA
Salary$110520 – $165840
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
  • Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.
  • Product Design – MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
  • Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Responsibilities

  • Creating new designs that meet all technical and business requirements.
  • Completing Design FMEAs and Technical Reviews to establish risk and corresponding validation plans.
  • Completing and/or coordinating analysis activities to evaluate new designs.
  • Working with suppliers and purchasing teams when sourcing parts to a supplier.
  • Provide technical assessment and guidance to resolve production part quality issues.
  • Assess if part nonconformances are acceptable for use.
  • Provide engineering support to local assembly facility.
  • Participate in APQP activities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of job-related work experience
  • Proficient in Creo modeling and stress analysis.
  • Experience designing cast and/or forged components.
  • Demonstrate use of DFMEAs, APQP, and PPAPs.