Senior Design Engineer
| Company | Caterpillar Inc. |
|---|---|
| Location | Peoria, IL, USA, Tucson, AZ, USA |
| Salary | $110520 – $165840 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Extensive experience designing harness/cables installation (preferably on tracked products)
- Experience with electrical systems design including wiring, cabling, and reading schematics (preferably Creo Schematic)
- Extensive experience in design, analysis, or test on wiring installations or electrical systems
- Experience troubleshooting electrical systems
- Experience with medium voltage systems (120 – 7200 V AC)
- Understanding of mechanical design concepts and routing independencies between electrical and mechanical systems
- Advanced experience in designing harnesses, cables, wiring group and installation in CAD (preferably Creo parametric modules)
- Advanced Vis View experience (preferably Vis View Mockup) or equivalent
- Advanced Teamcenter experience or equivalent
- Experience in performing virtual check activities to review and approve models and drawings for harnesses, cables, wiring groups
- Experience in interpreting advanced analysis results for lighting, sound, voltage, current and other electronic monitoring systems
Responsibilities
- Responsible for schedule, planning, cost, quality, validation for electrical installation on Hydraulic Mining Shovels (HMS)
- Manage HMS electrical integration BOM structure and interactions with adjacent systems and parts
- Collaborate with suppliers, purchasing, and manufacturing representatives to optimize electrical integration design/manufacturing throughout the life cycle
- Create and refine designs of wiring harnesses, power cables, and the installation of related components including installation hardware for electrical systems on HMS
- Utilize Creo and Creo SDP (Structural Design Procedure) to create highly integrated designs within the machine platforms
- Review CAD models, layouts, assemblies, detailed part drawings, and bills of material for accuracy and conformance to specifications and Caterpillar Standards
- Utilize design tools to optimize designs for manufacturing, service support, cost, and quality
- Manage New Product Introduction (NPI) deliverables including, product cost targets, product reliability goals, quality carryover, and drawing release time/ quality targets
- Working effectively with a global team to deliver program objectives
- Collaborate with suppliers, global manufacturing facilities, engineering system teams, and the core product groups to minimize the total cost of ownership
- Support Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) process to address Product Support and Manufacturing feedback
- Support activities in the factory including fit-ups, root cause investigations, and basic electrical troubleshooting
- Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes
- Assisting supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance
- Developing and documenting functional requirements and translating into detail design documents
- Participating in obsolescence/buy-build analysis for product components
- Participating in and supporting proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced Creo Electrical Structural Design Procedures (SDP) experience
- Demonstrated strong values through teamwork and collaboration skills
- Experience with NPI, CPI, APQP, Cost, Budget
- Experience collaborating with global engineering service providers
- Manufacturing experience with large track products
- Application knowledge and field experience with large track products
- Hands-on experience with electrical integration (e.g. machinery, heavy equipment, manufacturing processes, wiring, etc.)