**Career Area:**
Engineering
**Job 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.
**Job Summary:**
Join our dynamic Tracked Products Engineering Heavy Structures team as a Design Engineer for Electric Rope Shovels, Draglines, and Hydraulic Mining Shovel products. In this role, you'll dive into the design and analysis of cutting-edge components, working closely with top-tier manufacturers and suppliers. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, driving New Product Introductions (NPI), collaborating on New Supplier Introductions, and spearheading Continuous Product Improvements (CPI). Your expertise will ensure our products remain at the pinnacle of excellence, while you also play a crucial role in maintaining our high standards.
**What You Will Do:**
+ This position will focus first and foremost on product and process quality with a zero-defect mindset while also trying to hit the program timeline and cost goals.
+ Create design concepts and drawings of complex structural systems that meet functional and technical requirements, cost and weight goals, quality initiatives, and manufacturing process requirements.
+ Perform fatigue analysis on the concept using Creo Simulate.
+ Support validation activities such as test and field trials.
+ Support and lead APQP activities.
+ Collaborate with external suppliers and internal manufacturing facilities, engineering partners, and the core Product Group.
**Education requirement:**
+ Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum.
**What skills you will have:**
**Technical Excellence:**
+ Proficiency in creating robust designs for heavy structures to ensure they meet design requirements.
+ Working knowledge in any Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software to simulate and analyze structural behavior under various load conditions, optimizing designs for durability and efficiency
+ Familiarity with ANSYS, Abaqus, or Creo Simulate for structural and thermal analysis.
+ Ability to interpret and apply engineering standards, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing), and tolerance stack-ups.
+ Knowledge with DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) to identify and mitigate potential design risks.
**Product Design - MFG:**
+ Proficient in working with suppliers to enhance design for manufacturability (DFM).
+ Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including procurement, production, and quality assurance, to align design objectives with manufacturing capabilities.
+ Understanding of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles to reduce cost and complexity.
+ Proficient in utilizing Teamcenter or Windchill for product lifecycle management (PLM) tasks.
+ Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as welding, casting, machining, and forming.
**Product Design and Development:**
+ Develop creative and effective design solutions that meet the functional requirements of the product.
+ Conduct a thorough analysis and selection of materials to ensure product durability, performance, and cost-effectiveness, considering factors like strength, weight, and environmental impact
+ Proficiency in Creo (Pro/ENGINEER) or SolidWorks for 3D modeling and detailed design.
+ Ability to create and manage BOMs (Bill of Materials) and engineering change notices.
+ Conduct design reviews and validation testing to ensure product performance and compliance with specifications.
**Effective Communication:**
+ Strong communication skills and great interpersonal skills to interact with other engineering teams, the platform team, purchasing teams, and manufacturing teams.
+ Ability to clearly document and present design concepts, technical data, and project updates.
+ Knowledge collaborating in a global team environment using tools like Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint.
+ Proficient in creating technical reports, design justifications, and comprehensive engineering documentation.
+ Comfortable participating in and leading design reviews, brainstorming sessions, and cross-functional meetings.
**Top Candidates will also have:**
+ Understanding of products or equipment commonly used in surface mining operations.
+ Knowledge in NPI, CPI or cost reduction projects.
+ Knowledge in managing and executing and quality planning processes.
**Additional Information:**
This position requires the candidate **to work onsite five days a week at the Tucson, AZ office.**
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
This position may require 10% travel.
**What you will get:**
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:
+ Competitive Base Salary
+ Annual incentive bonus plan*
+ Medical, dental, and vision coverage
+ Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
+ 401k savings plan
+ Health savings account (HSA)
+ Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
+ Short and long-term disability coverage
+ Life Insurance
+ Paid parental leave
+ Healthy Lifestyle Programs
+ Employee Assistance Programs
+ Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.
**Final details:**
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
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**Summary Pay Range:**
$87,480.00 - $131,280.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-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
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
**Posting Dates:**
June 27, 2025 - July 5, 2025
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.
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