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Senior Design Engineering Technologist – Mechanical / Electrical
Caterpillar Inc. 🇺🇸 Decatur, Illinois, United States of America
Lead the mechanical design and integration of electrical systems within complex vehicle platforms to ensure robust routing and packaging. Collaborate across cross-functional teams to manage project costs, quality, and validation from concept through production.
Responsibilities
- Lead the mechanical design and integration of electrical systems within complex vehicle platforms, ensuring robust routing, protection, and packaging
- Design and develop components, brackets, harness routing paths, enclosures, and installation schemes that balance electrical performance with mechanical durability
- Own cost, quality, validation, and schedule for assigned projects
- Collaborate with suppliers to ensure manufacturability, serviceability, and lifecycle efficiency
- Partner with manufacturing teams to address assembly feasibility, tolerance stack-up, and installation repeatability
- Assist supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and performance improvement
- Drive collaboration across product development, value chain, manufacturing, commercial, and product support organizations
- Research and develop new technologies related to vehicle integration, packaging, thermal considerations, and durability
- Develop and document functional and installation design requirements, including mechanical constraints and environmental considerations
- Lead and participate in design reviews, ensuring conformance to electrical and mechanical design standards and best practices
- Organize, coordinate, and execute prototype builds, testing, and analysis, including fit, form, function, and durability assessments
Requirements
- Experience with Large Wheel Loaders, Wheel Tractor Scrapers, heavy equipment, or mining applications
- Background in mechanical engineering technology, electrical engineering technology, or integrated systems design
- Hands-on experience with vehicle systems integration, including routing, packaging, structural interfaces, and installation design
- Experience working within an SDP / gated development process and influencing outcomes through technical expertise
- Proven ability to lead multiple engineering projects from concept through production in a cross-functional environment
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related accredited engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
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
Key Skills
About Caterpillar Inc.
For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and provides financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.
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