Senior Engineering Specialist - Power Electronics Mechanical Design

Career Area:
Engineering

Job Description:

We are building the future.

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

Caterpillar's Electrification & Advanced Power Solutions (E&APS) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better-more sustainable-world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building.

Join us!

Caterpillar's Electrification + Advanced Power Solutions Division is looking for a Senior Engineering Specialist to join the Power Electronic Systems & Component team! This exciting position will be joining an innovative team on the cutting edge of electric drive technology. You will have the unique opportunity to direct and ensure the proper concept, design and development of the complex, power electronic components. This role is a recognized leader and authority in power electronics mechanical design and packaging, development of high value components and will support a multifunctional, global team responsible for the development of low voltage, medium voltage & supplier designed power electronic components.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing global leadership and expertise in Power Electronics mechanical design
• Staying abreast of emerging power electronics technologies in the industry and apply accordingly
• Actively engaging in competitive benchmarking activities and supplier evaluations that enable or support Caterpillar's power electronics product lines
• Leading and/or supporting key New Technology Introduction (NTI) projects that align with and enable power electronics product line development that meets customer and business critical requirements
• Engaging in all power electronic component New Product Introduction (NPI) programs to ensure adherence to design aspects of the workflow process
• Conducting table top design reviews and formal NPI design reviews
• Actively supporting current production issue resolution in support of field issue resolution and CPI issue resolution.
• Creating, maintaining and ensuring adherence to key power electronic component design guides and books of knowledge.
• Consulting and supporting execution of power electronics global product development best practices including design, Virtual Product Development (VPD), test and validation.
• Providing technical coaching and mentoring on a regular basis across the global development team.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited program
• 15+ years' experience with progressively responsible product, component development experience
• Power electronics component, electronic and/or electrical component mechanical design and development experience
• Experience with electronic component manufacturing and supply chain
• Excellent understanding of mechanical design practices & materials science.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills & collaborative interpersonal skills
• Understanding of DfX including manufacturing, cost and supply chain
• Experience with quality tools including FMEA, APQP & PPAP

Additional Information

• This position is a hybrid role with 25% of work performed in Mossville, IL - providing flexibility and freedom to work from a location away from the office, while also enabling the opportunity to collaborate in person as needed.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position
• Visa sponsorship is not available
• Posting with close on Sunday, March 26th at midnight.

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Employee benefit details

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 a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

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.

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