Industrial Design & Development Engineer (Placement)

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share scheme

Pension

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Caterpillar is offering a 12-month Industrial Placement in Design and Development Engineering at the Peterlee site. The role focuses on hands-on project work, live testing, and system integration alongside experienced engineers.

You will develop core engineering skills, participate in deterministic design and validation training, and explore opportunities for fast-tracked graduate development upon successful completion.

Qualifications

• Target to achieve a minimum 2:2 honours in the listed disciplines.
• Disciplines include Agricultural, Electronics/Electrical, Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Mechatronics.
• Strong planning, organising skills and practical engineering application.

Responsibilities

• Work on live projects and continuous improvement activities.
• Gain experience across machine integration, system design, testing.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers and receive coaching.
• Prepare for graduate development scheme with potential fast-track options.

Skills

Planning & organising

Technical knowledge

Decision making

Engineering enthusiasm

Education

2:2 honours in Agricultural, Electronics/Electrical, Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Mechatronics

Job description

Caterpillar is offering a 12-month Industrial Placement in Design and Development Engineering at the Peterlee site. The role focuses on hands-on project work, live testing, and system integration alongside experienced engineers.

You will develop core engineering skills, participate in deterministic design and validation training, and explore opportunities for fast-tracked graduate development upon successful completion.