Manufacturing Engineer - Smart Factory Fabrication/Assembly

Caterpillar Inc.; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is hiring five Manufacturing Engineers for Fabrication, Paint, and Assembly at a new smart manufacturing campus in Sanford, North Carolina.

You will work on subsystems bringing automation, robotics, data-enabled processes, and production systems into operation from planning to ramp-up. Join a team that partners across operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, and suppliers to improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost while developing standard work, training, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering discipline.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations and automation initiatives.
• Experience developing and optimizing manufacturing processes, equipment, layouts, and production flow.
• Knowledge of automated, connected, and data-driven manufacturing systems and technologies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with a focus on safety and quality.
• Ability to manage priorities and collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Participate in facility launch activities from planning through installation, commissioning, go-live, ramp-up, and steady-state operations.
• Contribute to manufacturing process development and improvement projects in Fabrication, Paint, or Assembly.
• Define and implement automation, robotics, and data-enabled processes to improve safety, quality, reliability, and productivity.
• Assist with project scopes, schedules, budgets, technical specs, risk assessments, and readiness plans.
• Provide technical support for equipment, tooling, layouts, and production flow; resolve startup issues and drive root-cause analyses.
• Collaborate across operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and IT to achieve production readiness.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Project planning

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation

Robotics & automation

Data-driven manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma / PFMEA

Production readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is hiring five Manufacturing Engineers for Fabrication, Paint, and Assembly at a new smart manufacturing campus in Sanford, North Carolina.

You will work on subsystems bringing automation, robotics, data-enabled processes, and production systems into operation from planning to ramp-up. Join a team that partners across operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, and suppliers to improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost while developing standard work, training, and