Senior Consulting Engineer

Caterpillar Brazil; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off (vacation, holidays)

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to lead cross‑functional teams, shaping design and development of complex technologies and products.

You will guide management on best practices, establish standard work, and ensure manufacturability and cost efficiency. The role emphasizes analytical thinking, decision making, and technical excellence, with senior responsibilities in product testing, design, and development across enterprise projects.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Leads new designs and teams; resolve manufacturing or operational issues.
• Develops enterprise technology roadmaps and process improvements.
• Defines and implements engineering procedures to improve reliability, efficiency and cost‑effectiveness.
• Leads collaboration across the enterprise to provide product solutions.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Decision Making

Technical Excellence

Technology Advising

Influencing Through Expertise

Project Management

Product Testing

Product Design and Development

Education

Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science degree

Job description

Career Area: Engineering Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you are 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.

Role Definition

Leads cross‑functional teams by providing technical expertise, direction and engineering support for complex design and development of technologies, components, systems, products, or services. Consultant to management in establishing best practices and standard work.

Responsibilities

• Leads new designs and teams resolving manufacturing or operational issues, for complex components and systems. Responsibility for design acceptance, manufacturing producibility, and validation. Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.
• Developing and maintaining of enterprise technology roadmaps and process improvements to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.
• Define and implement engineering procedures to make the product or process more reliable, efficient and cost‑effective. Understanding functional requirements and translating into detail design documents.
• Leading collaboration across the enterprise and externally to provide product solutions.

Degree Requirement

• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

Skill Descriptors: Analytical Thinking

Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

Level Expert:

• Monitors industry trends and directions and discusses possible impact on internal strategies.
• Champions the use of business intelligence applications for tactical and strategic decisions.
• Helps others discover the diverse features, parameters, or considerations to take into account.
• Implements operating metrics and performance gauges such as the balanced scorecard.
• Designs and orchestrates the use of business analytics for strategic decision‑making.
• Employs statistical and quantitative analysis, and explanatory and predictive modeling techniques.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking

Knowledge of the decision‑making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Expert:

• Analyzes and discusses alternatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Monitors developments in critical‑thinking and decision‑making models for potential use by organization.
• Coaches others in decision‑making models, processes, and practices.
• Anticipates special issues and considerations for effective decision‑making during a crisis.
• Shares experiences regarding optimal timing and circumstances for refraining from or making decisions.
• Differentiates between content and context of a decision.

Technical Excellence

Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Level Expert:

• Fosters an environment that encourages, supports and rewards technical excellence.
• Provides recognized technical leadership to an organization that includes vision, innovation, superior technical competence and the desire to excel.
• Provides highly effective solutions to very complex technical challenges, applying outstanding technical competence to understand and resolve issues.
• Champions the use of new innovations and technologies that solve technical business problems.
• Consistently applies the latest developments, practices and technologies to resolve complex technical challenges in one's general area of competence.
• Develops organizational policies, best practices and management methods that are highly conducive to technical excellence.

Technology Advising

Knowledge of effective advisory methods and ability to provide valued information and advice to clients regarding products, technologies, services and solutions for a specific technology domain.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Provides information regarding application of a specific technology within one's own organization.
• Describes the roles, responsibilities and key competencies of a technical advisor.
• Pursues continual learning to broaden technology area knowledge, skills and application as well as general business knowledge.
• Explains a specific technology and its application in detail.

Influencing Through Expertise

Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Communicates complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner so that others can understand.
• Exhibits depth and breadth of knowledge, skill, and experience in the relevant field.
• Provides relevant, timely and objective subject matter/process expertise and key insight regarding multiple client business areas and affiliated fields.
• Provides others with information, opportunities, or resources to develop their skills in the area of expertise.
• Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking evidentiary support or impact.
• Coaches others to enhance their proficiency regarding the tenets, practices, and examples of the 'trusted advisor' credential.

Project Management

Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time.
• Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects.
• Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans.
• Conducts regular and ad‑hoc project reviews with project team, sponsors, and clients.
• Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties.
• Communicates reporting requirements; creates monitoring and control mechanisms.

Product Testing

Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

Level Expert:

• Predicts industry and marketplace trends; explores new methods and technologies.
• Leads the evaluation, selection, and implementation of testing approaches, tools and scenarios.
• Mentors others in improving the throughput and efficiency of the manufacturing test processes.
• Oversees the testing processes of multiple products in a high‑volume manufacturing environment.
• Consults on product‑testing costs, tools, approaches and benefits.
• Directs the development of standards, guidelines and best practices for testing.

Product Design and Development

Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Level Expert:

• Leads in designing and implementing new production and distribution methods.
• Advocates the development of new technologies and tools for product design and development.
• Leads cross‑functional teams assembled for the purpose of product design and development.
• Develops organizational best practices for the management of product design and development.
• Establishes new product development strategies and processes for the organization.
• Predicts future trends of product design and development.

Summary Pay Range: $159,120.00 - $238,680.00 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.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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.

Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.