Senior Design Engineer

Choosegreaterpeoria; Tennessee; On-site; USD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Design Engineer for their Fluid Systems Engineering team. This role involves directing complex engineering projects, ensuring product performance and quality, and engaging in innovative product design and development. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering, with extensive experience in analytical thinking and effective communication.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off plan

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Employee Assistance Program

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience required for Bachelor's degree holders.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience required for Master's degree holders.

Responsibilities

• Directing and participating in complex engineering projects.
• Preparing concept, design, development, and feasibility studies.
• Organizing and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Effective Communications

Managing Multiple Priorities

Technical Excellence

Product Design and Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering

Doctoral degree in Engineering

Job description

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're 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.

About IPSD

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L engines that not only power Caterpillar machines, but also power over 5000 other applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary:

We’re seeking a Senior Design Engineer for our Fluid Systems Engineering team. This person will be responsible for directing/participating in complex engineering projects including the design, test, and development of new product concepts for release to production in a manner to ensure those products provide superior performance, durability, quality, and serviceability. You will conceive and provide practical product design experience using complex technical principles supporting build processes and influencing the integration of new product components and technologies.

What You Will Do:

• Prepares concept, design, development, and feasibility studies of complex engineering projects.

• Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.

• Assisting supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance.

• Developing and documenting functional requirements and translating into detail design documents. Participating in buy-build analysis for product components.

• Participating in and supporting proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports.

• Uses technical expertise and product knowledge to play the leadership role in the problem resolution process when interfacing with Test and Evaluation, Service, Plant personnel, suppliers, and consultants.

Degree Requirement
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering program and 3–5 years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering and 1–2 years of relevant experience; or Doctoral degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Agricultural).

What You Will Have:

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 Extensive Experience:

• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.

• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.

• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.

• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts

• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.

• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.

• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.

• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement

• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.

• Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities

• Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.

• Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.

• Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.

• Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.

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

Level Extensive Experience:

• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions

• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.

• Mentors’ others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.

• Coaches’ others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems

• Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.

• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

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 Extensive Experience:

• Develop organizational standards and processes to maximize complex product services' efficiency and effectiveness.

• Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs with the ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts

• Creates and introduces new techniques that expedite or simplify the development process.

• Supervises the management of multiple and diverse types of products or services.

• Develop proof-of-concept exercises to prove or disprove validity of proposed products.

• Advice on the appropriate solutions to complex product design and development problems.

• Designs work prototypes of a variety of proposed products or services.

Additional Information:

• This position is on-site 5 days a week.

• Relocation will be offered

• Sponsorship will not be offered

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to 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

Summary Pay Range:

$110,520.00 - $165,840.00

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

Posting Dates:

May 12, 2025 - May 22, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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