Senior Design Engineer - Cabs

Caterpillar Brazil; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, IL is seeking an engineer to design, analyze, and test components for operator stations and cabs, focusing on steel fabrications, ROPS and cabin non-metallics.

You will communicate with design teams, customers, suppliers, and manufacturers across global locations. Responsibilities include creating prints for NPI, supporting quality initiatives, conducting FEA, and collaborating in CPPD processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited curriculum.
• CREO or other parametric modeling software experience.
• Familiarity with fabrications and/or non-metallics manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and test components and systems for operator stations and cabs.
• Design ROPS systems and cab non-metallic components.
• Perform FEA for ROPS and other components.
• Support NPI programs with design prints and releases.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners and suppliers in a CPPD environment.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Effective Communications

Managing Multiple Priorities

Technical Excellence

CAD & Engineering

Product Design & Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CREO or similar

Fabrication processes

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.

Role Summary

This position will design, analyze, and test components and systems used in Caterpillar machine operator stations and cabs. Primary systems and components of focus will be steel fabrications, rollover protective structures (ROPS,) and cabin non-metallics. The candidate must effectively communicate with design counterparts, customers/clients, suppliers, and manufacturers of diverse technical backgrounds located in global locations.

What You’ll Do (Job Duties)

• Provide support for New Product Introduction (NPI) programs by designing product and releasing prints
• Provide support for product quality initiatives and design maintenance needs
• Design ROPS systems and other cab related fabrications
• Design cab non-metallic components such as ducts, trim and headliners
• Support senior team member in lab-based testing and certification of ROPS and other operator protective structures (OPS)
• Conduct structural finite element analysis (FEA) for ROPS and other components
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners and suppliers in a continuous product and process design (CPPD) environment

What You Have (Core Skills)

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, or similar, from an accredited engineering curriculum
• CREO or other parametric modeling software experience
• Familiarity in fabrications and/or non-metallics manufacturing processes

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Operator station, non-metallics, or ROPS design experience
• Surface 3D modelling experience for non-metallics, stampings or other similar product
• ROP or other nonlinear FEA experience
• Structural and dynamic linear FEA experience
• Testing/development engineering experience

Additional Details

Work location: IL-Peoria-Building AH Office

Domestic relocation assistance IS available for this role Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this role.

Travel: Up to 10% domestic and international

5 days per week in the office (M-F)

Summary Pay Range: $112,710.00 - $169,060.00 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

• 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*

Posting Dates: August 27, 2026 - September 10, 2026

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.

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.