Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Inverter & Thermal Systems

Caterpillar; Illinois; On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, IL, is seeking a Senior Associate Engineer - Mechanical Design to join the Integrated Drivetrain Energy Solutions division.

You will design, develop and validate inverter products, focusing on mechanical components, assemblies and thermal management, with emphasis on manufacturability and reliability. You will create models and drawings in Creo and collaborate with electrical, controls, manufacturing and supplier teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Working knowledge of information capture processes
• Understanding of SOPs and operational efficiency
• Analytical thinking to identify root causes and solutions
• Effective communication concepts and techniques
• Design for manufacturability guidelines and practices
• Engineering in a manufacturing environment
• Product testing approaches and tools

Responsibilities

• Develop and support mechanical designs for inverter products, ensuring performance, durability, and manufacturability requirements
• Create and maintain mechanical models, drawings, and design documentation using Creo
• Support design and validation of mechanical components and assemblies, including thermal management features
• Collaborate with electrical, controls, manufacturing, and supplier teams to integrate designs into power electronics systems
• Participate in design reviews, testing, and issue resolution activities (vibration, thermal, durability)
• Apply mechanical design fundamentals to improve product quality, reliability, and ease of assembly

Skills

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Information capture

Problem solving

Team collaboration

DFM

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, IL, is seeking a Senior Associate Engineer - Mechanical Design to join the Integrated Drivetrain Energy Solutions division.

You will design, develop and validate inverter products, focusing on mechanical components, assemblies and thermal management, with emphasis on manufacturability and reliability. You will create models and drawings in Creo and collaborate with electrical, controls, manufacturing and supplier teams.