Senior Supplier Tech Engineer – Onsite, Cross‑Functional Impact

Solar Turbines; Michigan; On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Whitehall, Michigan is seeking a Supplier Technical Engineer to provide on-site technical support, review drawings, and drive supplier quality improvements to boost throughput.

You will collaborate with Quality, Design, Supply Chain and Operations, interpret engineering specs, and act as the primary technical liaison with the supplier. Relocation is available and five days on-site are required, with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical field.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, production engineering.
• Investment casting experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering specifications.
• Experience creating material documents to submit to the Material Review Board (MRB)
• Experience in documenting design requirement deviations
• Understanding of Inspection processes (Basic fixtures and gauges, 3D Scan process familiarity, CMM reports, Digital comparator, ANSI Y14.5)

Responsibilities

• Review yield issues and collaborate with the supplier to improve performance.
• Partner with Quality Engineering, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes, tooling, and process controls for compliance with specifications.
• Review drawings, models, and technical requirements with suppliers to resolve ambiguity and ensure manufacturability.
• Provide on-site technical support while representing Solar’s interests at the supplier.
• Support MRB assessments and supplier dispositions.
• Validate effectiveness of corrective action activities.

Skills

Investment casting

Read engineering specifications

Material Review Board documentation

Deviations documentation

Inspection processes understanding

Collaboration across functions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical field

Tools

3D Scan process

CMM report & understanding

ANSI Y14.5

Digital comparator

Fixtures & gauges

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Whitehall, Michigan is seeking a Supplier Technical Engineer to provide on-site technical support, review drawings, and drive supplier quality improvements to boost throughput.

You will collaborate with Quality, Design, Supply Chain and Operations, interpret engineering specs, and act as the primary technical liaison with the supplier. Relocation is available and five days on-site are required, with a comprehensive benefits package.