Torque Systems Engineer — Fastening & Quality (Relocation)

Caterpillar Inc.; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel up to 10%

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Lafayette, IN is seeking a Torque Engineer to develop, validate, and optimize fastening and torque-management systems for manufacturing.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, quality, product engineering, supplier quality, tooling, and operations teams to improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost performance while ensuring bolted-joint integrity and process capability. You will analyze torque audit results, perform capability studies, and develop dashboards to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, quality engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing, assembly engineering, quality engineering, or fastening-system applications.
• Understanding of bolted-joint design and fastening principles.
• Experience with torque-tool certification, calibration, and process validation.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, process capability, and measurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain torque control plans for production assembly processes.
• Analyze and validate torque and angle specifications using approved engineering methods and software.
• Lead torque tool certification and qualification activities.
• Perform capability studies, including 30-piece statistical evaluations, to verify tooling and process performance.
• Develop reports and dashboards that communicate fastening-system performance.
• Lead corrective-action investigations for torque-related quality concerns.
• Drive projects that reduce defects, rework, warranty exposure, and assembly variation.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Statistical analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Ability to influence

Quality improvement

Troubleshooting

Problem solving in teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical / manufacturing / quality engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Minitab

Power BI

Calibration equipment

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Lafayette, IN is seeking a Torque Engineer to develop, validate, and optimize fastening and torque-management systems for manufacturing.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, quality, product engineering, supplier quality, tooling, and operations teams to improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost performance while ensuring bolted-joint integrity and process capability. You will analyze torque audit results, perform capability studies, and develop dashboards to