**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 Definition** Design machines that dig, load and haul autonomously. Run digital simulations predicting how yet-to-be-built components will perform in the field. Collaborate with a global team. In all these ways and many more, Caterpillar engineers conceptualize ideas that become real-world products in our factories—and make progress possible around the globe. **Responsibilities** + This position will be focused on clutch and brake design, testing and analysis, and will include supporting on-machine tests at proving ground locations as well as consulting with lab development and analysis teams. + Identify and resolve mechanical, hydraulic, controls and data acquisition problems. + Read and interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, schematics, and computer-generated scripts and reports. + Perform or support physical test setup, measure/inspect, analysis, and report writing activities with transmission and brake components and oil system elements. Examples include: performing performance and durability evaluations on hydraulic components, service brakes and parking brakes, drivetrain, transmission, and axles systems. + Meet client and customer expectations for test planning, execution, and reporting. **Degree Requirement** Bachelor's degree in mechanical, materials, automotive, mechatronic or similar engineering field is required **Skill Descriptors** Analytical Thinking: • Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance. • Investigates and researches alternatives on formal papers and literature. • Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions. • Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, A3 format, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns. • Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand. • Uses logic and common sense to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions. Effective Communications: • Communicates effectively, supported by facts and data. • Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own improvement. • Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. • Adapts communication style as appropriate • Able to effectively and fluently communicate in English and Spanish at a professional level. Managing Multiple Priorities: • Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management. • Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals. • Completes current work according to assigned priorities. • Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work. • Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity. Technical Excellence: • Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues. • Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge, documenting best practices, and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components. • Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services. • Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence. • Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues. Computer-Aided Design & Product Development: • Communicates with experts to understand various requirements of product design. • Tests and evaluates alternative means of production being considered for use. • Considers cost, manufacturability and technical feasibility of the product concept. • Generates specifications for parts or components with CAD software. • Able to create 3D representations, analyze space claims, conduct tolerance stack up analysis. • Creates views of objects in 2 and 3 dimensions; creates perspective drawings and orthogonal views • Moderate experience in friction / fatigue testing and design roles **Top Candidates will also have the following experience and attributes:** + Hydraulic components, parking brakes, power train, transmission, or axles design, performance and testing experience. + Components validation experience, including physical parts testing, test data analysis and documentation + Simulation + Excellent verbal and written communication skills. + Self-Driven, team player and detail oriented. + Analytical and problem-solving skills + Software/Analysis Experience: + Experience with CREO, DATK, MATLAB, ATI Vision, CANape, J1939, ProLink, Tableau, Somat Edaq, data acquisition and instrumentation, and test scripting in various languages similar to Visual Basic is a plus. **Additional information** + Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time **Final details** Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status. **The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.** **Posting Dates:** octubre 30, 2024 - noviembre 6, 2024 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .