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.

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure.  Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs.  Join us.

Job Summary:

The position is in the Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) Development Team located on Caterpillar’s Technical Center campus in Mossville, IL. The role is focused on mechanical testing (fatigue and fracture mechanics) of materials in various temperature regimes for heavy machinery components including engines and electrified powertrains. Emphasis will be on development of proprietary tests, coordination of university and external test lab work, analysis and interpretation of results, and providing technical reviews to internal clients.

What You Will Do:

· For high/low temperature material applications, electrified machine componentry, and life-prediction model inputs, collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to select tests, scope project timing and budgets, design fixturing, and communicate technical results
· Project leadership and execution including establishing project success criteria with internal clients, managing project plans and budgets, communicating to stakeholders and suppliers, and meeting committed project deliverables
· Engineering technical support and problem-solving related to materials, supplier capability, and specification development
· Directing work and establishing collaboration with external labs/universities
· Maintain deep expertise in mechanics of materials, mechanical test apparatus, data analysis, and material properties

Education Requirement:

· B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and related fields
· M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and related fields preferred

What Skills You Will Have:

Analytical Thinking:
• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance
• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions
• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions

Decision Making and Critical Thinking:
• Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process
• Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas
• Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes

Effective Communications:
• Tactfully delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups

Technical Excellence:
• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping current on technical and procedural job components
• Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence
• Prior experience in automotive or heavy equipment manufacturing
• Experience and education related to fatigue of materials, high/low temperature materials performance

Product Testing:
• Documents test process and results; prepares and analyzes defect-tracking reports
• Tests components for compliance with functional requirements and established conventions
• Develops product-testing procedures; participates in selecting testing environment and tools

Additional Information

The location for this position is Mossville, IL.
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
This position may require up to 10% travel.

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

Competitive Base SalaryAnnual incentive bonus plan*Medical, dental, and vision coveragePaid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)401k savings planHealth savings account (HSA)Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)Short and long-term disability coverageLife InsurancePaid parental leaveHealthy Lifestyle ProgramsEmployee Assistance ProgramsVoluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

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.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers.

For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media

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Summary Pay Range:

$110,520.00 - $165,840.00

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:

Annual incentive bonus plan*

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

February 4, 2025 - February 11, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.     

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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