Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
We are building the future.
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.
Caterpillar's Electrification + Advanced Power Solutions (E+APS) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.
We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products, and services to help our customers build a better-more sustainable-world. We need self-motivated, intelligent, and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility, and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building.
The Chief Engineer, Battery Mechanical and Thermal Systems will play a key role in the technology and product line architecture of multiple battery product lines. Through the technical leadership of key battery systems, this role is responsible for delivering value to the customer through the design and development of products that meet their cost, performance, durability, and quality needs. Working with various battery engineering managers, this critical role is accountable for setting and delivering key aspects of the product lines' technical and architectural vision to meet the product requirements.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Ensuring alignment between and facilitate execution of the battery product strategy and battery technology roadmap in relationship to battery mechanical and thermal systems
Providing deep technical expertise and leadership to R&D team related to battery systems
Ensuring the product development organization has the processes and tools to facilitate success
Converting customer requirements established by business leadership and product teams into a basic product concept; establishing project timing, cost constraints and value targets for all major systems
Ensuring technical success of the overall product line as well as project success (meeting deadlines, cost, and quality targets).
Focusing on long-range business strategy and planning for future technology, product families, major processes and services and technical resources
Participating in sourcing, workforce planning, mentoring, and developing the next generation of technical expertise within the product group while consciously establishing a culture encouraging innovation and collaboration
Developing strong internal and external networks including customers, suppliers, product managers, component and systems managers as well as other technical members of each product team
Basic Requirements:
Master's Degree or Ph.D. in engineering from an accredited program
12 or more years of relevant engineering experience in power and/or powertrain systems
6 or more years of experience directly related to product development of Li-ion based battery systems
Demonstrated expertise in new technology integration
Experience through multiple new product introduction cycles
Preferred Requirements:
Experience in construction machines, industrial applications, or automotive industries
Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred, other engineering disciplines will be fully considered
Breadth of experiences spanning design, simulation, and validation
Demonstrated expertise in setting requirements based for the technical aspects of product, systems, and their applications
Demonstrated ability to integrate major technologies, products, and diverse strategies
Experience and skills in building relationships and support across multiple organizational groups
Experience leading and coaching others
Additional Information:
Position may require up to 25% domestic and international travel
Position may sit in: Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL, Detroit MI,
Hybrid work schedule is available. Role supports a combination of remote work and on-site work on a weekly basis
Domestic relocation is available for this position
Sponsorship is not available for this position
ISE is not available for this position
Posting will close on Sunday, June 25th at midnight
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Employee benefit details
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 a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
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 .
Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.
