Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
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.
Description
As a Design Engineer with the Caterpillar-Black Hills Engineering Design Center you will support the design and development of various components and/or systems for Caterpillar machines. In this role you will be responsible for working with other Caterpillar engineering teams to understand and define project scope requirements to deliver an innovative solution within the specified timeframe. This may include developing design solutions or concepts through the use 3D modeling tools, validation of designs through performing engineering calculations or through use of tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA), management and support of the detailing and releasing of completed designs to support the purchasing and inventory stocking requirements for various product groups.
Job Duties
Conceives and provides practical products designs using complex technical principles
Collaborate with other engineering team members to define and meet product requirements
Prepares concept, design and development and feasibility studies of complex engineering projects
Develop and maintain detailed project and validation plans
Evaluates, defines, and resolves design and manufacturing problems
Provide technical guidance to detailers and/or designers
Basic Qualifications
Top Candidates will also have
Master's degree in an accredited engineering program and 1+ years related work experience
Heavy equipment service tool design experience for tools such as: Lifting devices, stands, installation and removal devices, special use alignment tools, etc.
Good Mechanical Aptitude with ability to develop product concepts
1+ years' experience with parametric modeling software (Solid Works, Inventor, Creo, etc.)
Minimum 1 year experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and/or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and how these tools are used for product development
Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and related engineering standards
Previous hands-on experience with machining, welding, assembly, heavy equipment and/or farm equipment
Strong communication skills
Good time management skills
Additional Information
The location for this position is Rapid City, SD.
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
This position will require
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).
Final details
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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 .
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